82nd Venice International Film Festival

Last updated
82nd Venice International Film Festival
82nd Venice Film Festival poster.jpg
Official poster by Manuele Fior
Opening film La grazia
Closing filmDog 51
Location Venice, Italy
Founded1932
Awards Golden Lion
Hosted by Emanuela Fanelli
Artistic director Alberto Barbera
Festival date27 August – 6 September 2025
Website www.labiennale.org/en/cinema
Venice Film Festival chronology
83rd

The 82nd annual Venice International Film Festival is taking place from 27 August to 6 September 2025, at Venice Lido in Italy.

Contents

American filmmaker Alexander Payne served as Jury President for the main competition, [1] while Italian actress and comedian Emanuela Fanelli hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. [2]

German filmmaker Werner Herzog and American actress Kim Novak were awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement during the festival. [3] [4]

Before and during the festival numerous Pro-Palestine demonstrations were held, supported by the festival organization or by stars attending, [5] [6] [7] [8] specially during the world premiere of Gaza-set docudrama The Voice of Hind Rajab , where further demonstrations took place demanding an end for the ongoing violence in Gaza during its 23-minutes long standing ovation. [9] [10] [11] Artistic director Alberto Barbera endorsed any demonstrations, but stated that the protests should not disrupt the festival's schedule. [12]

The festival opened with La grazia by Paolo Sorrentino, [13] and will close with Dog 51 by Cédric Jimenez.

Juries

Alexander Payne, main competition Jury President Downsizing 02 (37043421396).jpg
Alexander Payne, main competition Jury President

Main Competition (Venezia 82)

Orizzonti

Luigi de Laurentiis Award for Debut Film

Venice Classics

Venice Immersive

Giornate degli Autori

Golden Globe Impact Prize for Documentary

Official Selection

In Competition (Venezia 82)

The following twenty-one films were selected to the main competition for the Golden Lion: [20]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
At Work À pied d'œuvre Valérie Donzelli France
Below the Clouds Sotto le nuvole Gianfranco Rosi Italy
Bravo Bene! Un film fatto per Bene Franco Maresco
Bugonia Yorgos Lanthimos Ireland, South Korea, United States
Duse Pietro Marcello Italy, France
Elisa Elisa — Io la volevo uccidere Leonardo Di Costanzo Italy, Switzerland
Father Mother Sister Brother Jim Jarmusch United States, Ireland, France
Frankenstein Guillermo del Toro United States
Girl 女孩 Shu Qi Taiwan, China
La grazia (opening film) Paolo Sorrentino Italy
A House of Dynamite Kathryn Bigelow United States
Jay Kelly Noah Baumbach United Kingdom, United States
No Other Choice 어쩔수가없다 Park Chan-wook South Korea
Orphan Árva László Nemes Hungary, France, Germany, United Kingdom
Silent Friend Stille Freundin Ildikó Enyedi Germany, France, Hungary
The Smashing Machine Benny Safdie United States, Canada, Japan
The Stranger L'Étranger François Ozon France
The Sun Rises on Us All 日掛中天 Cai Shangjun China
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold United Kingdom, Sweden, Hungary
The Voice of Hind Rajab صوت هند رجب Kaouther Ben Hania Tunisia, France
The Wizard of the Kremlin Le mage du Kremlin Olivier Assayas France, United Kingdom, United States

