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Following major festival awards wins in both Berlin (“The Blue Trail”) and Cannes (“The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo”), Chile landed in Venice with a strong presence, with Niles…
When Francois Ozon embarked on the daunting big-screen adaptation of Albert Camus’ “The Stranger” — considered one of France’s literary jewels for the last 80 years — he wanted to give it…
Following the Venice selection of her debut feature “Songs of Forgotten Trees” in the festival’s Horizons section, Indian filmmaker Anuparna Roy reflects on the intimate journey behind…
Brat Summer isn’t going away anytime soon. After being officially labeled the Fifth Greatest Pop Star of 2024 by Billboard, Charli XCX’s bid to become a legit film star (OK, she had a…
In anime master Mamoru Hosoda’s latest feature, “Scarlet,” the innovative Japanese filmmaker looks West for inspiration: to Shakespearean themes, classic European fantasy and the tradition…
The stars came out in force to celebrate the 82nd Venice Film Festival with Armani Beauty on Friday evening. The official sponsor of the festival hosted its annual event on Friday night,…
After years of retirement and general seclusion, Kim Novak returned to the public eye as a presenter at the Oscars in 2014 — a welcome surprise for classic film buffs and a vicious…
Italy’s Fondazione Prada, on Monday at the Venice Film Festival, officially launched its film fund to sustain independent cinema from around the world without any restrictions on theme,…
MILAN — A regular presence at the Venice Film Festival, this year Chanel swapped its traditional soirée hosted at Harry’s Bar for a lunch celebrating its partnership with Biennale College…
If you can’t be in Venice this year, Variety is bringing Venice to you. We’re publishing daily digital editions, running Aug. 29 – Sept. 2, including all the latest news, reviews and…
Those of us who first understood Shakerism not as a religious movement but as a mail-order furniture company — like a particularly elegant, artisanal version of Ikea — have much to learn…
At AmfAR Venezia, filmmaker Julian Schnabel accepted a tribute award from Jude Law before auctioning off a one-of-a-kind experience: The director and artist, at the Venice Film Festival to…
Germany’s Beta Film and France’s Mediawan Rights have teamed up to handle international sales in select territories on Italian auteur Marco Bellocchio‘s “Portobello” TV series, which…
Two longtime friends will make for among Venice’s most-discussed red-carpet pairings. Sofia Coppola is the director of “Marc by Sofia,” a new A24 documentary premiering at Venice Sept. 2.…
Get ready for an onslaught of Italian movies on the post-Venice fall festival circuit. Seven Italian titles are set launch into North America from Toronto. Seven will be bowing into Asia…
Tony Leung Chiu-wai’s first European film ever, “Silent Friend,” is about to premiere in Venice. But he already wants to reunite with director Ildikó Enyedi. “I would like to work with…
Cate Blanchett’s newest movie, “Father Mother Sister Brother” from indie auteur Jim Jarmusch, premiered at Venice Film Festival on Sunday night to a five-minute standing ovation.…
“The Wizard of the Kremlin,” a political thriller starring Jude Law as Vladimir Putin and Paul Dano as his former right-hand man and spin-doctor Vadim Baranov, earned a hugely enthusiastic…
If you can’t be in Venice this year, Variety is bringing Venice to you. We’re publishing daily digital editions, running Aug. 29 – Sept. 2, including all the latest news, reviews and…
It’s close to an hour into “The Wizard of the Kremlin” before Vladimir Putin (Jude Law) shows up, but as soon as he does, exuding a calm whiplash anger and threat, he brings the movie into…
Jim Jarmusch has added his voice to the growing backlash against Mubi after the arthouse distributor took on an investor with close ties to the Israeli military earlier this year. Mubi…
Doha Film Institute CEO Fatma Hassan Alremaihi was fêted Saturday on the rooftop terrace of Venice’s The Gritti Palace hotel where she received Variety’s 2025 Achievement in International…
Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke took the stage at the Venice Film Festival for a wide-ranging masterclass that spanned his career, his parallel work as a distributor, and his thoughts on the…
With the 4K restoration of master Bimal Roy‘s “Do Bigha Zamin” (Two Acres of Land) set for its world premiere at this year’s Venice Film Festival‘s Classics section, India’s Film Heritage…
