In a fraught years for film festivals, some good news: the Venice Film Festival, one of the world’s starriest annual film events — and one that has previously resisted pressure to program more female filmmakers — has nearly reached gender parity with its competition lineup. This year’s festival will host eight films directed by women in its highest-profile section, where they will compete for the Golden Lion. Only four women have won the prize since the festival started in 1932, with Sofia Coppola as the most recent winner for “Somewhere” in 2010. The other past winners were Mira Nair, Margarethe von Trotta, and Agnès Varda.
The 2020 festival will play home to new films from a variety of the industry’s top female directors, including Chloe Zhao, Mona Fastvold (“The World to Come”), Emma Dante (“Le Sorelle Macaluso”), Nicole Garcia (“Lovers”), Susanna Nicchiarelli (“Miss Marx”), Malgorzata Szumowska (“Never Gonna Snow Again”), Julia Von Heinz...
The 2020 festival will play home to new films from a variety of the industry’s top female directors, including Chloe Zhao, Mona Fastvold (“The World to Come”), Emma Dante (“Le Sorelle Macaluso”), Nicole Garcia (“Lovers”), Susanna Nicchiarelli (“Miss Marx”), Malgorzata Szumowska (“Never Gonna Snow Again”), Julia Von Heinz...
- 7/28/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Similar News
Watch Dogs videogame franchise is dead, rumour suggests
- 4/25/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
Dead Boy Detectives (2024) Season 1 Review — Thrills and Grim LOLs
- 4/25/2024
- by M.N. Miller
- FandomWire
Fans Rise Up in Support of ShiftUp after Stellar Blade Controversy Could Cause Them to Lose Their Uncensored Accolade
- 4/25/2024
- by Tanay Sharma
- FandomWire
The O.J. Simpson Movie That Owen Wilson (Among Others) Won’t Be Starring In
- 4/24/2024
- by Edited by Benjamin Svetkey and Edited by Julian Sancton
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kent Sanderson Named President of Bleecker Street (Exclusive)
- 4/24/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
What Happened to Mr. & Mrs. Smith?
- 4/24/2024
- by Jake Dee
- JoBlo.com
Prime Video Sets Premiere Date For Marlon Wayans Comedy Special ‘Good Grief’
- 4/24/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Nicole Kidman celebrates four decades of acting, shares video of her first role in 1983 film
- 4/24/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
“But it wasn’t my dream to be an actress”: Francis Ford Coppola’s Risky Move to Cast His Daughter in Godfather 3 Instead of Julia Roberts Didn’t Pay Off
- 4/23/2024
- by Sharanya Sankar
- FandomWire
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.