Laura Dern Honors George Clooney at Venice Film Festival

There was a sense of history and friendship on the Lido as George Clooney received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival. The honor was made even more special by the presence of Laura Dern, who delivered the Laudatio speech celebrating a career that has crossed generations, genres, and different worlds of cinema. Dern’s tribute felt like a meeting between two artists who represent the very best of contemporary filmmaking. Both actors have built careers based not only on memorable performances but also on their ability to

Ellen Burstyn to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award in Venice

Few actors have travelled through American cinema with the quiet endurance and emotional force of Ellen Burstyn. This September, the 83rd Venice International Film Festival will honor the 93-year-old actress with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, recognizing a career that has crossed more than six decades of film, television and theatre. The award was approved by the Board of La Biennale di Venezia following a recommendation from festival artistic director Alberto Barbera. For Burstyn, the recognition arrives as more than a celebration of the past. She remains an active performer,

Bidhan Rebeiro to attend Venice and Budapest as a film critic

Bangladeshi film critic and writer Bidhan Rebeiro will attend the 83rd Venice International Film Festival as a film critic and editor of Cut To Cinema. The festival will take place at the Venice Lido from 2 to 12 September 2026. Rebeiro is the editor and publisher of Cut To Cinema. It is an English-language monthly film magazine published from Dhaka. Organised by La Biennale di Venezia, this year’s festival has 21 feature films in the main Venezia 83 Competition. The programme also includes Orizzonti and Venice Spotlight. Other sections include Venice

Locarno 2026: ‘You Don‍‍‍‍‍‍’t Belong Here’ Wins Golden Leopard

Romanian filmmaker Florin Șerban’s You Don’t Belong Here (Nu E Locul Tau Aici) has won the Golden Leopard at the 79th Locarno Film Festival. The jury praised the film’s writing, distinctive vision and cinematic language. Hong Sangsoo took Best Director for Nowhere to Lay My Eyes, while Monica Bellucci won a performance award for Ketticè. In the Filmmakers of the Present competition, Alessandra Sanguinetti’s The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer received the Golden Leopard as well as the Best First Feature award. Petra Volpe’s prison drama Frank & Louis won the UBS

“I Want to Tell My Own Stories”: Badhon on Her Dream of Filmmaking

Azmeri Haque Badhon is an acclaimed Bangladeshi actress known for her powerful performances in films such as Rehana Maryam Noor and The Master. She has represented Bangladeshi cinema on several international platforms and recently appeared in Rubaiyat Hossain’s The Difficult Bride at the Venice Film Festival. During the festival, Bidhan Rebeiro, editor of Cut to Cinema, spoke with Badhon about her journey as an actress and her aspiration to write and direct films in the future. People’s applause, appreciation, and especially the reaction of foreign audiences who are ' ...

Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon and the Many Faces of Reality

I used to love the Indian courtroom television show Adaalat (2010-2016). I would watch K.D. Pathak take on one case after another and I found it interesting how different witnesses would describe the same incident in completely different ways. You could never be quite sure which version was true and which was a lie. I would find myself trying to guess who the real culprit was. Later, when I began discovering world cinema, I was reminded of those childhood memories of Adaalat while watching Japanese jidaigeki (period drama) psychological mystery ' ...

Venice Film Festival: Documenting a World Beyond Our Cinema

Venice Film Festival is glorified by its own grandeur. It is the oldest film festival in the world. Coming here from Dhaka for the 83rd edition, I feel that the journey has been rewarding, for many reasons. To me, the greatest achievement is that, for the first time, a Bangladeshi feature-length film has found a place in the competitive section, Horizons, of Venice. The second major gain is the abundance of new works by established filmmakers at this year’s event. Alongside that, there are also astonishing works by new filmmakers. ' ...