A group of Chinese tourists landed in cold water in Venice after the gondola they were in flipped over while they were standing up to take selfies.
The five visitors swam safely to the canal bank and then sought refuge at La Fenice theater, (...)
Minister of Culture Prince Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhan and his Italian counterpart Gennaro Sangiulian signed on Friday a memorandum of understanding to enhance cultural cooperation between the two countries.
The MoU stipulates exchanging expertise, (...)
The Film Commission has participated in a discussion panel on the future of the film industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its regional and international influence, as part of the official program organized by the Venice production bridge at (...)
The Film Commission has participated in a discussion panel on the future of the film industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its regional and international influence, as part of the official program organized by the Venice production bridge at (...)
369 Art Gallery announced the organizing of an exhibition, featuring some of the greatest up-and-coming talents of the Saudi art scene Saturday, illustrating the diversity of the Saudi cultural identity, and questioning the re-composition of the (...)
After Venice suffered the second-worst flood in its history in November 2019, it was inundated with four more exceptional tides within six weeks, shocking Venetians and triggering fears about the worsening impact of climate change.
The repeated (...)
Misk Art Institute Affiliated to Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (MiSK) held a panel discussion on participation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the 58th Venice Biennale 2019 Art Exhibition in Venice through the Saudi national pavilion "After (...)
The dark drama "Joker" about the origins of the villainous character won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, while Roman Polanski's military drama about France's notorious Dreyfus affair took the runner-up prize.
Joaquin (...)
Female Saudi Arabian directors Haifaa Al-Mansour and Shahad Ameen brought a message to the Venice Film Festival along with their movies: Women must be seen and heard.
Mansour's "The Perfect Candidate" is one of two films by female directors out of (...)
Jude Law brought the follow-up to "The Young Pope" to the Venice Film Festival on Sunday, presenting a glimpse of his return in the Paolo Sorrentino-directed papal drama, which at one point sees him wearing just "a napkin".
The second series, called (...)
Julie Andrews, the star of much-loved movies "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music", said on Monday she was "blessed" to have had a long, illustrious cinema career as she was awarded a lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival.
The (...)
A young Saudi Arabian female doctor seeks to change conservative mindsets in "A Perfect Candidate", a tale of a woman tackling gender-based obstacles while running for local office.
The movie by Haifaa Al-Mansour, one of only two female directors in (...)
Brad Pitt has fought in wars, pulled off robbery heists and confronted rivals in the boxing ring during his career, but the Hollywood star says his most challenging film yet is playing an astronaut on a life-saving mission in the space epic "Ad (...)
Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver play a couple in crisis in "Marriage Story", an emotional tale of a relationship falling apart and a project the Hollywood actress said she felt was "fated" as it came about as she went through her own divorce.
The (...)
French actress Juliette Binoche on Wednesday described the challenges of being directed through an interpreter in Hirokazu Kore-eda's "The Truth", but said working with the acclaimed Japanese director was a "dream".
Kore-eda's spiky family drama, (...)
As a documentary on the Syrian conflict, "The War Show" is highly personal, capturing the lives of a group of youngsters from the uprising's exhilarating first protests to the unspeakable horrors that followed.
Most of the footage was shot by Syrian (...)
Ex-fashion designer Tom Ford enthralled the Venice film festival Friday with a gripping tale of betrayal and revenge, unveiling two films in one with his hotly-anticipated "Nocturnal Animals."
The romantic thriller, Ford's second feature film after (...)
Snapchat has removed a filter for photos that some say promoted racist Asian stereotypes.
The social media app's filters, also called lenses, allow users to change their appearance with silly faces or morph themselves into cartoonish animals and (...)
A German tourist was killed in Venice on
Saturday after a water ferry collided with the gondola which he had just boarded with his family, sparking concerns about excessive traffic on the world famous Grand Canal, DPA reported.
The dead man, a (...)
Russian director Aleksander Sokurov's “Faust,” a new take on the German legend about the quest for knowledge at all cost, won the Golden Lion prize at the Venice Film Festival Saturday.
“Faust” tells the tale of a professor, played by Johannes (...)
A jury led by acclaimed US director Darren Aronofsky will on Saturday award the Golden Lion to one of 23 films vying for the festival's top prize.
The Silver Lion for best director, Volpi prizes for best actor and actress and a special jury prize (...)
day uprising that ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is at the center of “Tahrir 2011”, a documentary named after the Cairo square that became a gathering point for protesters which premieres at the Venice film festival.
The film is divided (...)
Abel Ferrara made his new film “4:44 Last Day on Earth” to serve as a wake-up call to humanity over impending ecological disasters.
The movie, by the director of 1992's “Bad Lieutenant,” focuses largely on one couple — played by Willem Dafoe and (...)
Best Actor Oscar winner Colin Firth says he was all too happy to step aside and take a supporting actor role for his “meaty” new part in “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”
“It was great to have something that was meaty enough to get my teeth into, but (...)
Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung crossed cultural and linguistic borders to direct his latest film, “Norwegian Wood,” based on the cult coming-of-age Japanese novel.
The Oscar-nominated director, who has taken home prizes from both Cannes (...)
