AwardsWatch - venice international film festival

J.A. Bayona’s ‘Society of the Snow (La Sociedad de la nieve)’ to Close 2023 Venice Film Festival

Erik Anderson July 22, 2023

Society of the Snow (La Sociedad de la nieve) directed by J.A. Bayona (The Orphanage, The Impossible, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) is the Closing Film,... Read More

‘Argentina, 1985’: A great lead performance saves a flawed historical courtroom drama [B-] | Venice Film Festival

Roberto Ruggio September 4, 2022

We may try to grasp history with our hands, but it always finds a way out of our control. How can we imagine catching it,... Read More

Venice Film Festival: Roberto Benigni to receive Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Erik Anderson April 15, 2021

The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 78th Venice International Film Festival (September 1–11, 2021) has been awarded to the director, actor, and screenwriter Roberto Benigni. The decision was... Read More

Venice Film Festival awards: Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ wins Golden Lion, Vanessa Kirby named Best Actress

Erik Anderson September 12, 2020

Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland, starring Frances McDormand, has won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. The win makes Zhao... Read More

NEON acquires US rights to Ivory Coast Oscar submission ‘Night of the Kings’

Erik Anderson September 9, 2020

NEON is excited to announce it has acquired US rights to Philippe Lacôte’s sophomore feature, Night of the Kings. The film premiered on September 7th in the Horizons sidebar... Read More

Venice Review: Vanessa Kirby gives a career-best performance in grief-laden ‘Pieces of a Woman’

Savina Petkova September 9, 2020

The entire heart-rending story of Kornél Mundruczó’s newest feature, Pieces of a Woman, can be deciphered in Martha (Vanessa Kirby)’s fingers – their gestures and... Read More

First look at Gia Coppola’s Venice entry ‘Mainstream’ with Maya Hawke and Andrew Garfield

Erik Anderson August 20, 2020

The Venice Orizzonti section film also stars Nat Wolff, Alexa Demie and Jason Schwartzman Just above Hollywood boulevard, lives Frankie (Maya Hawke) a young woman... Read More

77th Venice Film Festival lineup has a distinctly global feel

Erik Anderson July 28, 2020

The Venice International Film Festival has announced the lineup for the 77th edition of the fest and expectedly it looks very different than previous years.... Read More

Searchlight Pictures sets Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ for dual Venice, Toronto World Premiere; NYFF Centerpiece and Fall Release

Erik Anderson July 27, 2020

Venice and Toronto Simultaneous World Premieres September 11thTelluride Film Festival to Host Special “Telluride from Los Angeles”Drive-In Screening on September 11thNew York Film Festival Announces... Read More

Telluride Film Festival canceled amidst coronavirus fear

Erik Anderson July 14, 2020

The 47th edition of the Telluride Film Festival has been canceled. See full announcement below. After months of intense due diligence around physically holding an... Read More