“The Venice Film Festival is unveiling the lineup for it 2025 Festival Today. Festival Director Alberto Barbera Will AnnogonCE of the Official Lineup – Including the Titles in Competition for the Golden Lion at the 82nd Venice Festival – Via A Live Street. You can watch along here. Italian Oscar-Winning Paelo Sorrentino (The”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
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Italian Oscar-Winning Paelo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty) Will Open This Year’s Festival With La grazia (Grace), his Latest Feature with Long-Time Collaborator toni Servillo. La graziaco-starring Diamonds Actor Anna Ferzetti, Will Premiere in Competition on Aug. 27. Mubi Picked Up The Film Ahead of Its Venice Bow.
Jim Jarmusch’s Triptych FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHERStarring Cate Blanchett and Adam Driver, Also Looks Like A Lock After Mubi Boss Efe Cakarel Signaled that It Will Likely Be in Venice Competition This Year.
Among The Hot Awards Titles Tipped to Be Heading to The Lido Are Benny Safdie’s The smashing machinefrom A24, Featuring DWAYNE JOHNSON as Two -Time UFC Heavyweight Champion Mark Kerr and Emily Blunt As His Wife Dawn; Luca Guadagnino’s #METOOO -INSPIRED Thriller After the huntfor Amazon Mgm Studios, Starring Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri; Chloé Zhao’s Shakespeare-Era Drama Hamnet Starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson and Joe Alwyn, Which Focus Features and Universal Are Releasing; an Bugoniaan adapation of jang joon-Hwan’s 2003 South Korean Sci-Fi Film Save the Green Planet!from Poor Things Director Yorgos Lanthimos and His Frequent Collaborator Emma Stone, WHICH FOCUS FEATES FEATES WILL RELEASE STATESIDE, WITH Universal Pictures Handling Internation
Netflix, USUALLY A major Presence in Venice, Sat Out Last Year But Is Expert to Be Back in Force for 2025, With Noah Baumbach’s ComEDY -DRAMA Jay kellyHeadlined by George Clooney; Guillermo Del Toro’s Dark Reimagering of FrankensteinFeaturing Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth; The BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYERThe Gambling-Themed Drama from Conclave Director Edward Berger Starring Colin Farrell, Tilda Swinton, and Fala Chen; and Kathryn Biglow’s Geopolitical Thriller A House of DynamiteStarring Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Greta Lee, Gabriel Basso and Jared Harris, Among the Titles Thought to Be Venice-Bound.
This Year’s Golden Lion Career Achievement Honorees Are Legendary German Director Werner Herzog (Fitzcarraldo, Grizzly Man) and Vertigo Star kim novak.
Two-Time Oscar-Winner Alexander Payne Heads Up This Year’s Competition Jury As President, and Together with International Film Talents Including Brazilan, Iressesse Rasoulof Chinese Actress Zhao Tao and Romanian Director Cristian Mungiu, Will Pick The 2025 Golden Lion Winner.
The 2025 Venice Film Festival Runs Aug. 27 to Sept. 9.
Opening Film La grazia, Dir. Paelo Sorrentino (in Competition)
Closing Film In competition Out of Competition (Fiction) Out of Competition (Non-Fiction) Out of Competition (Series) Out of Competition (Special Screenings) Horizons Competition