Five talking points from the 2024 Venice Film Festival
Lots of stars (but lack of access), sweaty days and nights, and a few big deals.
A24 snaps up US rights to Venice Silver Lion winner Brady Corbet’s ‘The Brutalist’
215-minute long drama starring Adrien Brody screened to press and industry in Toronto on Friday.
Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’ wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival
Vincent Lindon takes best actor; Dea Kulumbegashvili’s ‘April’ wins Special Jury Prize.
‘Don’t Cry, Butterfly’, UK feature ‘Paul & Paulette’ head Venice Critics’ Week winners
Trump supporter documentary ‘Homegrown’ takes technical prize.
Utopia acquires US rights to Alex Ross Perry’s Venice premiere ‘Pavements’
North American premiere at the New York Film Festival.
‘Manas’, ‘Alpha.’ win Venice Giornate degli Autori prizes
‘Manas’ takes the Director’s Award with ‘Alpha’ winning the Europa Cinemas Label.
Morad Mostafa’s ‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away’ wins top prize at Venice’s Final Cut programme
’Aisha Can’t Fly Away’ is debut feature for Screen Arab Star of Tomorrow Mostafa.
Georgian film ‘The Antique’ cleared to screen in Venice after court decree overturned
Rusudan Glurjidze’s film had been prevented from screening at the festival by a Court of Venice emergency decree obtained by the film’s co-producers.
‘Wolfs’, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt, to go straight to streaming in every market outside the US
‘Wolfs’ was originally scheduled for a limited theatrical release in the UK and Ireland, now cancelled.
Venice competitor ‘Stranger Eyes’ to open Golden Horse film festival
Yeo Siew Hua’s surveillance drama will receive its Asian premiere at the festival in Taiwan.
Joaquin Phoenix declines to address Todd Haynes film exit in Venice: “The other creatives aren’t here”
Phoenix attended the press conference with ’Joker: Folie À Deux’ director Todd Phillips and castmate Lady Gaga.
European and Middle Eastern film execs talk challenges and opportunities of preserving film heritage
Screen International roundtable at the Venice Film Festival explored topics such as AI, costs and technology of restoring classic movies.
‘Riefenstahl’ doc scores key sales following Venice and Telluride premieres
Andres Veiel’s documentary investigates influential director Leni Riefenstahl’s close involvement with the Nazis.
Screen critics’ stand-out titles from Venice 2024
We have selected 11 stand-out titles from the Lido, plus five that are bubbling under.
Tilda Swinton, Marvel and jellyfish tents: what goes on at the Venice Immersive island?
Projects include ‘Impulse: Playing With Reality’ and Marvel work ‘What If…?’
Toronto, Venice, Telluride: which has the edge as an awards-season launchpad?
This is serious business, and a lucrative one for the consultants who guide the studios, streamers, other distributors and talent.
