#Venezia83 Rumors

June is about to end and there are not many official news from organizers of the 2026 Venice International Film Festival; but, buzz is starting to go on high gear with possible films that will make #Venice83 competition and any other official or parallel section of the festival. Still, strangely enough, the full #Venice83 Competition jury has been announced before anything else and later, the Pre-Opening film.

But first lets start with some festival key dates.
June 4 was deadline for feature-length films late submission
July 13 - Press conference - lineup announcement
September 2 - Opening Ceremony
September 12 - Awards Ceremony

Followed by a rapid reminder about the festival sections according to festival's 2026 brochure. According to last year's brochure and current brochure there are some changes; Out of Competition section has 10 more films, from 20 to 30, and Venezia Spotlight has 2 less, from 10 to 8.

Venezia 83 - up to 21 feature films presented as World Premieres
Out of Competition - a maximum of 30 titles plus films produced as part of the Biennale College Cinema program as world premieres
Orizzonti- up to 19 feature films and a selection of short films
Venezia Spotlight - maximum of 8 world premiere films
Venezia Classici - up to 18 restorations of classic films
Venice Immersive - up to 30 immersive projects
Settimana Internazinale della Critica - Up to 9 debut films
Giornate degli Autori - Up to 12 films

As we know American studios stayed out of Cannes this year so many are expecting them to show in La Mostra; but, early industry pundits predictions are showing fewer Hollywood projects that some were expecting. For example, already known facts, The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan and The Dog Stars by Ridley Scott will not be in the festival as theatrical release for both films is before festival opening date.

The list is made from industry articles about what to expect in Venice fest, industry pundits wishlist, production companies and cinema institutions production lists. Tried to put special enphasis on Italian films as imagine La Mostra has to have a significan amount of made in Italy films.

The List (of films we will be able to see ... eventually)  This list could be modified with new additions as soon as buzz is high enough to include it here.

15/18 , Cédric Kahn, France (aka A Place to Heal)

A Long Winter, Andrew Haigh, UK and Canada - with Caitríona Balfe (could go to Toronto)
A Talent for Murder, Anton Corbijn, Switzerland, Australia, Italy and USA - with Helen Mirren playing Patricia Highsmith!!!
After, Lars von Trier, Denmark (is it ready?)
Alpha Gang, David and Nathan Zeller, USA - with Cate Blanchett, Léa Seydoux (post-production, ready?) 
Après (After), Kirill Serebrennikov, France - with Fanny Ardant, Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel
At the Middle of Life, Hong Sang-soo, South Korea (post-production - ready?)

Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo, Takashi Miike, UK, USA and Japan - with Lily James
Behemoth!, Tony Gilroy, USA - with Pablo Pascal (Toronto?)
Being Heumann, Siân Heder, USA (Toronto?)
Bianco, Daniele Vicari, Belgium, France and Italy - with Alessandro Borghi
Bucking Fastard, Werner Herzog, Ireland and USA - Rooney and Kate Mara
Bunker, Florian Zeller, France and Spain -with Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz

Cábula, Lila Avilés, Spain and Mexico
Calerna, Tatiana Huezo, Switzerland, Spain and Mexico (post-production, ready?)
Chork, Shane Meadows, UK
Circles, Michel Franco, Mexico and Israel
Cry To Heaven, Tom Ford, USA - with Colin Firth, Nicholas Hoult, Adele (not ready)

Da Tenere Bene a Mente, Roberto de Paolis, Italy  - with Alessandro Borghi
DAU: Mother, Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Germany (too controversial for Venice?)
Digger, Alejandro G. ñárritu, Mexico, UK and USA - with Tom Cruise (will skip all festivals?)
Dune: Part Three, Denis Villeneuve, USA (post-production, could skip all festivals? USA release December 18) 

Estela de Sombra (Wake of Umbra), Carlos Reygadas, Poland and Mexico (post-production, ready or will wait for Cannes 2027?) 