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: [20]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Fiction
After the Hunt Luca Guadagnino Italy, United States
Dog 51 (closing film)Chien 51 Cédric Jimenez France, Belgium
Dead Man's Wire Gus Van Sant United States
The Holy Boy La Valle dei SorrisiPaolo StrippoliItaly, Slovenia
Hungry Bird L'Isola di Andrea Antonio Capuano Italy
In the Hand of Dante Julian Schnabel United Kingdom, Italy, Chile, United States
The Last Viking Den Sidste Viking Anders Thomas Jensen Denmark, Sweden
OrfeoVigilio ViloresiItaly
My Tennis Maestro Il Maestro Andrea Di Stefano
Scarlet果てしなきスカーレット Mamoru Hosoda Japan
Sermon to the Void Boşluğa xütbəHilal BaydarovAzerbaijan, Mexico, Turkey
Non-fiction
Back Home回家 Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan
Broken English Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard United Kingdom
Cover-Up Laura Poitras and Mark ObenhausUnited States
Angela’s Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter ThreeIl Diari di Angela - Noi due Cineasti. Capitolo TerzoYervante Gianikian and Angela Ricci LucchiItaly
Director's DiaryZapisnaya knizhka rezhissera Alexander Sokurov Russia, Italy
Ferdinando Scianna - Il Fotografo dell'Ombra Roberto Andò Italy
Ghost Elephants Werner Herzog United States
Kabul, Between Prayers Aboozar AminiNetherlands, Belgium
Kim Novak's Vertigo Alexandre O. Philippe United States
Marc by Sofia Sofia Coppola
Dai nostri inviati.: La Rai racconta la Mostra del Cinema di Venezia 1990-2000Giuseppe Giannotti and Enrico SalvatoriItaly
My Father and Qaddafi بابا و القذافيJihan KLibya, United States
Notes of a True CriminalЗаписки настоящего преступника Alexander Rodnyansky and Andriy AlferovUkraine, United States
Landmarks Nuestra tierra Lucrecia Martel Argentina, Mexico, France, United States, Netherlands, Denmark
Remake Ross McElwee United States
The Tale of Silyan Силјан Tamara Kotevska North Macedonia
Film & Music
Francesco de Gregori NevergreenStefano PistoliniItaly
Newport and the Great Folk Dream Robert GordonUnited States
Nino: A Journey of 18 DaysNino. 18 GiorniToni d'AngeloItaly
Piero PelùPiero Pelù Rumore DentroFrancesco Fei
Series
Etty(6 episodes) Hagai Levi France, Germany, Netherlands
The Monster of Florence (4 episodes)Il Mostro Stefano Sollima Italy
Portobello (episodes 1 and 2) Marco Bellocchio Italy, France
A Prophet(8 episodes)Un Prophète Enrico Maria Artale France
Short Films
Boomerang Atomic Rachid Bouchareb France
Goffredo Felicissimo? Franco Maresco Italy
How to Shoot a Ghost Charlie Kaufman United States, Greece
Origin, the Venetian Lagoon Yann Arthus-Bertrand France, Italy
Rukeli Alessandro Rak Italy, Sweden

Orizzonti

The following films were selected to the Orizzonti main competition: [20]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Barrio Triste StillzColombia, United States
Divine Comedy Komedie Elahi Ali Asgari Iran, Italy, France, Germany, Turkey
Father Otec Tereza Nvotová Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland
Funeral Casino BluesRoderick WarichGermany
Human Resource Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit Thailand
The IvyHiedraAna Cristina BarraganEcuador, Mexico, France, Spain
The Kidnapping of Arabella Il Rapimento di Arabella Carolina Cavalli Italy
Late Fame Kent Jones United States
Lost LandHara WatanAkio FujimotoJapan, France, Malaysia, Germany
Milk Teeth Dinți de lapteMihai MincanRomania, France, Denmark, Greece, Bulgaria
Mother Мајка Teona Strugar Mitevska North Macedonia, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Bosnia and Herzegovina
On the RoadEn el Camino David Pablos Mexico, France
Pin de FartieAlejo MoguillanskyArgentina
Rose of Nevada Mark Jenkin United Kingdom
The SiteGrand CielAkihiro HataFrance, Luxembourg
Songs of Forgotten Trees Anuparna RoyIndia
The Souffleur Gastón Solnicki Austria, Argentina
Strange RiverEstrany RiuJaume Claret MuxartSpain, Germany
A Year of School Un Anno di Scuola Laura Samani Italy, France

