{"id":4733,"date":"2026-07-23T09:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4733"},"modified":"2026-07-23T09:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:05:23","slug":"venice-film-festival-reveals-2026-lineup-updating-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4733","title":{"rendered":"Venice Film Festival Reveals 2026 Lineup (Updating Live)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tThe Venice Film Festival is about to reveal its 2026 lineup, promising a plethora of buzzy titles from international directors.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4732\">Brazil Begins Three Days of Mourning After Luiz Carlos Barreto, Its Legendary Film Producer, Dies at 98<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tLike Cannes this year, Venice is expected to have a lighter Hollywood presence than in previous editions. But that does not mean there won\u2019t be a robust roster of awards contenders.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAs previously announced, the festival will open with the world premiere of Danny Boyles \u201cInk,\u201d which will also compete for the festival\u2019s prestigious Golden Lion. The 1960s-set biographical drama stars Guy Pearce as divisive business magnate Rupert Murdoch and Jack O\u2019Connell as Larry Lamb, the editor of Murdoch-owned U.K. tabloid The Sun. Netflix recently acquired the U.S. rights to the film. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tClosing Venice this year is \u201cDio Ride,\u201d the latest work from Italian filmmaker Giovanni Veronesi, in the out of competition section. The film, whose title translates to \u201cGod Laughs,\u201d stars Pierfrancesco Favino (\u201cMaria,\u201d \u201cWorld War Z\u201d) as a friar in 17th-century Tuscany who manages to speak about God in a more joyful way. However, his light-hearted approach provokes the hostility of the church.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4730\">\u2018The Odyssey\u2019 Screenplay Is Now Available to Buy Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThe Bride\u201d and \u201cThe Lost Daughter\u201d director Maggie Gyllenhaal is set to preside over the competition jury, the third woman to do so in the past five years following Isabelle Huppert, Julianne Moore and Cate Blanchett. She will be joined by Hong Kong filmmaking giant Johnnie To, Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat, French director and screenwriter Xavier Giannoli, \u201cThe Brutalist\u201d composer Daniel Blumberg and U.S.-based Italian film academic Francesco Casetti. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tGeorge Clooney and Ellen Burstyn will be honored with lifetime achievement awards.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4727\">Courtney Stodden Is Fighting for Something Bigger Than Jason Alexander\u2019s Apology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe 83rd Venice Film Festival runs from Sept. 2 to 12. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tSee the full lineup below, updating live.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>COMPETITION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cInk,\u201d Danny Boyle (opening film)<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>VENICE OPEN (OUT OF COMPETITION \u2014 FICTION)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cDio Ride,\u201d Giovanni Veronesi (closing film)<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>OUT OF COMPETITION \u2014 NON-FICTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>FILMS ON FILMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>OUT OF COMPETITION \u2014 SHORTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>OUT OF COMPETITION \u2014 SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>HORIZONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>Elsa Keslassy contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Venice Film Festival is about to reveal its 2026 competition lineup, updating live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2648],"class_list":["post-4733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-venice-film-festival"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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