Venice Film Festival Chief Faces Gender Bias Claims over Lone Female-Directed Entry
Six Italian film groups say Venice’s main competition is “one-dimensional” after only one woman-directed film made the 20-title lineup.
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The absence of Hollywood productions, the few women and the abundance of Italian titles. The Film Festival begins in a month, but the Lagoon is already flooded with controversy
Venice film festival chief faces gender bias claims over lone female-directed entry
As this year's Venice Film Festival is set to commence, a controversy is hanging over it due to the lack of female filmmakers.In particular, the artistic director Alberto Barbera was under fire for...
Italian Film Bodies Slam Venice Over Lack Of Women In Competition: “It’s A One-Dimensional, Male-Dominated Selection”
Six Italian film bodies have hit out at the lack of women in the Venice Film Festival’s main film competition this year in an open letter. The tribune, published in Italy’s La Repubblica newspaper over the weekend, follows in the wake of the festival’s unveiling of a 2026 Official Selection in which just one film […]
Venice Chief Alberto Barbera Under Fire for Lack of Female Directors in Competition: ‘It Is a One-Dimensional Selection’
Alberto Barbera is under fire over lack of female directors at Venice: 'Quality is not a divine, neutral, objective category suspended above history.'
Only one filmmaker is present at the 83rd Venice Film Festival among the 20 competition films.
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