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Venice Film Festival celebrates 80th year as A-listers hit the red carpet

The 80th Venice Film Festival is under way, celebrating films from around the world. 

The Week · Sep 6, 2023

Woody Allen defends Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales amid sexual harassment scandal

Many are calling for Rubiales to resign after kissing Spanish footballer Jenni Hermoso on the mouth following the World Cup final

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Auteurs and workers’ rights spotlit at a less starry Venice film festival

Hollywood strikes have deprived festival of glamour but not debate, while focus switched to varyingly controversial directors

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023

Coup de Chance review – Woody Allen’s tale of ill-fated lovers is his best film in a decade

Venice film festival: An adulterous affair between bored millionaire’s wife Fanny and struggling writer Alain is surely bound for disaster

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023

‘Nothing but good fortune’: Woody Allen has warm welcome at Venice film festival

Though there was consternation over his inclusion, the director has been chased by hordes of fans wanting selfies and given a standing ovation at a screening of his 50th film, Coup de Chance

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023

Woody Allen in Venice: #MeToo has been good for women, but cancel culture can be ‘silly’

Director attacks ‘extremes’ of movement while promoting Coup de Chance, his 50th film, at Venice film festival, as well as addressing persistent interest in historic allegations against him

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023

Woody Allen responds to whether he feels he has been ‘cancelled’

Director’s new film ‘Coup de Chance’ premiered at Venice Film Festival over the weekend

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023

Venice film festival: T-shirts replace red carpet glitz as striking stars lie low

Support for the Hollywood strikes is evident as festival hopes its strong line-up makes up for lack of glamour

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023

Venice Film Festival 2023: forget the strikes, this festival thrives on the frisson of controversy

As the festival turns 80, it may be short on American A-listers, but there’s still a buzz

Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2023

‘We knew we would face insults’: Venice film festival’s Alberto Barbera on including Polanski and Allen

The artistic director discusses the US actors’ strike, reviving Venice, and this year’s controversial lineup

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023