Hundreds of Italian and international artists have called on the Venice film festival to condemn what they describe as genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza.

A group of filmmakers penned an open letter Saturday to the Venice Film Festival urging event organizers to take a stronger pro-Palestine stance. The group, operating under the name Venice4Palestine or V4P,

The Venice Film Festival offers an embarrassment of auteur riches this year. The 82nd edition, which kicks off on Wednesday, has films from Guillermo del Toro, Kathryn Bigelow, Park Chan-wook, Yorgos Lanthimos,

Venice in high summer can feel crowded and airless. Fortunately, Veneto offers an array of easy day trips that swap the city’s crush for cool hills, shaded cafés and quiet canals.

She said she didn’t care about any of the other stuff in the bag, but she just at least wanted her passport so she could get home,” the mom’s daughter said.

OMG'  Ross Stepanek was taking a video near the Venice Fishing Pier when an unexpected predator prowled into frame.

Venice 2025 Out Of Competition titles include films from Luca Guadagnino, Sofia Coppola, Gus Van Sant, Werner Herzog and Laura Poitras.

The annual event is a crowd pleaser as artists across the Venice area open their doors to visitors to show off locally made wares