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EXCLUSIVE: Managing Director of Neom Media Industries Wayne Borg, Monica Ciarli of Minerva Pictures, and former EFM head Dennis Ruh will serve on the jury of the Venice Film Festival's work-in-progress event Final Cut In Venice.  The Final Cut in Venice programme will run from September 1-3. The…

Italian production designer Paolo Comencini, whose recent credits include the box office hit There's Still Tomorrow, will be feted with the Campari Passion for Film Award at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.  The ceremony will take place on September 6 to be followed by the Out of…

French director Claude Lelouch will be celebrated with the the Cartier Glory To The Filmmaker Award at the upcoming 81st Venice Film Festival, running from August 28 to September 7. He follows in the footsteps of Wes Anderson who was last year’s recipient of the award, dedicated to a personality who…

Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 will premiere at the 81st Venice Film Festival. The second installment of the Civil War saga starring Costner alongside Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone and Danny Huston, will screen out-of-competition on Saturday, September 7.  In…

Braham Entertainment Sets Community Partnerships Ahead Of 2024 Micheaux Film Festival 2024  Braham Entertainment, the company behind LA’s Micheaux Film Festival, has set its community partnerships ahead of the 6th annual edition, taking place October 21st – 27th at Culver Theater and sponsored by…

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EXCLUSIVE: WME Independent announced on Wednesday that they will be launching domestic sales on King Ivory, the starry crime thriller written and directed by John Swab (Ida Red), at this year’s Venice Film Festival, where the film is world premiering in competition. Based on extensive research…

The Venice Film Festival, a perennial awards platform, revealed another powerhouse lineup Tuesday morning, including Todd Phillips' Joaquin Phoenix-Lady Gaga starrer Joker: Folie à Deux, Pedro Almodóvar's English-language debut The Room Next Door with Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, Luca Guadagnino’s…

The full list of titles set for the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival has been revealed, and it’s another powerhouse lineup — scroll below to check it out. The venerable event in 2023 took place under the cloud of the SAG-AFTRA strike, which prevented many stars coming out in support of their…

Alfonso Cuarón's Apple TV+ Series Disclaimer, based on Renée Knight's bestselling novel, will world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The show is among four titles announced by Venice on Tuesday as selected in a sizzling Out of Competition – Series line-up alongside Joe Wright's M. Son Of The Cent…

Venice Critics' Week has unveiled the selection for its 39th edition running from August 28 to September 7. The seven titles in Competition include U.S-French filmmaker Alexandra Simpson's debut feature No Sleep Till, set against the background of a Florida coastal town in the lead-up to a…

UPDATED: The 81st Venice Film Festival will open with the world premiere of Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Justin Theroux and Monica Bellucci, with Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe. The Warner Bros sequel will be screened out of competition…