The 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival, the oldest film festival in the world, opened Wednesday in Italy under the presidency of American actress and director Maggie Gyllenhaal, who will have to decide between 21 films in competition until September 12, with the expected presence of stars like George Clooney, Laura Dern and Robert Pattinson.
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The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world, founded in 1932.
The stars have returned to the red carpets. The Venice Film Festival opened on Wednesday in Italy, an 83rd edition chaired by American actress and director Maggie Gyllenhaal who will have to decide between the 21 films in competition.
The oldest film festival in the world will welcome many personalities until Saturday September 12: George Clooney, Laura Dern, Robert Pattinson... Discover the stars present at the Mostra this year.

Céline Dion is preparing to give her first full concert in six years this Saturday, September 12 at Paris La Défense Arena, marking her big return to the stage despite her fight against stiff person syndrome.

British actress Naomi Watts will receive the Donostia Honorary Award during the San Sebastian Film Festival, which will be held from September 18 to 26, for her entire career.

At 45, actor and playwright Hakim Djaziri plays a Hamas commander in season 5 of the series “Fauda”. A former Algerian refugee who went through radicalization before being saved by theater, he defends art as a space of peace and nuance.

Presented at the Deauville Festival, the film “Pressure” by Anthony Maras features meteorologist James Stagg, played by Andrew Scott, facing General Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) before the Landings of 1944.

The Aardman studio, based in Bristol, worked for three and a half years on the third part of the adventures of Shaun the Sheep, entitled The Halloween Beast, which will be released on September 18 in the United Kingdom. The film, made entirely in stop motion without artificial intelligence, requires 106,688 shots to tell the adventures of the mischievous sheep, revealing the craftsmanship behind his plasticine and silicone puppets.

Joheirry Mola Dominguez, Miss Dominican Republic, won the title of Miss World 2026 in Vietnam against 110 candidates. Frenchwoman Indira Ampiot was eliminated at the gates of the Top 6 due to difficulties with English, finishing in the Top 12. Three other French candidates participated, including Audrey Ho-Wen-Tsaï who reached the Top 40.