By Victoria Mazurova – Photographer & Writer VENICE, ITALY — August 28, 2025 — The red carpet at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival came alive for the premiere of the highly anticipated film Jay Kelly. Held at the iconic Sala Grande, the event drew an array of international stars, photographers, and fans eager to…

By Victoria Mazurova – Photographer & Writer VENICE, ITALY — August 28, 2025 — Stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, and director Yorgos Lanthimos lit up the red carpet for Bugonia at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. The premiere took place at the historic Sala Grande, drawing enthusiastic crowds and international media. Emma Stone looked radiant…

 THE POWER OF A SHARED VISION The 19th edition of Giornate degli Autori, headed by President Andrea Purgatori, working alongside the Board of Directors, General Delegate Giorgio Gosetti, and Artistic Director Gaia Furrer, will run from August 31st to September 10th, during the 79th Venice Film Festival. Founded in 2004, the brainchild of Francesco Maselli and Emidio…

FICTION THE HANGING SUN  – CLOSING FILM by FRANCESCO CARROZZINI with Alessandro Borghi, Jessica Brown Findlay, Sam Spruell, Frederick Schmidt, Raphael Vicas, Peter Mullan, Charles Dance / Italy, UK / 93’   KAPAG WALA NANG MGA ALON (WHEN THE WAVES ARE GONE) by LAV DIAZ with John Lloyd Cruz, Ronnie Lazaro, Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino, Dms Boongaling…

THE AWARDS Composer Giorgio Battistelli, one of the most renowned names in Italy and abroad, is the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Music “for his work in experimental musical theatre and his intense operatic production, staged by the most important European institutions”; whereas the Ars Ludi ensemble, consisting of three exceptional percussionists ­– Antonio Caggiano, Rodolfo Rossi and Gianluca…