Browsing: Venice

Italian and European film organisations have published a statement criticising the Venice Film Festival for the lack of Italian female filmmakers in its official selection, calling the lineup “one-dimensional” and “troubling”.

VENICE: The 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival will showcase an important  selection of films produced or coproduced by FNE partner countries, from 2 to 12 September 2026.

Paper tiger … Jack O’Connell in Ink by Danny Boyle, the opening film of this year’s Venice film festival. Photograph: StudiocanalPaper tiger … Jack O’Connell in Ink by Danny Boyle, the opening film of this year’s Venice film festival. Photograph: Studiocanal

Venice’s artistic director Alberto Barbera unveiled the festival’s lineup yesterday (July 23), including films by Nanni Moretti, Martin McDonagh and Lee Chang-dong.

The 2026 Venice Film Festival has unveiled a programme with a stronger focus on independent and auteur-driven cinema, featuring fewer films from major Hollywood studios than in recent years. Despite that, organisers expect another star-studded edition when the festival runs from 2 to 12 September.

Florian Zeller’s thriller Bunker, Martin McDonagh’s black comedy Wild Horse Nine and Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Loveare among the films set to world premiere on the Lido at the Venice Film Festival, running September 2-12.