Venice Film Festival 2026 – 83rd Venice Film Festival

The 83rd Venice International Film Festival will take place from 2 to 12 September 2026 on the Lido.

The Venice International Film Festival is open to the public

The Venice International Film Festival is not just for industry professionals and journalists. The screenings (though most are not free) are open to the public.

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The jury for the Venice 83 Official Selection, Venice 2026

The members of the jury for the Venice 83 Official Selection are:
Maggie Gyllenhaal – president, Kaouther Ben Hania, Daniel Blumberg, Francesco Casetti, Xavier Giannoli, Shahrbanoo Sadat, Johnnie To.

The Orizzonti 83 Venice 2026 jury

The members of the Orizzonti 83 jury are:
Valérie Donzelli – president, Peter Becker, Elizabeth Lo, David Pablos, Barbara Ronchi.

Figures for the 2026 Festival

88 films in the official selection

20 Venice 83 (Competition)
36 out of competition (including 25 documentaries and 11 fiction films)
19 Orizzonti
8 Venice Spotlight
1 special screening
4 Biennale College – Cinema

18 new short films

2 out of competition
13 Orizzonti short films
3 short films out of competition at Venice Open.

TV series

1 TV series at Venice Open, out of competition

Venice Classics

19 restored films

62 countries represented

69 Venice Immersive projects

30 projects in competition
9 projects in Best of Experiences, out of competition
26 projects in Best of World, out of competition
3 projects in Biennale College Cinema Immersive, out of competition

Number of films viewed for selection:

4,740 films, of which:
1,972 feature films (including 187 Italian films)
2,500 short films (of which 205 were Italian)
60 restored classics (of which 5 were Italian)
208 immersive projects (of which 9 were Italian).

Analysis by genre