Venice Unveils 2026 Lineup With Danny Boyle’s 'Ink' Opening as Clooney, Burstyn Win 2 Golden Lions
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Updated · Deadline · Jul 23
Venice Unveils 2026 Lineup With Danny Boyle’s 'Ink' Opening as Clooney, Burstyn Win 2 Golden Lions
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jul 23
Summary
September 2-12 dates frame a Venice lineup led by Danny Boyle’s opening film “Ink,” with Giovanni Veronesi’s “Dio Ride” set to close out of competition.
Competition slots go to Casey Affleck’s “Company,” Lee Chang-dong’s first feature since 2018, Hirokazu Koreeda’s “Look Back,” Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine” and Nanni Moretti’s first Venice film since 1989.
Out of competition, Luca Guadagnino brings 7-hour Bertolucci documentary “Joie De Vivre,” Paul Schrader premieres “The Basics of Philosophy,” and Wim Wenders debuts a Peter Zumthor documentary.
George Clooney and Ellen Burstyn will receive lifetime-achievement Golden Lions, while Maggie Gyllenhaal heads the competition jury and also screens Marilyn Monroe tribute “Flesh Impact.”
Studio-backed titles were notably scarce again, extending a Cannes-era pattern as Venice leans on auteur cinema, documentaries and music films including an Oasis comeback feature and Alex Gibney’s “Musk.”