Venice

Documentary about civilian casualties in Gaza to premiere at Venice International Film Festival

NAZA will have its world premiere at Venice on September 10 and will compete for the Golden Lion. It is the only documentary among the 21 films in competition this year.

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ISRAELI JOURNALIST and filmmaker Yuval Abraham (right) and Palestinian journalist and filmmaker Basel Adra accept the award for Best Documentary Feature for ‘No Other Land’ during the 97th Annual Academy Awards last year.
Mor Eldar (left), the director of the Sam Spiegel International Film and Series Labs, and Dana Blankstein Cohen, the CEO and executive director of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School.

Sam Spiegel Film Lab to take part in Venice Film Festival, will present 10 projects

The Venice International Film Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious in the world, and Israeli films have been embraced there with enthusiasm in the past.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Image of the Nabatele installation at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

Venice art installation grapples with its Jewish history at 61st International Art Exhibition

At once playful, spiritual, and unsettling, Nabatele imagines a Jewish house of worship without ground beneath it.

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Micol Radzik on the Tayelet in Tel Aviv, 2019.

From visiting to belonging: Micol Radzik's path to aliyah

Not a sudden move but a long decision, how Israel became home through patience, purpose, and planning.

|ByHOWARD BLAS

Gaza political issue is front and center as Venice Film Festival opens

The Venice Film Festival kicks off with controversy as over 1,000 industry professionals demand a stance on Gaza, while jury president Alexander Payne sidesteps the issue.

AUGUST 28, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
President of Venezia 82 Competition jury Alexander Payne poses on the red carpet, ahead of the opening ceremony of the 82nd Venice Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, August 27, 2025.

Venice Film Festival urged to disinvite Gal Gadot

Venice4Palestine also called on the festival organizers to rescind Butler’s invitation to the festival, because he has made appearances at events for a pro-Israel group.

AUGUST 26, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
Gal Gadot attends the 2025 Breakthrough Prize ceremony in Santa Monica, California, U.S., April 5, 2025

Italian film industry figures call for Venice Film Festival to support Palestinians

The letter called on the Venice Film Festival “to be more courageous and clear in condemning the ongoing genocide in Gaza."

AUGUST 24, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
The logo for the 82nd Venice International Film Festival was designed at the Lido di Venezia on August 22, 2025 in Venice, Italy. The 82nd Venice International Film Festival is organized by La Biennale di Venezia and will take place at the Lido di Venezia from August 27 to September 6, 2025.

Hagai Levi’s new series ‘Etty’ to premiere at Venice International Film Festival

'Etty' is based on the tragic story of Etty Hillesum, a Dutch Jewish woman who was murdered in Auschwitz at age 29.

JULY 24, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
JULIA WINDISCHBAUER stars in the new series ‘Etty’ from Hagai Levy.

Venice faces complete submersion by 2150, INGV study warns

in the worst-case scenario, up to 226 square kilometres of the lagoon may be flooded with sea levels surging by 3.47 metres during extreme tide events.

APRIL 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Venice faces complete submersion by 2150, INGV study warns.

Amnesty International event in Venice sparks outrage over Gaza report

The controversy erupted over the event’s original title, “You Feel Like You Are Subhuman: The Genocide of Israel Against the Palestinian People in Gaza,” which some deemed inflammatory.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
Activists of Amnesty International demonstrate to show their support with the Syrian people at the Fontaine des Innocentes in Paris May 29, 2012.

Instead of Venice: This is the Italian city that returns to greatness

Trieste, a once-forgotten gem, rises in popularity as Venice restricts cruise ships. Discover the beauty and charm of this revived port city.

AUGUST 7, 2024ByMEITAL SHARABI
Trieste, Italy

Gin distillery in the heart of Jerusalem and wonderful Venice

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 67

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gin distillery

Israeli-Iranian movie filmed undercover to avoid suspicion

Tatami, a tense thriller centered on a world judo championship, got its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival at the weekend, receiving a standing ovation.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023ByREUTERS
The 80th Venice Film Festival - Premiere for the film "Maestro" in competition - Red Carpet - Venice, Italy, September 2, 2023. 80th Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera, Jury members Jane Campion and Saleh Bakri take part in a flash mob in solidarity with the Iranian people.

Art exhibit showcases Tel Aviv in Turin and Venice Biennale

JUNE 5, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF