Venice chief Alberto Barbera discusses Netflix's return on the Lido and why Dwayne Johnson could be headed for Oscar glory.

After losing Oscar ground to Cannes, Venice roars back with a star-packed, politically-charged selection led by Netflix, ...

Venice Chief Alberto Barbera On This Year's Oscar Hopefuls, A Movie Dispute & Why Films Are Too Long These Days.

The Venice Film Festival is expertly poised for film awards season, as Variety's Elsa Keslassy and Nick Vivarelli explain on ...

Julian Schnabel will be honored with the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, running from ...

The acclaimed artist and filmmaker will screen his new feature, 'In the Hand of Dante' out of competition in Venice.

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EXCLUSIVE: As Venice ticks past its half way point we sat down with festival head Alberto Barbera to reflect on what has been buzzy, starry festival so far, as well as on some of the tensions that ...

EXCLUSIVE: As Venice ticks past its halfway point we sat down with festival head Alberto Barbera to reflect on what has been a buzzy, starry festival so far, as well as on some of the tensions ...

Barbera’s mandate at Venice has been extended through 2026 by new Biennale president Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, a right-wing journalist and author appointed by Italy’s ruling coalition.

The Venice Film Festival’s board of directors on Friday approved the appointment of Alberto Barbera as artistic director for the years 2025 and 2026, extending his tenure with the organization ...