Venice to host first Golden Globes Impact Prize for Doc
The 82nd Venice FF will host the first Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary. The winning doc will be selected based on its social importance, journalistic integrity, artistic creativity, and narrative disruption. Nominations include Kabul Between Prayers (Aboozar Amini), Nuestra Tierra (Lucrecia Martel), and Cover-Up by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus. The 82nd Venice FF runs August 27 to September 9.
Astrea boards Venice VR title A Long Goodbye
Paris-based distributor Astrea has acquired international rights to the VR title A Long Goodbye, directed by Kate Voet & Victor Maes. The animated interactive film tells the story of Ida, a 72-year-old pianist living with dementia, and will celebrate its world premiere in Venice Immersive competition. “A Long Goodbye is a poetic experience about the impact of dementia, but above all it is about love,” write the filmmakers.
Feature docs at 82nd Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival unveiled July 22 the official line-up for its upcoming edition. Two Italian documentaries feature in Competition (incl Gianfranco Rosi’s Sotto le Nuvole), while 19 play Out of Competition. Nine docs are selected for Classics. This year, Alexander Payne will serve as the President of the Jury which also includes Stéphane Brizé, Maura Delpero, Cristian Mungiu, Mohammad Rasoulof, Fernanda Torres and Zhao Tao. The 82nd Venice FF takes place August 27 to September 6.
Venice to honour Kim Novak; coincides with new doc on the US star
US actress Kim Novak will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival (La Biennale di Venezia), running 27 August to 6 September 2025. The award will coincide with the Venice world premiere of ‘Kim Novak’s Vertigo’, the new feature doc by writer-director Alexandre O. Philippe. The film is sold by Dogwoof who boarded the project at Cannes 2025.
