World News

Film in 2019: The Joker gets the last laugh

We take a look at which movies made their mark at the international film festivals in 2019.

31/12/2019

Italy

Climate change protesters occupy the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival

They got the support of aging rocker Mick Jagger and veteran actor Donald Sutherland who were due to walk the red carpet later to present their thriller "The Burnt Orange Heresy".

07/09/2019

Cult

Johnny Depp promotes "Waiting for the Barbarians" at Venice Film Festival

In it Depp plays a cold and cruel officer which his director says may be set in a faraway desert outpost but is relevant to today's world.

07/09/2019

World News

First-ever movie in Slavic Esperanto premieres at Venice festival

Director Vaclav Marhoul said he specifically chose an invented language for the villagers' dialect. "I didn't want the villagers (speaking) Ukrainian or Polish or Russian or something like that because those people are really bad people," he said.

06/09/2019

No Comment

Almodovar gets lifetime achievement award at Venice Film Festival

Pedro Almodovar greeted his fans in Venice before receiving Golden Lion award

29/08/2019

Cinema

Cronenberg awarded Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

The 75 year old Canadian director was recognised for a lifetime of achivement.

06/09/2018

Cinema

Orson Welles' unfinished movie presented at Venice Film Festival

Orson Welles shot "The Other Side of the Wind" in the early 1970s but gave up on it, leaving behind 100 hours of footage when he died in 1985.

04/09/2018

Cinema

Uruguay's humble president featured at Venice Film Festival

As the president of Uruguay Jose Mujica gave most of his salary to charity and lived an austere lifestyle whilst in office.

04/09/2018

Italy

Biopic looks at Van Gogh's creative process

Biopic looks at Van Gogh's creative process

04/09/2018

World News

Who plays Dr. Klemperer?

A remake of the cult classic "Suspiria" stars Tilda Swinton - twice

01/09/2018

Cult

2018 Venice Film Festival: Day 2

2018 Venice Film Festival: Day 2

30/08/2018

World News

Controversy as only one woman director included in Venice Film Festival

Only one film from twenty having a female director at this year's Venice Film Festival has brought strong criticism from inside and outisde the industry. Alessia Sonaglioni, the group's director, has said that she was shocked by this and the festival director's comments.

30/08/2018

Cult

"First Man" opens 75th Venice Film Festival

"First Man" opens 75th Venice Film Festival

29/08/2018

Cult

Lack of gender equality at 75th Venice Film Festival

Lack of gender equality at 75th Venice Film Festival

29/08/2018

Italy

Netflix has six films in this year's Venice Film Festival

Netflix, which snubbed Cannes due to French rules that ban simultaneous streaming of films shown in cinemas, brings six films to Venice, some of them frontrunners for prizes.

28/08/2018

Cinema

Ryan Gosling in 'First Man' opens this years Venice Film Festival

Damien Chazelle is the Director of the biopic of the pioneering astronaut Neil Armstrong. "First Man" follows Armstrong from 1961 to 1969 as NASA worked to land a man on the moon

20/07/2018

Italy

Del Toro wins Golden Lion at Venice for "The Shape of Water"

Guillermo del Toro's 'The Shape of Water' has won the Golden Lion award for best film at this year's Venice Film Festival.

09/09/2017

Cinema

"Loving Escobar" screens at Venice

The film is based on journalist Virginia Vallejo's book about her love affair with the Colombian drug lord.

07/09/2017

Cinema

"Mother!" & Michael Caine make Venice headlines

"Mother!" gets whistled at Venice Film Festival premiere, and Sir Michael Caine presents "My Generation".

06/09/2017

Cinema

Woody Harrelson and Thriller make splash in Venice

05/09/2017