Our Press Office attended the Press Conference of the Opening of Venezia 82.
Alberto Barbera, Director of the Venice International Film Festival, stated:
“In a year in which once again, confusion and instability prevail in world cinema, it is perhaps useful to return to the fundamentals such as those contained in the citations above that serve as the epigraph to this introduction. The confusion arises from the processes of innovation and transformation that ceaselessly affect the entire production and distribution system of an industry that seems to be gasping for air. Instability, however, on the other hand is the consequence of the loss of familiar points of reference that, unpredictably and rather rapidly, are being replaced by others, which seem likely to be short-lived however not to last very long. The reluctant return of audiences to movie theatres, the domination of streaming platforms, the increasing number of films produced every year to the detriment of overall quality – as Artificial Intelligence looms over the entire apparatus of production and distribution with its burden of anxiety and only partially justified concerns – are elements that are too well known to dwell on upon any further.”
The participants of our Summer School in Cinema, Human Rights and Advocacy are going to watch many movies during the Film Festival and meet Directors and actors.
Read our In Focus to know more about it.
Summer School in Venice | 25 August – 3 September 2025
For twenty years, the Summer School has been a unique meeting point for students, activists, filmmakers, and human rights professionals from around the world, offering a unique training opportunity where cinema is explored as a tool for human rights education and advocacy.
More info here:
https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/projects/20-years-of-cinema-human-rights-advocacy/
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