The International Juries have been selected for Venezia 82, Orizzonti and for “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for Best Debut Film, of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival (August 27 – September 6, 2025), directed by Alberto Barbera and organized by La Biennale di Venezia.
The Locarno Film Festival’s honorary leopard, presented by Manor, will be given to the internationally recognised and celebrated American filmmaker during Locarno78, on the night of Friday, August 15, 2025. Payne will also present his films The Descendants (2011) and Nebraska (2013) and participate in a public discussion with the festival audience. The distinctive voice behind a slate … Read more
American director Alexander Payne (The Holdovers, Sideways, Nebraska, The Descendants,) will be the president of the International Jury of the Competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival (August 27 – September 6, 2025), which will assign the Golden Lion for Best Film, as well as other official awards. The decision was made by the Board of Directors of La Biennale di Venezia, who confirmed the … Read more
Shades of Grey Phedon Papamichael ASC / Nebraska Shades of Grey Phedon Papamichael ASC / Nebraska After three films together – Sideways, The Descendants and now Nebraska – Alexander Payne and Phedon Papamichael ASC share a working relationship built on intuition and instinct. For their latest undertaking, the filmmakers journeyed to numerous tiny towns … Read more