Venice Film Festival 2023: Dates, lineup, opening and closing movies

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Venice Film Festival, revealed the official lineup for the 80th edition of the prestigious event today. Despite successfully navigating through the challenges posed by the Covid pandemic and implementing necessary protocols, the festival is now confronted with a new obstacle – the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Unlike previous years, this time, there is anticipation for a reduced presence of high-profile Hollywood stars and a smaller US representation on the Lido. Studios are understandably cautious about launching their projects without the usual celebrity support, considering Venice's significant role as a launchpad for awards season and a prime opportunity to garner media attention for talent. Meanwhile, the Venice Film Festival has already switched its opening selection, after the movie that had been slated to open pulled out because of the ongoing Hollywood strike, organisers said. Edoardo De Angelis' «Comandante» will now open the 80th Venice International Film Festival, in place of Luca Guadagnino's «Challengers», the festival said in a statement late on Friday. «Challengers» featuring US star Zendaya, «will not participate at the Festival following a decision made by the production,» owing to ongoing industrial action in Hollywood, it said. Venice festival is set to commence on August 30 and will end on September 9 with the screening of «La sociedad de la nieve» («Society of the Snow») by Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona, the organisers said.

The Promised Land, dir: Nikolaj Arcel Dogman, dir: Luc Besson La Bête, dir: Bertrand Bonello Hors-Saison, dir: Stéphane Brizé Enea, dir: Pietro Castellitto Comandante, dir: Edoardo de Angelis (opening night film) Maestro, dir: Bradley Cooper