By Alex Deleon, <filmfestivals.com>
The 76th Venice Film Festival (the oldest in the world) has gotten off to a slightly controversial start The main bones of contention:
1) Not enough films by femmes, 2) Participation of Netflix.
Festival director Alberto Barbera has been criticized for not scheduling more films from distaff side directors. Only one female entry in competition this year. Mr. Barbera's explanation is quite simple. "we choose films on their qu...
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a six-part Western anthology film, a series of tales about the American frontier told through the unique and incomparable voice of Joel and Ethan Coen. Each chapter tells a distinct story about the American West.
We’ve always loved anthology movies, especially those films made in Italy in the Sixties which set side-by-side the work of different directors on a common theme. Having written an anthology of Western stories we attempted to do the ...
Alain, a successful Parisian publisher struggling to adapt to the digital revolution, has major doubts about the new manuscript of Léonard, one of his long-time authors – another work of auto-fiction recycling his love affair with a minor celebrity. Selena, Alain’s wife, a famous stage actress, is of the opposite opinion.
Olivier Assayas stated:
Our world is in constant change. It has always been. The issue is our ability to keep an eye on that flux, to understand what is ...
The Other Side of The Wind by OrsonWelles’
“We really wanted to understand @OrsonWelles’ intentions for the movie. We tried to be faithful to the style he wanted. But we didn’t know if there was enough footage to do a film, we hoped so“
#BobMurawski:
American film editor Bob Murawski (The Hurt Locker, Spider-Man, Army of Darkness) is the winner of the new Campari Passion for Film award of the 75thVenice Int...
On the third day at the Venice Film Critics' Week, Italian director Letizia Lamartire debuts with her feature film Saremo giovani e bellissimi
Tomorrow, September 1, the bittersweet intergenerational comedy directed by Lamartire to be presented at the Lido
with the short films Sugarlove by Laura Luchetti and Fino alla fine by Giovanni Dota
SCREENINGS
PRESS SCREENING: Friday , August 31, 7.30pm, Sala Perla 2 (Palazzo del Casin&...
Today, August 31 director hajooj kuka recounts the civil war in Sudan, and Italian director Leandro Picarella presents his short film Epicentro
SCREENINGS
PRESS SCREENING: Thursday, August 30, 7.30pm, Sala Perla 2 (Palazzo del Casinò) Press/Industry
OFFICIAL SCREENING + Q&A: Friday, August 31, 2pm, Sala Perla (Palazzo del Casinò) Pubblico/accreditati
REPEAT SCREENING: Saturday, September 1, 9am, Sala Perla (Pal...
33rd Venice International Film Critics’ Week | 33. Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Venice, 29 August – 8 September 2018
Versione italiana a seguire
The 33rd Venice International Film Critics' Week opens on August 30th with Indian fantasy Tumbbad by Rahi Anil Barve and Adesh Prasad, and with the Italian short film Nessuno è innocente by Toni D'Angelo
SCREENINGS
PRESS SCREENING: Wednesday...
Venezia 75 ROMA by Alfonso Cuarón press conference and photocall
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Venezia 75 THE MOUNTAIN by Rick Alverson press conference and photocall /
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"Mexico “IMCINE” representative introducing Ripstein’s "hell without limits 1978" the newly restored film at Venice FF,
El lugar sin límites tells the history of La Manuela, a homosexual who, together with his daughter La Japonesita, run a provincial brothel. One night while Pancho harasses La Japonesita, La Manuela decides to come out in his defense with a dance. As a result of the seduction, Pancho passionately kisses La M...
"It’s amazing that the oldest film festival in the world it’s the first to celebrate Virtual Reality as an art form. There is nothing in the world comparable to this competition" Liz Rosenthal and Michel Reihlac enjoying their curated VR in Venice
VENICE VIRTUAL REALITY 2018 SYNOPSES
In Competition – Interactive
MAKE NOISE
by MAY ABDALLA
with Nikki Amuka-Bird / UK / 8’ / installation
Sing and shout along with Nikki Amuka-...
Alberto Barbera and Paolo Baratta
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José by Li Cheng
The director Li Cheng
Official Selection - Giornate degli Autori / Venice days
Guatemala, 2018, 85', color, DCP
SYNOPSIS
José (19 years old) lives with his Mother (50s) in Guatemala City - a typical lower-class existence in one of the world’s most dangerous, religious, and impoverished countries. She never had a husband, and José is her youngest and favorite child.
Her life is ...
La Biennale di Venezia /
75th Venice International Film Festival /
August 29 – September 8, 2018
Universal Pictures’ First Man, from Director Damien Chazelle, Makes World Premiere as Opening Film of the 75th Venice Film Festival
Universal Pictures’ First Man, directed by Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Whiplash) and starring Ryan Gosling, Jason Clarke and Claire Foy, has been announced as the opening film, in Competition, of the 75th Ven...
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Huge line was formed an hour before the 5pm screening, full house and with crew in attendance answering questions in the queue and audience. People seemed so curious to discover Guatemala behind the curtain!
The film screening made it to front page of the two main publications in Guatemala. The government reacted to the event and is now supporting the film and flying more crew to attend the public screening sept 6!
The director Li Cheng
José is in Offici...
The Opening Ceremony of #Venezia75 from the Lido di Venezia.
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British actress Vanessa Redgrave has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 75th Venice International Film Festival (29 August – 8 September, 2018).
The decision was made by the Board of Directors of the Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta, upon recommendation of the Director of the Venice Film Festival, Alberto Barbera. This is the second Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 75th Venice Film Festival. As already announced, the Golden Lion to a direc...
Actor Michele Riondino will host the opening and closing events of the 75th Venice International Film Festival 2018, directed by Alberto Barbera and organized by the Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta.
Michele Riondino will open the 75th Venice Film Fest on the evening of Wednesday August 29th 2018, for the inauguration ceremony on the stage of the Sala Grande (Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido), and will lead the ...
The Venice International Film Critics’ Week (SIC) is an independent and parallel section organized by the National Union of Italian Film Critics (SNCCI) during the 75th Venice International Film Festival (29th August – 8th September, 2018). The programme includes a selection of seven debut films in competition and two special events out of competition, all presented in world premiere screenings. The selection is curated by the General Delegate of the Venic...
Giornate Degli Autori @giornate
The Independent section held in parallel to the Venice Film Festival with the support of @Anacautori and @100autori. The 15th edition runs Aug. 29 - Sep. 8, 2018. #Giornate2018
The official screening schedule for the #Giornate2018 is up on the website:
Official Selection
Pearl
by Elsa Amiel
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The 33rd Venice International Film Critics' Week (Venice, August 29 - September 8, 2018) is opening next week.
THE 2018 LINEUP
COMPETITION
AKASHA | THE ROUNDUP
by hajooj kuka (Sudan, South Africa, Qatar, Germany)
ADAM UND EVELYN | ADAM & EVELYN
by Andreas Goldstein (Germany)
BÊTES BLONDES | BLONDE ANIMALS
by Alexia Walther, Maxime Matray (France)
LISSA AMMETSAJJEL | STILL RECORDING
by ...
A selection of 18 feature-length films from the Orizzonti, Biennale College – Cinema, Sconfini and Out of Competition sections /
Sale of tickets or digital passes starts August 21
A selection of 18 feature-length films, including eleven from the Orizzonti section, two from Biennale College – Cinema, three from Sconfini and two Out of competition, make up the rich programme of world premieres for the Web Theatre of the 75th Venice Film Festival 2018, headed by Albe...
