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Catherine Deneuve To Receive Venice Film Festival Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement
Iconic French actress Catherine Deneuve will be presented with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 79th Venice Film Festival which runs August 31–September 10 on the Lido.
The Oscar nominee for 1992’s Indochine said today, "It is a joy to receive this prestigious award at the Venice Festival, which I love…
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Paul Schrader To Receive Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement
Filmmaker Paul Schrader has been set to receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at this year’s Venice Film Festival. The Raging Bull and Taxi Driver screenwriter will be presented with the honor during the 79th edition of the event which runs August 31- September 10 on the Lido.
In accepting the award…
Venice Film Festival Chief Alberto Barbera On ‘Dune’ & Kristen Stewart Oscar Chances, Rave Reviews, The Ticketing Snafu & Week 2 Surprise Movies
EXCLUSIVE: The Venice Film Festival and its festival director Alberto Barbera have become awards whisperers.
Over the past decade, Venice has hosted the launches of such awards magnets as Nomadland [co-launched with TIFF], Joker, A Star Is Born, Marriage Story, The Shape Of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missou…
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Venice: Jury President Bong Joon-Ho Hopes For Explosive Experience; Fest Chief Predicts Radical Change Ahead For Cinema & Streamers
Venice Film Festival jury president Bong Joon-Ho told the press corps at the opening press conference this morning that he's looking forward to bringing his panelists together and hoping to "have an explosion with them" as they judge the 19 movies in competition. He added that the jury is "ready to fight, maybe, on…
Venice Film Festival Chief Alberto Barbera On Hollywood’s Lido Return, Oscar Prospects & New Covid Protocols
Venice Film Festival chief Alberto Barbera was feeling upbeat when we caught up with him this evening following today’s reveal of a tantalizing lineup for the 78th edition. Notably, after largely sitting out last year, the studios are back with titles from Universal, Warner Bros and Disney (via 20th Century) as is…
Venice Film Festival Renews Artistic Director Alberto Barbera For 2021-2024
The Venice Film Festival has renewed the contract of current artistic director Alberto Barbera.
The Biennale di Venezia announced today that the Board of Directors has re-upped Barbera, whose official title is Director Of The Cinema Department.
While the Biennale has today changed its head of the music, dance and…
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What’s The Price Tag On Venice Film Festival’s COVID Sanitary Protocols & Adjustments?
At the Venice Film Festival's annual press lunch today, Artistic Director Alberto Barbera offered further insight into down-to-the-wire preparations for what has so far been a very successful mounting of the pandemic era’s first major industry event. He also talked about some of the titles that were still under…
Venice Film Festival Chief Alberto Barbera On Temperature Checks, Studio Anxiety, ‘Nomadland’, Gender-Neutral Prizes & The Volpi Cup
This has been a Venice like no other. The world’s first COVID-era festival is taking place amid a slew of health and safety protocols and has had to adjust expectations accordingly. But the mere fact the event is going ahead is a marvel. The festival is showcasing a blend of global arthouse movies and U.S. independent…
Venice Chief Alberto Barbera & Major Fest Directors Gather To Expound On Importance Of Theatrical: “This Is A Battle For Civilization And Culture”
In a sign of unity, Artistic Directors of several major European Film Festivals gathered for a press conference here in Venice this afternoon. Venice Film Festival chief Alberto Barbera and the others will appear on stage at this evening's opening ceremony in solidarity with the global film industry, which has been…
Venice Film Fest’s Alberto Barbera On “Huge Uncertainty” In Planning Event, Building Lineup; Addresses Hollywood Absence
In an introduction to the Venice Film Festival lineup announced this morning in Rome, Alberto Barbera, commented, "The winter of our dismay turned into a springtime of anxiety, and then slipped slowly into a summer marked by uncertainty and fear over a fraught future." The fest’s director later spoke with Deadline…
Venice Film Festival Outlines Structure For 77th Edition: Fewer Titles, Section Shifts
The Venice Film Festival this morning said that the 77th edition will go ahead from September 2-12 with certain changes owing to sanitary protocols imposed by the COVID-19 crisis. The overall number of films in the official selection will be reduced, down to about 50-55, while the competitive sections Venezia 77 and…
Venice Director Alberto Barbera Says September Fest May Use Masks & Social Distancing, Hints At Cannes Collaboration
Alberto Barbera, Artistic Director of the Venice Film Festival, has outlined some of the coronavirus preventative measures that the event could employ for its next edition in September, if the fest does go ahead.
Quoted in Italian outlet ANSA, Babera said that Venice would likely take place in a "necessarily…
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