The Venice Film Festival Opens with a Rupert Murdoch Film, George Clooney and Plenty of Geopolitics
Maggie Gyllenhaal leads the jury as 21 films compete for the Golden Lion and documentaries on Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch screen out of competition.
- The 83rd Venice Film Festival opened Wednesday on the Venice Lido with British director Danny Boyle's "Ink," a drama about media magnate Rupert Murdoch's 1969 acquisition of The Sun tabloid.
- Though Venice traditionally launches the awards season—eight of the past 10 Best Actor/Actress Oscars went to Venice-screened protagonists—rising production costs have dimmed star attendance as Hollywood studios increasingly stay away.
- U.S. actor and director Maggie Gyllenhaal chairs the competition jury, joined by directors from Tunisia, Afghanistan and Hong Kong, while Festival Director Alberto Barbera said most selections dealt with "contemporary problems."
- George Clooney receives a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement during the 11-day festival, while stars including Robert Pattinson and Oasis frontmen Liam and Noel Gallagher grace the red carpet.
- Only one of 21 competing films is directed by a woman, which Festival Director Barbera called "a big problem," as the festival closes September 12 with Italian costume drama "Dio ride" .
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Venice Film Festival Opens With Rupert Murdoch Film, Honours George Clooney, Highlights Geopolitics
VENICE, Italy: George Clooney and Danny Boyle are helping kick off the Venice Film Festival in style Wednesday on the Lido. Clooney, a festival mainstay, is receiving a lifetime achievement award, while Boyle is premiering "Ink,” his film about Rupert Murdoch's acquisition of the British tabloid "The Sun” in 1969.Over the course of the next 11 days, the festival will see many stars from Hollywood and beyond grace the red carpet, from Robert Patt…
With Danny Boyle's “Ink” today opens the curtain of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, which hosts long-awaited premieres. The Venice Festival features films from important creators as well as promising young talents from all over the world. Greece Honored Country of Venice Production Bridge 2026 Of particular importance is attached to this year's event that Greece is the Honored Country (Focus Country) of Venice Production Bridge 2026.
Venice Film Festival opens with Rupert Murdoch film, George Clooney and plenty of geopolitics
VENICE, Italy — George Clooney and Danny Boyle are helping kick off the Venice Film Festival in style Wednesday on the Lido. Clooney, a festival mainstay, is receiving a lifetime achievement award, while Boyle is premiering “Ink,” his film about Rupert Murdoch's acquisition of the British tabloid “The Sun” in 1969. Over the course of the next 11 days, the festival will see many stars from Hollywood and beyond grace the red carpet, from Robert Pa…
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The Venice Film Festival opens with a Rupert Murdoch film, George Clooney and plenty of geopolitics
George Clooney and Danny Boyle will help open the Venice Film Festival, which kicks off Wednesday. Clooney is receiving a lifetime achievement award, while Boyle premieres his film “Ink,” about Rupert Murdoch's acquisition of “The Sun.”
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