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Alexander Payne

Venice Film Festival names Alexander Payne as jury president

US director will oversee the international jury that awards the Golden Lion for best film.

Werner Herzog_courtesy of Lena Herzog_3

Werner Herzog to receive honorary Venice Golden Lion

“I have not gone into retirement,” says Herzog on the news of his award.

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

‘Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2’: Venice Review

The wagons just keep rolling in the second chapter of Kevin Costner’s mythical Western epic

The Time It Takes

‘The Time It Takes’: Venice Review

Francesca Comencini’s autobiographical drama explores her relationship with her filmmaker father Luigi

Love

‘Love’: Venice Review

Second part of a trilogy from Norway which began at Berlin with ‘Sex’ and continues at Venice

Youth (Homecoming)

‘Youth (Homecoming)’: Venice Review

Wang Bing’s five-year documentary project about young Chinese factory workers draws to a sombre close

Stranger Eyes

‘Stranger Eyes’: Venice Review

Singapore’s first film to compete at Venice is a closely-observed mystery about a child who has vanished