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Alberto Barbera on Bradley Cooper's reaction to the Maestro premiere last night and the "mean" critical response to Roman Polanksi's movie.
EXCLUSIVE: As Venice ticks past its halfway point we sat down with festival head Alberto Barbera to reflect on what has been a buzzy, starry festival so far, as well as on some of the tensions ...
Venice Film Festival Artistic director Alberto Barbera staved off concerns about a lack of press junkets as the event kicked off what he described as an edition “with the longest list of talents ...
Barbera’s mandate at Venice has been extended through 2026 by new Biennale president Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, a right-wing journalist and author appointed by Italy’s ruling coalition.
Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera staves off concerns about lack of press junkets as the festival's star-studded 81st edition kicks off.
Venice festival director Alberto Barbera explained why he expects "insults" over including Woody Allen, Roman Polanski, and Luc Besson films.
In this fourth segment of Deadline’s video interview series Merchant of Venice with Venice Film Festival chief Alberto Barbera, he discusses why he was forced to quit the festival in 2001, only ...
Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera is smiling and looking relaxed after unveiling the festival’s strongest lineup in recent memory, a rich mix of hotly anticipated pics from the U.S. and ...
Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera is refusing to row back on his decision to invite controversial movie-biz bigwigs Roman Polanski, Woody Allen and Luc Besson to the late ...
EXCLUSIVE: As Venice ticks past its half way point we sat down with festival head Alberto Barbera to reflect on what has been buzzy, starry festival so far, as well as on some of the tensions that ...
Venice Film Festival Artistic director Alberto Barbera staved off concerns about a lack of press junkets as the event kicked off what he described as an edition “with the longest list of talents ...
Barbera’s mandate at Venice has been extended through 2026 by new Biennale president Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, a right-wing journalist and author appointed by Italy’s ruling coalition.