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The 81st Venice International Film Festival has selected the members of its international juries ahead of this year's event, including Orizzonti and the 'Luigi De Lauentiis' Venice Award. This year's Festival will run August 28 to September 7. The Orizzonti (Horizons section) jury will include…

Sigourney Weaver has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the upcoming Venice International Film Festival. Venice chief Alberto Barbera called the thrice Academy Award-nominated Alien star “an actress with few rivals.” “Strengthened by her significant theatrical training…

The Venice Biennale Foundation, which oversees the Venice International Film Festival, has nominated right-wing writer Pietrangelo Buttafuoco to become its new President, according to multiple Italian media sources. Buttafuoco is set to replace Roberto Cicutto after being appointed by Culture…

As the 49th annual Telluride Film Festival comes to a close on this Labor Day holiday, it again could be a fest that ignites the Oscar chances of a number of films that have either had their world premieres or North American premieres this weekend. As part of the so-called Fall Festival Trifecta of…

Hollywood had a pretty good evening on the Lido tonight. After a few years of sitting on the sidelines at the Venice Film Festival, when movies like Spotlight and Birdman were overlooked for gold (or silver), a number of films and talent that are expected to figure in the awards conversation later this year were…

The Toronto International Film Festival kicked off this week, Telluride and Venice wrapped up and Fifty Shades of Grey got its leads. If you missed these and Deadline's other top film stories this week, here's your chance to check them out now: Toronto 2013: Will Deals Take Back Seat As Buyers Focus On Fest Oscar Hopef…

It may be the last week of summer but Hollywood was buzzing with news from LA to Telluride to Venice, China and in the courts too. Check out this week’s top film stories: Steven Spielberg’s Cannes Jury Duty Leads DreamWorks To Remake Deal On ‘Like Father, Like Son’ By Mike Fleming Jr – EXCLUSIVE: Who says jury duty is…

It’s been confirmed to me by a knowledgeable source that Terrence Malick will not be in Venice OR Toronto for screenings of his latest film, To The Wonder, which debuts Sunday on the Lido. While that's not really such a wonder, the notoriously reclusive director did come to Cannes a little more than a year ago when Tre…

Frank Darabont, Michael Shamberg, Pietro Scalia Set For Zurich Master Classes The Zurich Film Festival today announced this year’s headliners for its Master Class series. Instructors will include writer-director Frank Darabont (The Green Mile, The Walking Dead); producer Michael Shamberg (Pulp Fiction, Erin…

Venice Film Fest To Stream Horizons Films To Worldwide Audience Venice is beginning a new tradition in its 69th year. For the first time ever the festival will make films from the Horizons section available for streaming by viewers all over the world at the same time as their official screenings on the Lido. In all…

The 69th Venice Film Festival is shaping up to be a showcase for a handful of veteran American directors with Terrence Malick, Brian De Palma and Paul Thomas Anderson in the competition mix. Appearing out of competition with his Michael Jackson documentary, Bad 25, Spike Lee will also receive the Jaeger-LeCoultre…

EXCLUSIVE: If you’re an Al Pacino fan and are attending the Venice International Film Festival, circle Sunday, Sept. 4 on your calendar. On that day, Pacino will be awarded the Jaeger-Le Coultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2011 Award, presented to an artist who has left an original mark on contemporary cinema. Right after…