After a petition to disinvite her, Gal Gadot’s absence at the Venice Film Festival triggered widespread chatter online. The Italian city had rolled out the red carpet and welcomed stars like Julia Roberts,

History was made at the 82nd Venice Film Festival when debutant filmmaker Anupurna Roy became the first Indian director to win the Best Director Award in the Orizzonti section. Her film Songs of Forgotten Trees,

(L-R) Jason Momoa, Louis Cancelmi, Oscar Isaac, Franco Nero and Duke Nicholson attend the Cartier Glory To The Filmmaker Award 2025 and the “In the Hand of Dante” red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 03, 2025 in Venice, Italy

Italy’s most famous film festival is well underway, and the canals of Venice are filled with celebrities being ferried to the red carpet. Now in its 82nd year, the Venice Film Festival will run until September 6 and showcase a number of hotly anticipated films such as “Bugonia” by the Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos,

Italian journalist Federica Polidoro is addressing her viral interview with Ayo Edebiri after receiving backlash for excluding the actress from a question. Federica Polidoro took to Instagram on Sunday,

An Emma Watson appearance is a rare treat, and at Venice Film Festival, it was twice as sweet. In Italy to celebrate the final weekend of cinema’s prestigious celebration, the actress stepped out in not one, but two little shift dresses—a silhouette perfect for the transitional weather of early September.

Anuparna Roy recently became the first Indian to win Best Director in the Orizzonti section of the Venice Film Festival.

Other winners at the Venice Film Festival included "The Smashing Machine" director Benny Safdie and "The Voice of Hind Rajab."

Jim Jarmusch's quietly humorous relationship triptych won the top prize on Saturday. The film about the relationships between siblings, and with their parents, stars Adam Driver, Vicky Krieps and Cate Blanchett.

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