The Venice Film Festival has responded to a pro-Palestine appeal launched by Italian and international filmmakers saying it is 'open to dialogue.'

Hundreds of Italian and international artists have called on the Venice film festival to condemn what they describe as genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza.

A group of filmmakers penned an open letter Saturday to the Venice Film Festival urging event organizers to take a stronger pro-Palestine stance. The group, operating under the name Venice4Palestine or V4P,

Venice in high summer can feel crowded and airless. Fortunately, Veneto offers an array of easy day trips that swap the city’s crush for cool hills, shaded cafés and quiet canals.

She said she didn’t care about any of the other stuff in the bag, but she just at least wanted her passport so she could get home,” the mom’s daughter said.

Venice 2025 Out Of Competition titles include films from Luca Guadagnino, Sofia Coppola, Gus Van Sant, Werner Herzog and Laura Poitras.

The annual event is a crowd pleaser as artists across the Venice area open their doors to visitors to show off locally made wares

Hailee Steinfeld, Rhenzy Feliz, DK Metcalf, Freida Pinto & Ron Perlman will star In Doug Liman’s Venice-bound XR thriller 'Asteroid'.