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- Thursday, 3 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Having received the award during the opening night of the 83rd Venice Film Festival, with a laudatory speech by Laura Dern, George Clooney is giving a public masterclass today at 4 p.m. at the Match Point Arena. The second honorary Golden Lion will go to Ellen Burstyn, who will hold her own masterclass on September 8; the festival closes on the 12th with "Dio ride" by Giovanni Veronesi (Kiss Kiss, Lost in Cinema, QN).
- Thursday, 3 September 2026 · Analysis
Toronto opens September 10 with "Being Heumann" and launches its market
The 51st edition of the Canadian festival opens with the film by Siân Heder and launches TIFF: The Market at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. In South Korea, nine national titles compete for the Chuseok long weekend, from September 24 to 26.
- Thursday, 3 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The 83rd Mostra, which opened on September 2 with Danny Boyle's "Ink," will close on Saturday, September 12 with the out-of-competition world premiere of Giovanni Veronesi's "Dio ride." The overall program includes 135 films; among the eagerly awaited events are the documentary on the Oasis reunion and Luca Guadagnino's "Joie de vivre" on Bernardo Bertolucci. (La Biennale, Il Post)
- Wednesday, 2 September 2026 · Analysis
Venice 83 opens with Danny Boyle's "Ink" and the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to George Clooney
The 83rd International Film Festival begins today at the Lido and closes on September 12. Twenty films in competition, jury chaired by Maggie Gyllenhaal, two Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement.
- Monday, 31 August 2026 · Analysis
Twenty or twenty-one films in competition at Venice: sources do not agree on the number
The Mostra opens on September 2 with «Ink» by Danny Boyle, jury presided over by Maggie Gyllenhaal and five Italian titles in competition. Sources diverge on the total number of contenders; at Telluride, from September 4, the programme remains instead secret.
- Monday, 31 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The 53rd Telluride Film Festival, running September 4 to 7 in Colorado, has announced designer and director Bella Freud as the artist behind this year's poster, according to the official announcement and reports gathered by AwardsWatch. The rest of the program, as tradition dictates, remains secret until the eve of the opening.
- Sunday, 30 August 2026 · Analysis
Venice declares everything, Telluride declares nothing: two opposite ways of opening the season
The 83rd Mostra at the Lido publishes its program, numbers, and booking windows; the Colorado festival keeps its selection secret until the eve of the event and has already sold out its passes. Two calendars that overlap for four days, and two opposite policies on informing the public.
- Saturday, 29 August 2026 · Analysis
August delivers $1.1 billion at the North American box office, two films account for 78%
The month topped the 2016 record, but the growth is concentrated in just two titles. In 2014 the top two films accounted for 43% of the month's total, in 2016 for 37%: this year, over three quarters.
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · Analysis
Venice 83, twenty films in competition from September 2 to 12
The 83rd International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art opens on September 2 with "Ink" by Danny Boyle and closes on the 12th with "Dio ride" by Giovanni Veronesi. Honorary Golden Lions to George Clooney and Ellen Burstyn; a new section, Venice Spotlight, replaces Orizzonti Extra.
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · Analysis
Venice 83 begins with restoration: Tinto Brass's "Deadly Sweet" in the pre-opening
On September 1st in the Sala Darsena, the Mostra opens with the 1967 film restored in 4K by the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia with support from Netflix. The competition begins the following day with Danny Boyle's "Ink".
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
"Timeless," a collection of ten unreleased tracks by Prince, the musician who died in 2016, is out now. According to the account by Luca Dondoni in La Stampa, cited in the front-page roundup, this is not outtake material but rather content drawn from the artist's vast body of work. The release fits within the trend of posthumous publications drawn from unreleased recording archives. Musicletter
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Italian singer-songwriter releases today, August 28, 2026, her new single titled "Meraviglioso errore." The release was announced by the artist herself and covered in the day's music news, placing it among the late-August releases ahead of the autumn season. Sky TG24
- Thursday, 27 August 2026 · Analysis
Ridley Scott and the first Harry Potter close out August in Italian cinemas
Five titles released on 26 August, including The Dog Stars – Le stelle dopo la fine distributed by Walt Disney and the re-release of Chris Columbus's film. The month closes with 25 releases, on the eve of the opening of Venice.
- Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · Analysis
Venice 83 opens on September 1 with the restoration of Tinto Brass's "Col cuore in gola"
The pre-opening evening at the Sala Darsena presents the world premiere of the 4K version of the 1967 film, restored by the Cineteca Nazionale with the support of Netflix, within the Venezia Classici section.
- Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The 83rd Venice Film Festival is awarding two Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement this year, to George Clooney and Ellen Burstyn. The event takes place on the Lido from 2 to 12 September 2026 under director Alberto Barbera, with twenty-one films in competition in world premiere and the international jury chaired by Maggie Gyllenhaal. (La Biennale di Venezia, Il Giornale dell'Arte)
- Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
A new batch of tickets for the 83rd Venice Film Festival went on sale online starting at 3 pm on 24 August 2026. The Festival opens on 2 September with "Ink" by Danny Boyle and closes on 12 September with "Dio ride" by Giovanni Veronesi, screened out of competition. (La Biennale di Venezia, Lifestyle Made in Italy)
- Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · Analysis
In Nigeria, local films overtake Hollywood at the box office in the first half of 2026
Seven Nigerian titles above 100 million naira against three US productions, and the best quarterly attendance in six years: the Nigerian market reverses the ratio that in 2019 gave Hollywood 70% of box office revenue.
- Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards will be held on 14 September 2026 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Mariska Hargitay; the date was moved to Monday to avoid overlapping with NBC's sports schedule. The nominations, announced on 8 July, are led by "The Pitt" with 25 nominations and the final season of "Hacks" with 24, a record for a comedy series in a single season (Deadline; Television Academy). Final voting opened on 17 August; the Creative Arts Emmys will be awarded on 5 and 6 September across 101 categories (IndieWire).
- Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · Analysis
The Edinburgh Fringe heads towards its close: Saturday sees the 42nd edition of the comedy awards
The festival closes on 31 August; the Edinburgh Comedy Awards ceremony is set for the 29th. The main prize is worth 10,000 pounds and is closed to already established performers.
- Monday, 24 August 2026 · Analysis
Angoulême opens the Francophone film festival today: Cambodia is the guest country
From August 24 to 29, the 19th edition: opening with "Ni vue, ni connue" by Marc Fitoussi, ten films competing for the Valois awards, nine Cambodian titles and works from Rwanda and the Central African Republic in competition.
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