Dir/Wri: Jethro Massey | Cast: Marie Benati, Jérémie Galiana | UK In a summery Paris boy meets girl. She is a french lesbian who occasionally dates men. He is a straightforward...

Dir: Damien Hauser | Switzerland/Kenya 80’ | Cast: Shandra Apondi, Ibraham Joseph, Samson Waithaka, Michael Garama, Damien Hauser and
Newton Ronnoh A truly unique vision of a hopeful future comes in Memory...

Dir: Evi Kalogiropoulou | Greece 92’ 2025 Female power trumps male machismo in this wacky neon-infused Mad Max style Greek revenge thriller. Evi Kalogiropoulou’s  often ludicrous feature debut is set on a...

Dir: Gianfranco Rosi | Italy Documentary 115’ 2025 Best known for his Berlinale winning title Fire At Sea Gianfranco Rosi returns to Venice where he previously won the Golden Lion for...

Wri/Dir: Tamara Kotevska | Doc 2025 Blending folklore with the contemporary this simple but far-reaching fable carries with it the tragic reality of 21st century life. But there’s always hope.  The legend...

Dir: Shahad Ameen | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, United Kingdom - 2025 - 115’ The desert makes a beguiling backdrop to this sophomore road movie from breakout writer/director Shahad Ameen (Scales)....

Dir: Paolo Sorrentino | Cast: Toni Servillo, Anna Ferzetti, Orlando Cinque, Milvia Venturiello | Italy Drama 131' Paolo Sorrentino returns to form with this impressive Venice film festival opener crafted with...

Dir: Teona Strugar Mitevska | Cast: Noomi Rapace, Sylvia Hoeks, Nikola Ristanovski | Drama | 105’ 2025 Noomi Rapace stars in this inspired drama that follows a week in the life...

  Venice Film Festival continues its mission to outshine Cannes. And this year's offering may very well achieve that aim with a glittering array of features from filmmakers at the zenith...