Venice Film Festival confirms 2023 official selection announcement date

This year’s festival runs from August 30 to September 9.

The Venice Film Festival has confirmed that it will announce the official selection for its 80th edition at 10am BST (11am Cest) on Tuesday, July 25.

Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera and Biennale president Roberto Cicutto will preside over the official selection press conference.

Damien Chazelle will head the main competition jury for the world’s oldest film festival for the first time, having joined the festival twice, most recently with First Man in 2018 and La La Land in 2016, which won six Oscars, including this one. Director; Younger Award Winners

Director Alice Diop will chair the Luigi De Laurentiis Prize Jury, and a Ciara director Jonas Carpignano will chair the Horizons Jury.