Orizzonti Short Films Competition

The following films were selected to compete for the Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film, assigned by the Jury of the Orizzonti section: [21] [22]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
CoyotesSaid ZaghaPalestine, France, Jordan, United Kingdom
The CurfewShehrezad MaherUnited States
I Hear It StillJe crois entendre encoreConstance BonnotFrance
Kushta Mayn, My ConstantinopleKushta Mayn, la mia CostantinopoliNicolò FolinItaly
The LifelineLa ligne de vie Hugo Becker France
Lion RockNick Mayow and Prisca BouchetNew Zealand
MerrimundiNiles AtallahChile
NorheimsundAna AlpizarCuba, United States
The Origin of the WorldEl Origen del Mundo Jazmin Lopez Argentina
Praying Mantis螳螂Joe Hsieh and Yonfan Taiwan, Hong Kong
Saint SimeonOlubunmi OgunsolaNigeria
A Soil, A Culture, A River, A People又见炊烟Viv LiChina, Germany, Belgium
UnavailableNedostupniKyrylo ZemlyanyiUkraine, France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Netherlands
Without KellyLovisa SirénSweden
Out of Competition - Homage to the New Zealand's Film School “A Wave in the Ocean” (AWITO)
The BrightnessFreya Silas FinchNew Zealand
The Girl Next DoorMingjian Cui
Girl Time Eleanor Bishop
In Conversation with Jack MaurerHash
KurīAna Chaya Scotney
SocksTodd Karehana
A Very Good Boy Samuel Te Kani

Venice Spotlight

The following films were selected to the Venice Spotlight section: [20]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Calle Málaga Maryam Touzani Morocco, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium
Hijra هجری Shahad Ameen Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, United Kingdom
It Would Be Night in Caracas Aún es de noche en Caracas Mariana Rondón and Marite UgasMexico, Venezuela
A Loose End Un Cabo Suelto Daniel Hendler Uruguay, Argentina, Spain
Made In EU Stephan Komandarev Bulgaria, Germany, Czech Republic
Motor City Potsy Ponciroli United States
Silent RebellionA Bras-le-CorpsMarie-Elsa SgualdoSwitzerland, France, Belgium
Tired of Killing: Autobiography of an Assassin Ammazzare stanca Daniele Vicari Italy

Venice Classics

Filmmaker Tommaso Santambrogio will serve as Jury President over 24 students recommended by professors of film studies from various Italian universities, the group will award the prizes for Best Restored Film and for the Best Documentary About Cinema. The following films were selected to the Venice Classics section: [15] [23] [24]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production CountryRestored by
Restored Prints
3:10 to Yuma (1957) Delmer Daves United States Sony Pictures
Aniki-Bóbó (1942) Manoel de Oliveira Portugal Cinemateca Portuguesa, Melgaço Museum of Cinema
Bashu, the Little Stranger (1986)باشو غریبه کوچک Bahram Beizai IranRoashana Studios, KANOON
Blind Chance (1987)Przypadek Krzysztof Kieślowski PolandDI Factory
The Delicate Delinquent (1957) Don McGuire United States Paramount Pictures
Do Bigha Zamin (1953)दो बीघा ज़मीन Bimal Roy India Film Heritage Foundation, The Criterion Collection
The Ghost (1963)Lo Spettro Riccardo Freda Italy Severin Films
House of Strangers (1949) Joseph L. Mankiewicz United States Walt Disney Studios, The Film Foundation
I Married You for Fun (1967)Ti ho sposato per allegria Luciano Salce Italy Cinecittà
Kwaidan (1964)怪談 Masaki Kobayashi Japan Toho
Lolita (1962) Stanley Kubrick United Kingdom, United States The Criterion Collection, Warner Bros.
The Magnificent Cuckold (1964)Il magnifico cornuto Antonio Pietrangeli Italy Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, Compass Film
Mark of the Renegade (1951) Hugo Fregonese United States Universal Pictures
Matador (1986) Pedro Almodóvar SpainVideo Mercury Films
Odd Obsession (1959) Kon Ichikawa Japan Kadokawa Corporation
Queen Kelly (1929) Erich von Stroheim United States Milestone Films
Port of Shadows (1938)Le Quai des brumes Marcel Carné France StudioCanal, Cinémathèque française
Rome 11:00 (1952)Roma, ore 11 Giuseppe De Santis Italy Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Cineteca Nazionale
Vive l'amour (1994)愛情萬歲 Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute
Documentaries About Cinema
Boorman and the Devil David Kittredge United States
Elvira Notari: Oltre il SilenzioValerio CiriaciItaly, United States
HolofictionMichal KosakowskiGermany, Austria
Louis Malle, Le RévoltéClaire DuguetFrance
Mata HariJoe Beshenkovsky and James SmithUnited States
Memory of the ForgottenMemoria de los OlvidadosJavier EspadaSpain, Mexico, United States
Megadoc Mike Figgis United States
Sangre del ToroYves MontmayeurFrance, United Kingdom
The Ozu DiariesDaniel RaimUnited States

