A year after COVID-19, Italy's tourist destinations remain deserted, causing major setback to country's economy
Last year, the country plunged into the worst recession since World War II.
TIFF 2020: The Disciple shares Amplify Voices Award with Night of the Kings; Nomadland bags People's Choice prize
The first runner-up for the TIFF People's Choice Award was Oscar-winning actor Regina King's directorial debut, One Night in Miami, also one of the best-regarded films in the festival programme.
Venice Classics 2020: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea’s The Last Supper is a political allegory painted in explicitly religious shades
The Last Supper was a portrait of Cuba’s ambivalent attitude towards slavery. But the film’s title makes the religious statement equally obvious. Religion makes “slaves” of us.
Venice Classics 2020: Jean-Pierre Melville’s The Red Circle is a heist thriller with poetry between the lines
The Red Circle is a unique heist thriller because of the poetic things that happen while we are waiting for the “Warner Bros” affairs to unfold.
Venice International Film Festival guidelines mandate participants wear masks during screenings
Venice Film Festival, the first in-person movie event since the pandemic began, requires its participants to take a coronavirus test if they arrive from outside Europe.
Venice, Toronto film festivals to simultenously premiere Frances McDormand's Nomadland under new alliance
Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland is the first movie announced in the new partnership between Venice, Toronto, New York and Telluride festivals, which typically compete against each other for world premiere rights.
Rima Das on seeking inspiration from nature during lockdown, and the North East stigma attached to coronavirus
Rima Das talks about how the lockdown is helping nature heal, and how the cancellation of film festivals will serve as a setback to independent cinema.
Mission: Impossible 7 — Paramount Pictures halts shooting of Tom Cruise's film in Italy due to coronavirus outbreak
Paramount Pictures said they cancelled Mission Impossible 7's shoot for the safety of the film's cast and crew.
Venice prepares for third high tide in week; churches damaged, shops, homes flooded with sea water
Venice was braced Sunday for an unprecedented third major flooding in less than a week, with seawater due to swamp the already devastated historic city
Venice braces for unprecedented third major flooding in less than a week; authorities declare state of emergency
With seawater due to swamp the already devastated historic city where authorities have declared a state of emergency
Venice council hall flooded minutes after rejecting climate change bill; pictures of room go viral on social media
As per a Facebook post by Andrea Zanoni, the deputy chairman of the council’s environment committee, the Venice council hall got flooded just two minutes after the bill was rejected.
Venice to face another exceptional high tide today after historical city faces worst flooding in 50 years; mayor estimates €1 billlion worth property damaged so far
Venice will face another exceptional high tide on Sunday, after its worst flooding in 50 years on Tuesday caused more than $1 billion worth of damage and submerged St Mark’s Square under a meter of water.
Daily Bulletin: AIMPLB to decide on Ayodhya verdict review, 5 acre land reward; Shiv Sena to not attend NDA meet; day's top stories
Daily Bulletin: AIMPLB to decide on Ayodhya verdict review, 5 acre land reward; Shiv Sena to not attend NDA meet; Congress announces six candidates for Karnataka bypolls, fields national spokesperson against CM Raghubar Das; day's top stories
Italy declares state of emergency in flood-hit Venice; govt seeks to release funds to repair damage caused by highest tide in 50 years
Italy's government declared a state of emergency Thursday in flood-ravaged Venice, seeking to release funds to repair the historic lagoon city after it was damaged by the highest tide in 50 years
Highest tide in 50 years sweeps Venice; administration sets up wooden catwalks in St Mark’s Square, deploys water ambulances
Venice was hit by the highest tide in more than 50 years late Tuesday, with tourists wading through flooded streets to seek shelter as a fierce wind whipped up waves in St. Mark's Square
Banksy crashes the Venice Biennale with unauthorised street stall; posts video on social media
Banksy set up a multi-panel artwork on the street for the Venice Biennale to which he has never been invited, calling the artwork Venice in Oil.
Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2020: Artist Shubigi Rao to curate fifth edition of art festival
The Indian-origin artist Shubigi Rao, has previously showcased her installations at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale during its 2018 edition. Her focus has been on ideas including archaeology, libraries and literature among others.
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.
Oscars are more populist than festivals like Cannes, Venice — hence the Best Popular Film category
A film festival only cares about what its jury thinks, whereas a TV show like the Oscars has to worry about how many viewers tune in.
British actress Vanessa Redgrave to be honoured with lifetime achievement award at Venice Film Festival
Vanessa Redgrave's career spans six decades in which she has won numerous accolades for her work in films and theatre alike