Venice Film Festival

Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos poses for photographers in Venice on Friday. His gothic tale "Poor Things" is taking part in the 80th Venice Film Festival and is tipped by pundits as the big early favorite.

Luca Guadagnino's "Challengers," starring Zendaya, has been pulled from the Venice Film Festival, where it was to be the opening night film, due to the actors strike.

The Venice Film Festival is serving up one of the year's buzzier films as its opening night selection in Luca Guadagnino's "Challengers." The romantic tennis drama starring Zendaya, "West Side Story's" Mike Faist and "The Crown's" Josh O'Connor will have its world premiere out of competition at the 80th edition of the festival in September, organizers said Thursday.

The Venice Film Festival kicked off on Aug. 31 with Adam Driver starring in opening film "White Noise," one of several Netflix entries competing for the top prize Golden Lion as the streaming giant seeks to burnish its arthouse credentials.

Timothee Chalamet as a love-sick cannibal, Harry Styles in his first leading role, Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe - a new generation of stars steps into the spotlight when the Venice Film Festival kicks off Wednesday.

The great French film star Catherine Deneuve will receive the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 79th Venice International Film Festival in September, organizers said on June 1.

The Golden Lion, the top prize at the Venice Film Festival set to begin September 1, will be awarded to one film among 21 contenders from across the globe.

Pedro Almodovar's "Madres Paralelas" (Parallel Mothers), starring the Spanish filmmaker's muses Penelope Cruz and Rossy De Palma, will open the 78th Venice Film Festival in September, organizers said July 19.

Greek distributor StraDa Films is launching its online cinema service with "The Whaler Boy," a coming-of-age drama directed by Philipp Yuryev, in what is the 30-year-old's first feature. Selected in competition at Venice's 17th Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days), it is a moving tale of a teenage Inuit's perilous quest for love across the Bering Strait.

The Venice Film Festival will go ahead as scheduled at the beginning of September, Luca Zaia, the governor of the region around the Italian city said on May 24 as the spread of the new coronavirus in the country slows.