Venice Immersive

The Venice Immersive is entirely devoted to immersive media and includes all XR means of creative expression, from 360° videos to XR works of any length, including installations and virtual worlds. The following projects were selected for the XR - Extended Reality section of La Biennale di Venezia: [16]

In Competition

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
1968 Rose Bond United States
8PM and the Cat저녁 8시와 고양이Minhyuk CheSouth Korea
Alien PerspectiveJung Ah Suh and Cristina RambaldiUnited States, Italy
Asteroid Doug Liman United States, Canada
The Big CubeMenghui HuangFinland, Belgium, China, Portugal
Black Cats & Chequered FlagsElisabetta Rotolo and Siobhan Mcdonnell
BlurCraig Quintero and Phoebe Greenberg Canada, Taiwan
The Clouds are Two Thousand Meters Up雲在兩千米 Singing Chen Taiwan, Germany
Collective BodySarah Silverblatt-BuserFrance, United States
Creation of the WorldsKristina Buozyté and Vitalijus ZukasLithuania
Dance Dance Dance – MatisseDanse Danse Danse – MatisseAgnès Molia and GordonFrance
Dark RoomsMads Damsbo, Laurits Flensted Jensen and Anne Sofie Steen SverdrupDenmark, Germany, Taiwan
Eddie and IMaya ShekelIsrael, Germany, France
Empathy CreaturesMélodie MoussetSwitzerland
The Exploding Girl VRLa fille qui explose VR Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel France, Greece
Face JumpingDanny Cannizzaro and Samantha GormanUnited States
The Great EscapeJoren VandenbrouckeBelgium, Luxembourg
The Great OratorDaniel ErnstNetherlands
Heartbeat – Son coeur a trouvé sa cadence dans le silence des rencontresFanny FortageFrance
If You See a CatAtsushi WadaJapan
Less Than 5GR or SaffronNégar MotevalymeidanshahFrance
A Long GoodbyeKate Voet and Victor MaesBelgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
La Magie OpéraJonathan AstrucFrance
MirageNaima Karim and Aleena HanifSaudi Arabia, Netherlands
Mulan2125木兰2125Mo HuangChina
Reflections of Little Red DotChloé LeeGermany, United States
The Sad Story of the Little Mouse Who Wanted to Become SomebodyLa Triste Histoire de la Petite Souris qui Voulait Absolument Devenir Quelqu'unNicolas BourniquelFrance, Germany, Belgium
Sense of NowhereHsin-Hsuan YehTaiwan, Finland, Belgium, Portugal, France
The ShadowL'Ombre Blanca Li and Édith Canat de Chizy France, Taiwan
The Time BeforeLeo Metcalf and Michael GolembewskiUnited Kingodom

Biennale College - Cinema

The following films were selected for the Biennale College - Cinema section: [25]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Becoming HumanChiet Chea Manusa Polen LyCambodia, United States
Lamb of GodAgnus DeiMassimiliano CamaitiItaly
One Woman One BraVincho NchoguKenya, Nigeria
Secret of a Mountain SerpentNidhi SaxenaIndia, Italy, Sri Lanka

Final Cut

The section is providing since 2013 support in the completion of films from African and Middle East countries. The following eight work-in-progress films have been selected for the 12th edition of Final Cut in Venice: [26]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Fiction
House of the WindLa maison du ventKouemo Yanghu Auguste BernardCameroon, Benin, France, Belgium
My SembaMeu SembaHugo SalvaterraAngola
Standing at the RuinsAl Woqoof ala el AtlalSaeed Taji FaroukyEgypt, United Kingdom
The StationAl Mahattah Sara Ishaq Yemen, Jordan, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Qatar
Yesterday the Eye Didn’t SleepRakan MayasiBelgium, Lebanon, Palestine
Documentary
LegacySoleil, Lune, ÉtoilesMamadou DiaSenegal, France
Out of SchoolLa cour des grands Hind Bensari Denmark, Morocco
Untitled Project from YemenMariam Al-DhubhaniYemen, Qatar, Norway, France

