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Sorrentino opens 82nd Venice Film Festival with ‘La Grazia’

August 27, 2025August 27, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino said his latest film La Grazia is about “love, doubt and politics”. It will open the 82nd Venice Film Festival on Wednesday night.

Pedro Almodovar with Golden Lion. Image: @variety on X

Venice Film Festival Golden Lion – Pedro Almodóvar

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The 81st Venice Film Festival has drawn to a close events ending in a triumphant Golden Lion win for Pedro Almodóvar. The festival’s Competition jury, led by Isabelle Huppert, awarded the prestigious Golden Lion for Best Film to Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door.

Film director Gianni Amelio poses at venice Film Festival ahead of screening of Campo di Battaglia

Campo di Battaglia debuts at Venice Film Festival

September 1, 2024September 1, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The first of five Italian films in competition at the 81st Venice Film Festival, Campo di Battaglia, debuted on Saturday.

81st Venice Film Festival

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Tim Burton’s sequel to his 1988 cult classic Beetlejuice kicked off the 81st Venice Film Festival on Wednesday night with a bang.

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed wins Golden Lion in Venice

September 11, 2022September 11, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

FILM: Venice Film Festival 2022 – The VENEZIA 79 Jury, chaired by Julianne Moore, presented the Golden Lion award for Best Film to Laura Poitras’s All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.

Venice Film Festival kicks off

August 31, 2022September 1, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The 79th Venice Film Festival kicks off this evening when French screen diva Catherine Deneuve receives a career Golden Lion award. White Noise is the opening film.

Venice Film Festival 2022

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy has five films in the running for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival 2022. American director Noah Baumbach’s White Noise will open the 79th version of the event.

On this day in history: Giuseppe Volpi born in Venice

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Businessman and politician Count Giuseppe Volpi of Misurata was born on 19th November, 1877 in Venice. He brought electricity to Venice and founded the Venice Film Festival.

Venice Film Festival The Golden Lion winner - Audrey Diwan

Venice Film Festival is very much a victory for women

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Many of the winners at this year’s Venice Film Festival were women. The top awards went to films directed by women, while best screenplay went to Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Anya Taylor-Joy stars in last Night in Soho which premiered at Venice Film Festival

Venice Film Festival: ‘Last Night in Soho’ inspired by Alfrred Hitchcock and Italian horror director Dario Argento

September 5, 2021September 5, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

British film-maker Edgar Wright said he drew inspiration from the likes of Alfred Hitchcock and Italian horror director Dario Argento to depict the dark side of London in his psychological thriller “Last Night in Soho”.