The 82nd Venice International Film Festival is scheduled to take place from 27 August to 6 September 2025, at Venice Lido in Italy. The film festival will mark its 82nd edition and will be a 10-day event.
The Venice Film Festival is celebrated to honor and promote cinema as an art form, and to provide a prestigious global platform for filmmakers, actors, and creators.
The Venice Film Festival, or Venice International Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world’s oldest film festival and one of the “Big Five” International film festivals worldwide.
The “Big Five” include the Big Three European Film Festivals (Venice, Cannes, Berlin), the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada, and the Sundance Film Festival in the United States.
In this guide, you will find all the details on the Venice International Film Festival 2025, including dates, times, tickets, lineup, and venue. Here are some important details on the 2025 Venice Film Festival.
Venice Film Festival 2025 Details
American filmmaker Alexander Payne will serve as the Jury president for the main ceremony. Italian actress and model Emanuela Fanelli will host both the opening and closing ceremonies.
| Event | 82nd annual Venice International Film Festival |
| Date | 27 August to 6 September 2025 |
| Time | Not Known |
| Venue & Location | Venice Lido, Italy |
| Hosted By | Emanuela Fanelli |
| Organized By | Venice Film Festival |
German Filmmaker Werner Herzog and American actress Kim Novak are set to be honoured with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the festival. The festival will open with La grazia by Paolo Sorrentino, and will close with Dog 51 by Cédric Jimenez.
Venice Film Festival 2025 Lineup
Here, guys, you will explore all announced films coming to the 82nd Venice Film Festival in the section. Below is the lineup of movies selected for the 82nd Venice International Film Festival.
Here are the Venice Film Festival 2025 predictions:
Opening Night Film
“La Grazia,” dir. Paolo Sorrentino* (in competition)
Competition
“The Wizard of the Kremlin,” dir. Olivier Assayas
“Jay Kelly,” dir. Noah Baumbach
“The Voice of Hind Rajab,” dir. Kaouther Ben Hania
“A House of Dynamite,” dir. Kathryn Bigelow
“The Sun Rises on Us All,” dir. Cai Shangjun
“Frankenstein,” dir. Guillermo del Toro
“Elisa,” dir. Leonardo Di Costanzo
“À Pied d’Oeuvre,” dir. Valérie Donzelli
“Silent Friend,” dir. Ildikó Enyedi
“The Testament of Ann Lee,” dir. Mona Fastvold
“Father Mother Sister Brother,” dir. Jim Jarmusch
“Bugonia,” dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
“Duse,” dir. Pietro Marcello
“Un Film Fatto Per Bene,” dir. Franco Maresco
“Orphan,” dir. László Nemes
“L’Étranger,” dir. François Ozon
“No Other Choice,” dir. Park Chan-wook
“Sotto le Nuvole,” dir. Gianfranco Rosi
“The Smashing Machine,” dir. Benny Safdie
“Nühai (Girl),” dir. Shu Qi
Out of Competition — Fiction
“Chien 51,” dir. Cédric Jimenez (closing night)
“Sermon to the Void,” dir. Hilal Baydarov
“L’Isola di Andrea,” dir. Antonio Capuano
“Il Maestro,” dir. Andrea Di Stefano
“After the Hunt,” dir. Luca Guadagnino
“Hateshinaki Scarlet,” dir. Mamoru Hosoda
“The Last Viking,” dir. Anders Thomas Jensen
“In the Hand of Dante,” dir. Julian Schnabel
“La Valle Dei Sorrisi,” dir. Paolo Strippoli
“Dead Man’s Wire,” dir. Gus Van Sant
“Orfeo,” dir. Virgilio Villoresi
Out of Competition — Documentary
“Kabul, Between Prayers” (dir. Aboozar Amini)
“Ferdinando Scianna — Il Fotografo Dell’ombra” (dir. Roberto Andò)
“Marc by Sofia” (dir. Sofia Coppola)
“I Diari di Angela — Noi Due Cineasti. Capitolo Terzo,” dirs. Yervant GIanikian, Angela Ricci Lucchi
“Ghost Elephants,” dir. Werner Herzog
“Baba Wa Al-Qadhafi” (My Father and Qaddafi),” dir. Jihan K
“The Tale of Sylian,” dir. Tamara Kotevska
