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What Iran’s absence from the Venice Biennale reveals about art and politics

Just days before the opening of the 2026 Venice Biennale, organisers announced that Iran would no longer participate.

The Conversation

From Eurovision to the Venice Biennale, culture contests are being overshadowed by politics

The Venice Biennale, Eurovision and Cannes are framed as artists representing their nations. But in a fractured world national identity seems increasingly futile

The Guardian - UK

‘The doorbell went at 5am. Six masked men were outside’: Belarus Free Theatre bring totalitarian terror to the Venice Biennale

They’ve been imprisoned, tortured and spied upon. Now dissidents from Europe’s last dictatorship are bringing the sights, sounds, smells and even tastes of brutal repression to the world’s biggest festival of art

The Guardian - UK

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Reopening of the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale: EU threatens to cut funding

In a letter addressed to the president of the Venice Biennale, the European Commission has threatened to freeze €2 million to the cultural institution in response to the reopening of the Russian pavilion.

Euronews

Who Is Federica Polidoro? Reporter Who Asked Awkward #MeToo and #BLM Question at Venice Film Festival

Italian journalist Federica Polidoro went viral after excluding Ayo Edebiri from a #MeToo and #BLM question at Venice. Who is she and what's her background?

International Business Times UK

The Voice of Hind Rajab was better than the film which won Venice. But that result wasn’t a cop-out

Many felt Kaouther Ben Hania’s Gaza docufiction was robbed when Jim Jarmusch’s latest took the top prize. Yet accusations of moral cowardice on the part of the jury are naive and unfair

The Guardian - UK

Indie Favorite Jarmusch Beats Out Gaza War Film For Venice Top Prize

A gentle study of dysfunctional families by veteran American director Jim Jarmusch clinched top prize at the Venice Film Festival Saturday, while a harrowing docu-drama about the Gaza war took second.

International Business Times

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Move over fashion week: Chanel and Dior soft launch creations at Venice film festival

Big brands use red carpets and gondolas in Italian city to show looks from newly installed designers

The Guardian - UK

Venice Film Festival draws to a close and will announce its awards, which can give an Oscars boost

The 82nd Venice Film Festival is wrapping up as juries decide on the awards Saturday

The Independent UK

‘Humanity is facing a reckoning’: Venice film festival shrugs off the glamour to take aim at politics

Stars waved as usual from the city’s water taxis, but there was a repeated focus on films that help audiences interpret a chaotic world

The Guardian - UK

Meet your descendants – and your future self! A trip to Venice film festival’s extended reality island

A flourishing lineup of immersive storytelling experiments are taking visitors into novels, nightclubs and outer space

The Guardian - UK

Jason Momoa disguises his 'ugly' feet with bright pink nail polish at In the Hand of Dante premiere

The US actor, 46, wore a light pink suit on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday

Evening Standard

The Voice of Hind Rajab gets 23-minute ovation at Venice film festival

Film about five-year-old girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza leaves much of audience and many journalists sobbing

The Guardian - UK

In the shattering ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab,’ the story of a 6-year-old killed in Gaza

Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania's” The Voice of Hind Rajab” is debuting at the Venice Film Festival Wednesday

The Independent UK

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The Wildest Social Thriller Of The Year Is Nothing Short Of Spectacular

Park Chan-wook’s zany social thriller plays like a reverse 'Parasite' — and it's a hoot. Read our Venice Film Festival review of 'No Other Choice.'

Cinemablend

Aaron Taylor-Johnson Showed Up To Venice With A Wild Haircut And Beard (And I Hope It's For A Role)

This is a new look.

The Independent UK

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein opens to nearly 15-minute standing ovation in Venice

Starring Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac, the film will be released for streaming in November

The Independent UK

Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ to premiere at Venice with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi

Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi are expected at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday for the world premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein.”

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The Independent UK

Julia Roberts caught in #MeToo storm as new film sparks controversy at Venice Film Festival

The actress denied the films ambiguous handling of a campus sexual assault allegation risked echoing harmful cultural patterns

International Business Times

Julia Roberts Looks To 'Stir It Up' With Cancel Culture Film At Venice

Julia Roberts hopes to "stir it all up" for viewers of her new film about a university professor grappling with fraught US campus politics, as the Hollywood star made her debut at the Venice Film Festival on Friday.

International Business Times UK

Bugonia Movie Will Change The Way You View Aliens: Release Date, Cast And More

Bugonia, starring Emma Stone & Jesse Plemons, premieres at Venice & could redefine alien perceptions

The Independent UK

George Clooney tipped for Oscars glory over ‘midlife crisis masterpiece’

Critics are hailing it as the actor’s ‘best performance ever’, while the film also earnt a 10-minute standing ovation at Venice Film festival

The Independent UK

Julia Roberts makes her debut at Venice Film Festival with in #MeToo-themed 'After the Hunt'

Julia Roberts is making her Venice Film Festival debut with the psychosexual drama “After the Hunt.”

The Independent UK

For Yorgos Lanthimos, new Emma Stone film ‘Bugonia’ isn’t a dystopia. It’s real

Yorgos Lanthimos's new film “Bugonia” is premiering Thursday evening at the Venice Film Festival

The Independent UK

Venice Film Festival kicks off with Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘La Grazia’

The Venice Film Festival kicks off with the world premiere of Paolo Sorrentino’s “La Grazia” on Wednesday evening

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