Independent Sections

40. Settimana Internazionale della Critica

The following films were selected to the International Critics’ Week sections: [27]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
In Competition
AgonGiulio BertelliItaly, United States, France
Cotton Queen Suzannah Mirghani Germany, France, Palestine, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
CoraGorgonàEvi KalogiropoulouGreece, France
IshImran PerrettaUnited Kingdom
RoqiaYanis KoussimAlgeria, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Straight Circle Oscar HudsonUnited States, United Kingdom, South Africa
Waking HoursFederico Cammarata and Filippo FoscariniItaly
Out of Competition
Stereo Girls(opening film)Les ImmortellesCaroline Deruas PeanoFrance, Canada
100 Nights of Hero (closing film)Julia JackmanUnited Kingdom, United States

22nd Giornate degli Autori

The following films were selected to the Giornate degli Autori section: [28] [29]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
In Competition
BearcaveArkoudotrypaStergios Dinopoulos and Krysianna B. PapadakisGreece
GioiaLa gioiaNicolangelo GelorminiItaly
Inside AmirDaroon-e AmirAmir AziziIran
Last Night I Conquered the City of ThebesAnoche Conquisté TebasGabriel AzorínSpain, Portugal
Memory(opening film)Vladlena SanduFrance, Netherlands
Memory of Princess MumbiDamien HauserKenya, Switzerland
Past Future ContinuousGli Uccelli del Monte QafMorteza Ahmadvand and Firouzeh KhosrovaniIran, Norway, Italy
A Sad and Beautiful WorldCyril ArisLebanon, United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Short SummerNastia KorkiaGermany, France, Serbia
VainillaMayra HermosilloMexico
Special Events
Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't(closing film)Come ti muovi, sbagli Gianni Di Gregorio Italy
Do You Love MeLana DaherFrance, Lebanon, Germany, Qatar
I Want Her DeadIl quieto vivere Gianluca Matarrese Italy, Switzerland
Laguna Šarūnas Bartas Lithuania, France
Who is Still AliveQui vit encoreNicolas WadimoffSwitzerland
Writing Life – Annie Ernaux Through the Eyes of High School StudentsÉcrire la vie – Annie Ernaux racontée par des lycéennes et de lycéens Claire Simon France
Miu Miu Women's Tales
#29 Autobiografia di una borsetta Joanna Hogg Italy
#30 Fragments For Venus Alice Diop United States, France
Venetian Nights
6:06Tekla TaidelliItaly, Portugal
Be LovedAmataElisa AmorusoItaly
Confession – How I Found Out I Wouldn't Make the RevolutionConfiteor – Come Scoprii Che Non Avrei Fatto la Rivoluzione Bonifacio Angius
DomMassimiliano BattistellaItaly, Bosnia Herzegovina
Full Speed Backward!Indietro Così!Antonio MorabitoItaly
Life Beyond the Pine Curtain – America the InvisibleLife Beyond the Pine Curtain – L’America degli InvisibliGiovanni Troilo
A Near ThingUna Cosa VicinaLoris G. Nese
A State FilmFilm di StatoRoland Sejko
Toni, My FatherToni mio Padre Anna Negri

