venice film festival 2026
‘Woman Unknown’ Wins Golden Lion in Venice: Full Winners List
See the full list of the 2026 Venice Film Festival award winners including the Golden Lion.
‘Back to Buenos Aires’ Review: A Brooding Drama Revisits the Violent Days of Argentina’s Dictatorship, and the Traumas That Remained in Its Wake
Marco Bechis drew from his own experience for 'Back to Buenos Aires,' the story of a political prisoner who returns to the site of his torment.
Venice Days: María Aparicio’s ‘Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion’ Wins GdA Director’s Award
Venice's GdA Director's Award and cash prize of 20,000 Euros has gone to Maria Aparicio and Mubi's 'Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion.
‘Union Town’ Review: Barbara Kopple Takes on UPS, Amazon and the Apps in Another Essential Organized Labor Documentary
In her new doc 'Union Town,' 'Harlan County, USA' and 'American Dream' director Barbara Kopple studies the interests of workers in the gig economy.
‘NAZA’ Review: A Sober and Indispensable Doc Highlights the Immoral, State-of-the-Art Killing Machine Employed by the IDF in Gaza
The Guardian produced and Jonathan Glazer executive produced 'NAZA,' a bombshell exposé by 'No Other Land' directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor.
‘Place to Be’ Review: Ellen Burstyn, Taika Waititi, Pamela Anderson and a Pigeon Star in a Strange, Sentimental, Occasionally Endearing Road Movie
Ellen Burstyn and Taika Waititi star in Kornél Mundruczó's 'Place to Be,' about a widow who travels to New York with a divorced dad and a pigeon.
Inside Venice’s Unlikely Double Feature: A $300 Million Hitmaker and a New Generation of Smart Devices
Director Lan Hongchun on his $300 million hit 'Dear You,' and how Honor's new Arri-designed Robot Phone is putting cinema tools in more hands.
‘Holy Wood Dust’ Review: Victor Kossakovsky’s Soothing, if Slightly Dull, Documentary Will Make You Want to Hug a Tree
Victor Kossakovsky, the director of 'Architecton' and 'Gunda,' returns with 'Holy Wood Dust,' a meditative celebration of trees.
‘The Color of the Sun’ Review: A Teenager in Okinawa Navigates Grief and Longing in an Attractive but Undercooked Coming-of-Age Drama
First-time feature filmmaker Xavier Tera's 'The Color of the Sun' is a tale of adolescent exploration set during one summer in Okinawa.
‘Company’ Review: Casey Affleck Directs a Surprising, Decade-Hopping but Dull Existential Drama
Scoot McNairy, Adelaide Clemens, Nick Nolte, Ben Mendelsohn and Affleck’s son Atticus star in Casey Affleck's Venice competition entry 'Company.