Venice Film-Festival: Last News

Italian producer Lorenzo Mieli gave a spirited and often humorous rundown of his career as a producer working with directors such as Luca Guadagnino and Paolo Sorrentino during a keynote talk at the London Film Festival Monday.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor MAD Celebrity — the talent management subsidiary of the pan-Arab film and TV company MAD Solutions — has signed Tunisian actor and writer Majd Mastoura, French Lebanese actor Isabelle Zighondi, and Saudi actor, producer and director Amawri Ezayah to the roster of its MAD Rising Celebrity unit, and visual artist, producer and DOP Mostafa El Kashef, who will be joining MAD Crew Celebrity. Mastoura is best known for his work on Mohamed Ben Attia’s “Hedi” — for which he received a Silver Bear for best actor from the Berlin Film Festival, making him the first-ever Arab actor to receive the award — and Léonor Serraille’s “Mother and Son,” which world premiered in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

Agnieszka Holland’s migrant crisis drama Green Border has achieved the best opening weekend in Poland for a Polish film in 2023 in spite of a fierce political backlash from the country’s right-wing government.

In principle, using the rainy-day, kitchen-sink post-rock of Manchester band The Smiths so prominently in a film like The Killer seems incredibly perverse, given that it’s an exotic, globe-trotting thriller about an American assassin. But in reality, it’s actually very sound choice indeed: legend has it that the band’s singer, Morrissey, had two reasons for naming his band so, the first being that “Smith” is one of the most common and thus unremarkable surnames in the world. The second, and much more subversive theory, suggests that it’s also a reference to David and Maureen Smith, brother-in-law and sister of ’60s serial killer Myra Hindley, the snappily dressed couple whose testimony blew open the Moors Murderers case and whose beatnik likenesses adorn the cover of Sonic Youth’s 1990 album “Goo”.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor “Sex is back,” said Julie Hintsinger, executive director of the Telluride Film Festival, to a packed house of festival-goers as they took in the newest effort from Yorgos Lanthimos at this year’s 50th anniversary. One of the festivals tributes this year, a pre-screening convo was moderated by director Karyn Kusama, as the two discussed his filmography which included his early works “Kinnetic” and “Alps.” In the audience were Oscar winners like director Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) and actor Casey Affleck (“Manchester by the Sea”), and they, along with the crowd, devoured it.

Five years after his triumphant A Star is Born world premiered at the Venice Film Festival, Bradley Cooper is back on the Lido with Maestro. Except, the director and star is only here in spirit owing to the SAG-AFTRA strike.

his role in “The Whale.”After the screening of the film at the London Film Festival on Tuesday, the audience gave a five-minute standing ovation, according to the Daily Mail.The 53-year-old actor broke down in tears as he bowed to the audience’s cheers and applause. This isn’t the first time Fraser was moved to tears by a standing ovation. At the Venice Film Festival in early September, he got emotional during a six-minute standing ovation for his performance in the film. Audience members got déjà vu from the standing ovation.“Am I at Venice? 5 min standing ovation for Brendan Fraser’s masterpiece performance in #TheWhale.

Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde have split, according to a presenter on Lorraine.The pair started dating in January 2020 after the music sensation replaced Shia LaBeouf in the forthcoming film, Don’t Worry Darling, for which Wilde served as director.The Watermelon Sugar hitmaker was introduced to the Booksmart director on the set of her new film, for which Harry stars alongside the likes of Florence Pugh, Chris Pine and Gemma Chan and things soon developed into a romance after they hit it off right away. READ MORE: Inside Florence Pugh's rumoured 'feud' with Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde However following some awkward appearances at the Venice Film Festival, fans are avidly speculating that the pair have split after they refused to stand next to each other at photo-calls.The pair were also physically separated by Chris Pine who sat in between the stars in the auditorium of the screening of their film which led to many of the fans supporters claiming the relationship has ended.The news was seemingly confirmed by showbiz correspondent Ria Hebden on Tuesday’s edition of the ITV breakfast show as she reported directly from the Venice Film Festival where Don’t Worry Darling had it’s World Premiere.Ria reported: “Harry and Olivia actually dating throughout filming, although that relationship has now ended”She continued: “So as you can imagine the tension at the press conference yesterday, you could cut it with a knife.”Whilst Fans online were absolutely shocked by the news as they flocked to social media to share their exasperation.One fan posted a video of Ria’s segment online in which she could be heard clearly gasping in shock at the news and she exclaimed.