Official Awards

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Glory to the Filmmaker

Independent Awards

Campari Passion for Film Award

References

  1. "Biennale Cinema 2025 | Alexander Payne President of the Venezia 82 international jury". La Biennale di Venezia. 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  2. "Biennale Cinema 2025 | Emanuela Fanelli to host the opening and closing nights of Venezia 82". La Biennale di Venezia. 2025-07-01. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  3. "Biennale Cinema 2025 | Werner Herzog Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement". La Biennale di Venezia. 2025-04-08. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  4. "Biennale Cinema 2025 | Kim Novak Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement". La Biennale di Venezia. 2025-06-09. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  5. Rubin, Alex Ritman,Rebecca (2025-08-30). "Huge Gaza Protest Marches Toward Venice Film Festival as Thousands Attend Rally". Variety. Retrieved 2025-09-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Goodfellow, Melanie (2025-08-25). "Gaza Set To Dominate Venice As August 30 March Gains Momentum & Activists Call For Gerard Butler & Gal Gadot Invites To Be Withdrawn". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  7. Khomami, Nadia; Arts, Nadia Khomami; correspondent, culture (2025-08-27). "Activists hope to shift Venice film festival focus on to crisis in Gaza". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-09-03.{{cite news}}: |last3= has generic name (help)
  8. "Pro-Palestinian Protesters Raise Gaza War at the Venice Film Festival". 2025-08-30. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  9. Tartaglione, Nada Aboul Kheir,Nancy (2025-09-03). "Gaza Drama 'The Voice Of Hind Rajab' Gets Record 23-Minute-Plus Ovation At Venice World Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-09-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. Brzeski, Patrick (2025-09-03). "Filmmakers Behind Gaza Drama 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' Make Plea for Peace in Venice: "Enough of the Mass Killing, Starvation, Dehumanization"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  11. Ritman, Alex (2025-09-03). "'The Voice of Hind Rajab' Stuns Venice With Its Longest Standing Ovation of 22 Minutes Amid Tears and 'Free Palestine' Chants". Variety. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  12. Dalton, Ben. "Venice head Alberto Barbera says festival won't disinvite guests for political views". Screen. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  13. "Biennale Cinema 2025 | Paolo Sorrentino' La Grazia is the Opening Film of the Biennale Cinema 2025". La Biennale di Venezia. 2025-07-04. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  14. 1 2 3 "Biennale Cinema 2025 | The International Juries of the 82nd Venice Film Festival". La Biennale di Venezia. 2025-07-18. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  15. 1 2 "Biennale Cinema 2025 | The Venice Classics restored films at the 82nd Venice Film Festival". La Biennale di Venezia. 2025-07-11. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  16. 1 2 "Biennale Cinema 2025 | Venice Immersive Selection and Competition announced". La Biennale di Venezia. 2025-07-16. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
  17. Montinari, Mazzino (2025-05-19). "From the Golden Bear to Giornate degli Autori: Dag Johan Haugerud to be the 2025 President of the Jury". Giornate degli Autori. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
  18. Montinari, Mazzino (2025-07-24). "Collective memory and individual truths". Giornate degli Autori. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  19. "Venice to welcome its first Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  20. 1 2 3 4 Shafer, Nick Vivarelli,Ellise (2025-07-22). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein,' Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Bugonia' With Emma Stone, Benny Safdie's 'Smashing Machine,' Luca Guadagnino's 'After the Hunt' and More". Variety. Retrieved 2025-07-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  21. "Biennale Cinema 2025 | A tribute to Jane Campion's film school, A Wave in the Ocean". La Biennale di Venezia. 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  22. "Biennale Cinema 2025 | The selection for the Orizzonti Short Films International Competition". La Biennale di Venezia. 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  23. Goodfellow, Melanie (2025-07-11). "Venice Classics: Stanley Kubrick's 'Lolita', Pedro Almodóvar's 'Matador' & Tsai Ming-Liang's 'Vive L'Amour' Set For Sidebar". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  24. "Biennale Cinema 2025 | Queen Kelly (1929) by Erich von Stroheim is the Pre-opening film of the 82nd Venice Film Festival". La Biennale di Venezia. 2025-07-09. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  25. "Biennale Cinema 2025 | Biennale College Cinema". La Biennale di Venezia. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  26. "Biennale Cinema 2025 | Final Cut in Venice: 8 work-in-progress films have been selected". La Biennale di Venezia. 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  27. TG24, Sky (2025-07-21). "Venezia 2025: il nuovo cinema della 40ª Settimana della Critica". tg24.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  28. Montinari, Mazzino (2025-07-24). "The 2025 Official Selection". Giornate degli Autori. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  29. "The personal is political at the 22nd Giornate degli Autori". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2025-07-25. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  30. Vivarelli, Nick (9 June 2025). "Kim Novak to Be Honored at Venice Film Festival With Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement". Variety .
  31. "Biennale Cinema 2025 | Julian Schnabel to receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker 2025 award". La Biennale di Venezia. 2025-07-30. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  32. "Biennale Cinema 2025 | Director Gus Van Sant to receive the 2025 Campari Passion for Film Award". La Biennale di Venezia. 2025-08-01. Retrieved 2025-08-02.