Venice Film Festival 2023: What Know About Schedule, Premieres, Jury and Red Carpet

As summer approaches its end, the 2023 Venice Film Festival is set to make its return soon. The annual film festival, with its main headquarters at the Lido de Venezia, is considered by some as the preliminary event to awards season, often showcasing the films that go on to earn Academy Award nominations. The list of scheduled films include those by A-list directors Bradley Cooper, Ava DuVernay and Sofia Coppola. Here, WWD rounds up everything else to know about the 80th annual Venice Film Festival.  What is the schedule for the Venice Film Festival? The Venice Film Festival will be held from Aug. 30 to Sept. 9. Who is in this year’s jury? Earlier this month, the Venice Film Festival revealed the members of this year’s jury, who will award official prizes to the feature-length films competing. Heading this year’s jury is director Damien Chazelle, who was recently revealed as the international jury president. Chazelle’s résumé includes “Whiplash (2014),” “Babylon (2023)” and “La La Land,” which opened the 2016 Venice Film Festival. Other jury members include actor Saleh Bakri; filmmaker Jane Campion; director Mia Hansen-Løve; director Gabriele Mainetti; playwright Martin McDonagh; director Santiago Mitre; director Laura Poitras, and actress Shu Qi. What films are premiering at

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