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Alberto Barbera’s Mandate as Venice Film Festival Artistic Director Extended Through 2026

Alberto Barbera's mandate as artistic director of the Venice Film Festival has been extended through 2026

There were widespread fears in the Italian and international industry that he would feel compelled to replace Barbera with someone politically closer to Italy’s current right-wing government. Barbera, who is the festival’s longest serving artistic director, has been at the Lido’s helm consecutively since the 2012 edition and previously held the same position between 1998 and 2001. The fest is also a major platform for emerging filmmakers from all over the world and actively helps develop and produce micro-budget feature-length films through it’s unique Biennale College workshop.

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