Golden Lion

Former Batman Christian Bale reacts to Joaquin Phoenix playing Joker: He always makes interesting choices

Todd Phillips’ dark comic book film Joker won the Golden Lion Award at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday and cemented its place as a legitimate contender for the rest of the awards season.

Venice Film Festival 2019 day 6 roundup: Julie Andrews wins Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

At the Venice Film Festival, Julie Andrews kissed the special Golden Lion award and said she felt "so blessed" for having such a fairy-tale career.

Venice Film Festival 2019 day 2 roundup: Pedro Almodovar wins Golden Lion for lifetime achievement

Pedro Almodovar was nominated for Venice Film Festival's top Golden Lion prize in 1988 for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, a movie that brought him international recognition.

Venice Film Festival: Tsai Ming-Liang’s enigmatic Vive L’Amour, which won the Golden Lion in 1994, turns 25

This enigmatic film co-won the Golden Lion at the 1994 Venice Film Festival, with the Macedonian drama Before the Rain, by Milčo Mančevski.

Netflix Golden Lion contenders 22 July, Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Roma get theatrical release dates

Netflix has brought six movies to Venice Film Festival, three of them front-runners for the Golden Lion.

Before Tumbbad, Soni, a look at other Indian films that premiered at Venice Film Festival — from Aparajito to Court

The Venice International Film Festival 2018 is scheduled to be held from 29 August to 8 September.

Monsoon Wedding the musical is a sharp, modern take on Mira Nair's cult film

Monsoon Wedding opened at Berkeley Repertory Theater as a musicial based on Mira Nair's renouned film of the same name. Namit Das and Javed Jaffery play key roles in the musical

Venice Golden Lion director has no takers at home

A South Korean director who won the Golden Lion award for best movie at this year's Venice Film Festival says he hopes the prize will encourage theater owners who have previously shunned his works to screen them more often.