Venice

The Disciple, Chaitanya Tamhane’s Venice Winner, Heads to Netflix

Akhil Arora | Wednesday January 27, 2021

The Disciple — Court director Chaitanya Tamhane’s next movie — is headed to Netflix, as the streaming platform has snapped up global rights for the film that won the award for best screenplay at the 2020 Venice International Film Festival. Oscar-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón served as the executive producer.

Venice Under Water As Newly Installed Dam System Fails To Activate

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 9, 2020

Venice's St Mark's Square was under water on Tuesday after a newly installed system of mobile artificial dams failed to activate.

Venice Film Festival 2020: Chloe Zhao's Nomadland Wins Top Prize

Entertainment | Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 13, 2020

Director Chloe Zhao became the first woman to win the Golden Lion in a decade

Meel Patthar Review: Brilliant Flashes Of Insight Make This A Genuine Milestone

Entertainment | Saibal Chatterjee | Saturday September 5, 2020

Meel Patthar Review: This sublimely multi-layered film embraces the personal struggles of its characters with as much passion as it portrays the manifestations of the social inequities that are an intrinsic part of their existence.

When Richa Chadha And Ali Fazal Went To The Venice Film Fest For His Film

Entertainment | Written by Pranita Chaubey | Thursday September 3, 2020

"When main man Ali Fazal made my heart swell with pride at the world premiere of Victoria And Abdul," wrote Richa Chadha

Don't Call Cate Blanchett An Actress. Call Her An Actor

Entertainment | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 2, 2020

"I am of the generation where the word actress was used almost always in a pejorative sense. So, I claim the other space," said Cate Blanchett

Venice Film Festival Opens Despite Pandemic - Almost Minus Stars

Entertainment | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 2, 2020

Eighteen films in the main competition will vie for the festival's top prize, the prestigious Golden Lion.

How Being On Roma Set Impacted Director Chaitanya Tamhane's The Disciple

Entertainment | Written by Saibal Chatterjee | Wednesday August 12, 2020

Chaitanya Tamhane's The Disciple is India's first Golden Lion contender at the Venice International Film Festival in 19 years

The Disciple To Compete At Venice Film Fest. "A Milestone," Says Director Chaitanya Tamhane

Entertainment | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 29, 2020

The Venice Film Festival will be the first major international film event to take place physically since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

Former Pro Wrestling Star Shad Gaspard Found Dead On Beach

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 20, 2020

Shad Gaspard starred in the crowd-pleasing WWE, making up half of the tag team Cryme Time with his partner JTG.

Italy Locks Down 15 Million After Massive Surge In Coronavirus Deaths

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 10, 2020

The sun shone on deserted squares in Milan and empty gondolas in Venice on Sunday as a quarter of Italy's population came to grips with being cut off from the rest of the country, under new rules strictly limiting movement in and out of the new red zone.

Cancelled Bookings, Empty Rooms: Coronavirus Takes Toll On Tourism

World News | Reuters | Thursday March 5, 2020

Venice hotelier Judith Boulbain has to go back almost two decades to the 9/11 attacks to recall a time when business was this bad.

Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible 7 Halts Italy Shooting Over Coronavirus

Entertainment | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 25, 2020

Mission: Impossible 7 is slated to release in theaters on July 23, 2021

JMI Student Selected For European Parliament Fellowship Programme

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Thursday February 13, 2020

The programme at the Venice School of Human Rights includes a series of lectures, workshops and seminars on gender equality, human rights defenders and rights of the child.

Nearly 3,500 People Evacuated From Venice Port As World War II Bomb Defused

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday February 2, 2020

A Venice port area was evacuated on Sunday as a World War II-era bomb was defused and later exploded at sea.