Tag: Venice Film Festival
‘Parasite’s’ Bong Joon Ho to head Venice Film Festival jury
“Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho has been selected as jury president of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, organizers said Friday. The Oscar-winner will...
Award-winning SKorean director Kim Ki-duk dies in Latvia
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — South Korean director Kim Ki-duk, who won the top award at the Venice Film Festival in 2012 but later faced...
With quiet humanity, Chloe Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ makes noise
NEW YORK (AP) — What’s it like to be an international film festival sensation without hardly leaving your home? Like most things during the...
Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” wins top prize at Venice Film Fest
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland,” a recession-era road trip drama starring Frances McDormand, won the Golden Lion for best film Saturday at...
Ann Hui wins lifetime achievement award at Venice festival
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Hong Kong director Ann Hui paid tribute to her home city as she received a lifetime achievement award from the...
Another Marx (his daughter) gets Venice Film Fest spotlight
VENICE (AP) — There’s been a lot of talk about gender parity, feminism and equality at the Venice Film Festival this year, with nearly...
Influencer culture skewered in Gia Coppola film at Venice
VENICE (AP) — Coronavirus lockdowns have kept most U.S. filmmakers and actors away from the Venice Film Festival, but Gia Coppola and Maya Hawke...
Quarantine a small price to pay for Australian in Venice
VENICE (AP) — Roderick MacKay had to get government approval to leave Australia, spent two weeks in preventive coronavirus quarantine in Rome and will...
‘I Am Greta’ gives fuller portrait of teen climate activist
VENICE (AP) — A documentary on teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, making its premiere Friday at the Venice Film Festival, is seeking to remind...
From Venice, a plea to reopen movie theaters shut by virus
VENICE (AP) — Spanish...
Venice opens ‘miraculous’ film festival, but veterans lament
VENICE (AP) — The...
Blanchett on Venice, virus and why lessons weren’t learned
VENICE (AP) — Australian...
Venice reclaims spotlight as 1st COVID-era film fest opens
VENICE (AP) — Venice...
Venice Film Festival to require face masks during screenings
ROME (AP) — The...
Venice Film Festival unveils selections for September fete
The American frontier drama...
Telluride Film Festival canceled due to pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) —...
Venice Film Festival forges ahead with reduced lineup
The show will go...