“Nuestra Tierra,” dir. Lucrecia Martel
“Remake,” dir. Ross McElwee
“Kim Novak’s Vertigo,” dir. Alexandre Philippe
“Cover-Up,” dir. Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus
“Broken English,” dir. Jane Pollard, Iain Forsyth
“Notes of a True Criminal,” dir. Alexander Rodnyansky, Andriy Alferov
“Director’s Diary,” dir. Aleksandr Sokurov
“Hui Jia (Back Home),” dir. Tsai Ming-liang
Out of Competition — Series
“Portobello” (Ep. 1-2), dir. Marco Bellocchio
“Un Prophète” (Ep. 1-8), dir. Enrico Maria Artale
“Etty” (Ep. 1-6), dir. Hagai Levi
“Il Mostro” (Ep. 1-4), dir. Stefano Sollima
Out of Competition — Film and Music
“Nino. 18 Giorni,” dir. Toni D’Angelo
“Piero Pelù. Rumore Dentro,” dir. Francesco Fei
“Newport and the Great Folk Dream,” dir. Robert Gordon
“Francesco de Gregori,” dir. Stefano Pistolini
Out of Competition — Short Films
“Origin,” dir. Yann Arthus-Bertrand*
“Boomerang Atomic,” dir. Rachid Bouchareb
“How to Shoot a Ghost,” dir. Charlie Kaufman
Orizzonti (Horizons)
“Mother,” dir. Teona Strugar Mitevska (opening night)
“Komedie Elahi (Divine Comedy),” dir. Ali Asgari
“Hiedra,” dir. Ana Cristina Barragán
“Il Rapimento di Arabella,” dir. Carolina Cavalli
“Estrany Riu (Strange River),” dir. Jaume Claret Muxart
“Harà Watan (Lost Land),” dir. Akio Fujimoto
“Grand Ciel,” dir. Akihiro Hata
“Rose of Nevada,” dir. Mark Jenkin
“Late Fame,” dir. Kent Jones
“Dinți de Lapte (Milk Teeth),” dir. Mihai Mincan
“Pin de Fartie,” dir. Alejo Moguillansky
“Otec (Father),” dir. Tereza Nvotová
“En el Camino,” dir. David Pablos
“Songs of Forgotten Trees,” dir. Anuparna Roy
“Un Anno di Scuola,” dir. Laura Samani
“The Souffleur,” dir. Gastón Solnicki
“Barrio Triste,” dir. Stillz
“Human Resource,” dir. Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
“Funeral Casino Blues,” dir. Roderick Warich
Venice Classics — Documentaries About Cinema
“Mata Hari,” dirs. Joe Beshenkovsky, James Smith
“Elvira Notari: Oltre Il Silenzio,” dir. Valerio Ciriaci
“Louis Malle, Le Révolté,” dir. Claire Duguet
“Megadoc,” dir. Mike Figgis
“Boorman and the Devil,” dir. David Kittredge
“Holofiction,” dir. Michal Kosakowski
“Memoria de los Olivados,” dir. Javier Espada
“Sangre del Toro,” dir. Yves Montmayeur
“The Ozu Diaries,” dir. Daniel Raim
Venice Spotlight
“Hijra,” dir. Shahad Ameen
“Un Cabo Suelto,” dir. Daniel Hendler
“Made in EU,” dir. Stephan Komandarev
“Motor City,” dir. Potsy Ponciroli
“La Hija de La Española,” dir. Mariana Rondón, Marité Ugas
“À Bras-Le-Corps,” dir. Marie-Elsa Sgualdo
“Calle Malaga,” dir. Maryam Touzani
“Ammazzare Stanca,” dir. Daniele Vicari
Venice International Film Festival 2025 Tickets
Fans can buy tickets for the 82nd Venice Film Festival by visiting the Venice Biennale website.
Tickets are on sale starting Friday, 8th August at 3:00 pm CEST.
Venice Film Festival 2025 Tickets Price:
| Venue | Screening Time(s) | Full Price (€) | Concession* (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SALA GRANDE | 2:00 pm | 15 | 12 |
| 4:30 pm | 20 | 15 | |
| 7:00 pm | 50 | 40 | |
| 9:30 pm | 40 | 30 | |
| Midnight | 20 | 15 | |
| PALABIENNALE | 2:30 pm, 5:00 pm | 12 | 9 |
| 8:00 pm | 22 | 18 | |
| SALA DARSENA | All screenings | 14 | 10 |
| SALA GIARDINO | 9:00 am, 5:00 pm | 12 | 9 |
| 9:00 pm | 14 | 10 | |
| SALA CORINTO | All screenings | 10 | 7 |
| SALA CASINÒ | All screenings | 10 | 7 |
| SALA PERLA | All screenings | 10 | 7 |
| SALA VOLPI | All screenings | 10 | 7 |
| SALA ASTRA 1 | All screenings | 10 | 7 |
| SALA ASTRA 2 | All screenings | 10 | 7 |
82nd Venice International Film Festival submission
Submissions for feature films, short films, restored films and immersive projects to the 82nd Venice International Film Festival open on 3 February 2025.
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