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of late, from the translucent Interior NYC gown she wore to Westworld’s season four premiere to the dramatic and cycling shorts she sported on the streets of London earlier this summer.Over at Venice Film Festival, the actor has already delivered a series of stand-out moments—arriving in style in , paired with a clashing Vivienne Westwood bag and bright red gloves. This was quickly followed up with a black tulle skirt and oversized blazer by Rodarte, worn with a black bralette underneath.For her latest red-carpet appearance on Wednesday, August 31, Thompson opted for vintage—stepping out for the White Noise premiere in a sci-fi inspired look from Armani Privé’s autumn/winter 2009 couture show.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix has dropped the official trailer from Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” an NC-17 biopic starring Ana de Armas as Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. The movie, based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, will world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival.“Blonde” reimagines the life of Marilyn Monroe, from her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements.

Hollywood star Andrew Garfield's latest film Mainstream is now available to watch in the UK.Although when the flick aired at the Venice Film Festival in 2020, viewers were less than impressed resulting in some walking out of the theatre.The comedy-drama centres around a character called Frankie, played by Maya Hawke, who is a struggling Hollywood-based filmmaker.After meeting a charismatic stranger called Link, played by Garfield, they finally find success.A synopsis of the movie reads: “In this cautionary tale, three people struggle to preserve their identities as they form an eccentric love triangle within the fast-moving internet age.”Directed by Gia Coppola, the movie takes a satirical look at the phenomena of online celebrities.Although the hour and a half long film wasn't to everyone's taste as according to the Independent, some of the people watching left the theatre when it aired at the Venice Film Festival back in 2020.Andrew's character Link was slammed in a review by IndieWire as they dubbed him "one of the most obnoxious ever".The character was also described as "the grotesque lovechild of Val Kilmer’s Jim Morrison in The Doors and Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker ".Reviews of the film didn't do much better in Variety either as it was called a "messy, childish scrawl of a film."They also called Andrew's character an "unstable young man larking about with friends to almighty obnoxious a**hole ruthlessly obsessed with climbing numbers."His character was also called an "absolute spanner" by The Times as they claimed viewers will mostly want to punch him.In the review, it said: “He’s the male equivalent of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl (think Zooey Deschanel in 500 Days of Summer ) and you’ll mostly want to punch him.”In the

A film festival is about more than just the films and the festival center. It is about the location, the journey, the experience. Here on Deadline, we’ll be bringing you updates on what it’s like to be on the ground at the Venice Film Festival, which continues on schedule for a second year in a row despite the pandemic disrupting other events.

Redemption DayRedemption Day (Jan. 8) featuring Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan, Andy Garcia, and more is NOW PLAYING in select theaters.Pieces of a WomanPieces of a Woman (January 7, 2021) featuring Vanessa Kirby (Best Actress Winner, Venice Film Festival 2020) and Shia LaBeouf is NOW PLAYING on Netflix.HerselfHerself (Jan.

American audiences might not be very familiar with Ester Exposito, but she’s a huge international star thanks to her hit Netflix series Elite!

American audiences might not be very familiar with Ester Exposito, but she’s a huge international star thanks to her hit Netflix series Elite!

Angelique Jackson Regina King is not only bringing history to life with her film “One Night in Miami,” she’s making history of her own.After becoming the first Black female director to have a film at the Venice Film Festival, King and her cast reunited at the Toronto International Film Festival to celebrate the movie’s early positive reviews.

Cate Blanchett is encouraging the reemergence of the film industry amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as the Jury President of the Venice Film Festival, the Hollywood actress is thrilled to be present for the annual event and she couldn’t be more proud to support and help filmmakers share their work after the worldwide health crisis has affected the film industry in a major way.The Oscar winner urges for a safe reopening of cinema gatherings, and congratulates the effort and organization of the virtual festivals, also referencing the Cannes and Berlin Film Festivals, “I applaud the organizers of the festival for their inventiveness and resilience and collaboration,” she also added, “I am here in support and solidarity with filmmakers

2020 Venice Film Festival, marking one of the first major red-carpet events to take place since the coronavirus pandemic began. And, while there were certainly some differences to what we are used to seeing (i.e.

The Venice Film Festival, the first major in-person cinema showcase of the COVID-19 era, is requiring participants to wear face masks during screenings and take a coronavirus test if they are arriving from outside Europe. According to guidelines published Thursday, fans and the general public will be kept away from the red carpet during the Sept.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorThe 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 Horizons will maintain their usual procedures and format, as will the Out of Competition section, and Biennale College Cinema.