Venice International Film Festival

Ashgan El-Hamus
Venice 2026: In Conversation with Ashgan El-Hamus on Making the Case for Small, Collective Living in Debut Feature, “Al Baraneya”

“We’ve lost the capacity, I think, to just spend time together without doing anything, and…

African cinema
African Cinema Secures Wins at Venice 2026

African films shared in the spotlight with wins at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival…

Al Baraneya
Venice 2026: Ashgan El-Hamus’ “Al Baraneya” Captures the Tensions Between Simple Living and Urban Aspirations as a Young Woman Comes of Age

A film about the pleasures and pressures of simple, communal living, Al Baraneya is underlined…

La Maison du Vent
Venice 2026: “La Maison du Vent (House of the Wind)” Studies the Tragic Cost of Migration and the Loneliness of Old Age

In La Maison du Vent, Cameroonian writer-director Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yanghu captures both the tragic…

83rd Venice International Film Festival
African Filmmakers and Titles Feature Across the 83rd Venice International Film Festival Lineup

The 83rd Venice International Film Festival will take place from 2nd–12th September, 2026. By Adedamola…

Venice International Film Festival
African Films Screening at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival and Venice Critics’ Week

At this year’s Venice event, six films from African directors will screen at the festival,…

Venice International Film Festival 2024
Two African Films Selected for the 2024 Venice International Film Festival

The Venice International Film Festival will be held from August 28 – September 7, 2024.…