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Venice Director Says Fighting For The Theatrical Experience Is “A Battle For Civilization And For Culture”

September 2, 2020 1:05 pm

If you’re a fan of films (and you’re reading this website, so that probably means you are), then you are likely someone that supports the theatrical experience and wants to see cinemas thrive. Unfortunately, n...

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Venice Boss Warns Studios That More Film Release Delays Could “Damage The Entire Distribution System”

Charles Barfield

August 31, 2020 12:51 pm

Box Office, Festivals, News

Fall Film Festival Season is upon us! Though the size and scope of the events being presented this season are a bit smaller due to the pandemic. However, beginning with Venice, the film festival industry, whic...

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Venice 2020 Will Be Slimmer But “Not So Different From The Usual Program,” According To Festival Director

Charles Barfield

July 7, 2020 1:36 pm

Festivals, News

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has wreaked havoc across the globe, we’ve seen damn near every film festival from this spring and summer canceled, or at least, drastically altered. However, according t...

Venice Organizers Send Survey Seeing If People Are Willing To Participate In Person This Year

Charles Barfield

May 5, 2020 11:25 am

Festivals, News

The Venice Film Festival is, as of now, still expected to begin on September 2 in Italy. Of course, with the COVID-19 pandemic still causing all sorts of issues around the world, many have wondered if the even...

Venice Director Says 2020 Event Will Be “Experimental” With Fewer Attendees & Possibly More Italian Films

Charles Barfield

April 21, 2020 2:08 pm

Festivals, News

Yesterday, we heard from Venice Film Festival President, Roberto Cicutto, confirming that this year’s event will continue with a physical festival, even if Italy is under strict social distancing regulations a...

Cannes Director Talks Possible Fall Presence & Potential Collaboration With Venice If French Festival Is Canceled

Charles Barfield

April 15, 2020 12:38 pm

Festivals, News

Another day, another stumbling block in the way of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival followed by more reassurance from the event’s organizers that there’s still hope. Honestly, at this point, it’s hard to know if ...

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Venice Film Festival “Cannot Be Replaced By An Online Event,” According To Officials

Charles Barfield

April 6, 2020 10:22 am

Festivals, News

With physical events for SXSW and Tribeca canceled (both moving partially online) and Cannes seemingly next in line to do the same, we are already looking towards the fall festivals to see if the film industry...

Cate Blanchett Selected As Jury President For 2020 Venice Film Festival

Charles Barfield

January 16, 2020 10:19 am

Festivals, News

While the Venice Film Festival has proven to be one of the most important film events of the year, there are still many people that feel the fest should be doing better. Last year, even with some of the bigges...

Venice Boss Says A24 Pulled Kelly Reichardt’s ‘First Cow’ From Official Competition, Which Left Only Two Female Directors

Charles Barfield

September 4, 2019 11:20 am

Festivals, News

Film festivals are an interesting beast for entertainment journalism. We are constantly bombarded with reviews of exciting and (sometimes) not-so-great films, coming at us at an exciting pace. However, with eac...

Venice Director Reaffirms ‘Joker’ Is “Absolutely” In The Oscars Discussion & Defends The Film’s Controversial Plot

Charles Barfield

September 3, 2019 3:14 pm

Awards, Festivals, News

The biggest story coming out of the first weekend at the Venice Film Festival is clearly “Joker.” Coming into the event, all eyes were on Todd Phillips’ comic book film, as many were shocked that Warner Bros. w...

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