가능한 사랑 Ganeunghan Sarang (Possible Love), Lee Chang-Dong, South Korea

Harmonia, Guy Nattiv, USA - with Lily James, Carrie Coon  
Here Comes The Flood, Fernando Meirelles, USA - with Denzel Washington

Idda, Irene Dionisio, Italy
Il rumore delle cose nuove (Something New), Paolo Genovese, Italy - with Stefano Accorsi
Ink, Danny Boyle, UK - Guy Pearce, Jack O'Connell (not ready, has been delayed to 2027 release)
I Play Rocky, Peter Farrelly, USA (probably will go to Toronto)

Jack of Spades, Joel Coen, USA (Venice or NY?)
Jannah, Ginevra Elkann, Italy - with Fanny Ardant (Toronto?)
J'oublierai ton nom (I'll Forget Your Name), Yann Gonzalez, Switzerland and France - with Vanessa Paradis

Kawalan, Lav Diaz, Philippines
Klara and the Sun, Taika Waititi, USA and UK - with Amy Adams, Jenna Ortega
Kvinde, Ukendt (Woman, Unknown), May el-Toukhy, Denmark, Latvia and Swden

L'estranea (The Stranger), Paolo Strippoli, Belgium, France and Italy - with Jasmine Trinca, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Romana Maggiora Vergano
Le Cabinet du Docteur Albertini (Dr Albertini's Office), Emmanuel Mouret, France - (post-production, ready?)
Leïla et la nuit, Fellipe Barbosa, France and Brazil - with Marina Fois, Roschdy Zem
Let Love In, Felix van Groeningen, Belgium and Italy - with Luca Marinelli
ルックバック Look Back, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan

Milo, Nicole Garcia, France - with Marion Cotillard
Mimesis, Kaouther Ben Hania, France, Germany, Sweden and Tunisia (probably NOT as she is a Jury member, Cannes 2027?)
Musk, Alex Gibney, USA (documentary)
My Notes on Mars, Lili Horvát, Hungary and USA

Nessun dolore (No Pain), Gianni Amelio, Italy - with Valeria Golino, Alessandro Borghi

Orient Adagio, Maha Haj, Palestine and France (post-production, ready? 

Peaches, Jenny Suen, USA and UK - (produced by Cate Blanchett Dirty Films)
Primetime, Lance Oppenheim, USA - with Robert Pattinson

Saturn Return, Greg Kwedar - with Charles Melton, Rachel Brosnahan (Venice or Toronto?)
Sense and Sensibility, Georgia Oakley, USA and UK (release date Australia September 10, maybe?) 
Sono ancora vivo (I'm Still Alive), Roberto Saviano and Ivan Cappiello, Beligum, Israel and Italy (animation)
Scherzetto (Trick), Mario Martone, Italy - with Toni Servillo
Succederà questa notte (It Will Happen Tonight), Nanni Moretti, France, Spain and Italy - with Louis Garrel, Jasmine Trinca
Sweetstick, Alice Birch, UK - with Cate Blanchett (could prefer Toronto)

Tender Loving Care, Mike Leigh, UK 
The Basics of Philosophy, Paul Schrader, USA - Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, Jack Huston, Loel Edgerton
The Debut, Jesse Eisenberg, USA - with Bernadette Petters, Julianne Moore (ready?
The Echo Chamber, Andrea Pallaoro, Belgium and Italy - Alicia Vikander, Luca Marinelli
初次尝到寂寞 The First Taste of Loneliness, Gu You, China
The Hole, Kim Jee-won, USA - with Theo James 
The Idiots, Malgorzata Szumowska and Michal Englert, UK and Poland - with Vicky Krieps
The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin, USA - with Jeremy Strong
The Uprising, Paul Greengrass, USA (US release September 11)

Un Autre Histoire, Mikhaël Hers, France - with Alba Rohrwacher
Un Bon Petit Soldat (A Good Little Soldier), Stéphane Brizé, France - Alba Rohwacher
Un Mundo Propio (A World of their Own), Carmen Córdoba González, Spain and Belgium (animation) (ready?)
Una Storia, Anna Foglietta, Italy - with Alba Rohrwacher  (post-production, ready?)
Untitled (aka The Statement), Tom McCarthy, USA  (post-production, ready?)

Vargen biter sönder dina rena händer (The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands), Nathalie Alvarez Mesén, Sweden, Belgium, UK and Iceland - with Alexander Skarsgård, Pernilla August

Wild Horse Nine, Martin McDonagh, USA and UK - with John Malkovich