Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton Praise Gender-Neutral Acting Awards

Stylist Elizabeth Stewart hopes that an ultra-chic bride will place the winning bid for the Alexander McQueen "exploding ruffle" dress worn by Cate Blanchett at the 2020 Venice Film Festival, while Tilda Swinton's Chanel coat also could spark a bidding frenzy. "My personal dream dress is the fringe Prada that Katherine Waterston wore," she adds.

Venice Film Festival branded this year’s modified version of the event as a trial balloon for future gatherings, industry minds began to wonder: With the festival scene undergoing such shifts, what other conventional wisdom was suddenly less than certain?One idea in particular struck a chord with Venice attendees. Ever since the Berlin Film Festival announced that it would do away with gender-specific acting awards for its upcoming edition, which will run from Feb.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana is the latest celebrity to call for film festivals to adopt gender-neutral acting awards categories.Following in the footsteps of Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett and director Kornél Mundruczó, who have voiced their support for the change while at this week’s Venice Film Festival, Khurrana told us: “Gender-neutral awards should become the norm.

Pedro Almodovar wants to get people back into movie theaters.

Guy Lodge Film Critic“These are the rules of the game, the law of desire,” Tilda Swinton sighs, playing an unnamed woman — who, let it be said, looks and speaks and dresses an awful lot like Tilda Swinton — whose lover has left her, and can only be bothered to say goodbye over the phone.

The Guardian), discussing the matter at this year’s Venice film festival, “you know life is too short for this.“And so I’m really happy to hear that about Berlin and I think it’s pretty much inevitable that everybody will follow. It’s just obvious to me.”Cate Blanchett, president of the festival’s jury this year, echoed Swinton’s thoughts, saying “I have always referred to myself as an actor.“I am of the generation where the word actress was used almost always in a pejorative sense.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorPedro Almodovar and Tilda Swinton heated things up at the Venice Film Festival this afternoon, speaking to the press after the screening of the Spanish maestro’s first English-langauge project, The Human Voice. “Freely” based on the 1930 Jean Cocteau play, the 30-minute movie was shot after the coronavirus lockdown was lifted.

2020 Venice Film Festival officially kicked off last night – and saw some of cinema's biggest names grace the red carpet for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began earlier this year.

Manori Ravindran International EditorTilda Swinton has praised the Berlin Film Festival for its decision to adopt gender-neutral performance awards, calling the move “eminently sensible and good.”The “Human Touch” actor was speaking as part of a masterclass session at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday morning, when she was asked how she felt about Berlin’s initiative — particularly relevant given Swinton’s wide-ranging roles playing non-gendered or queer characters, such as her breakout

coronavirus pandemic, many people have turned to films as a source of solace, an escape when they have felt isolated from the rest of the world.While several films have had to have their release dates delayed, Venice Film Festival is going ahead this year as planned, albeit with several changes put in place.Taking place from Wednesday 2 September until Saturday 12 September, the 77th edition of the film festival will see stars take to the socially-distanced red carpet, face coverings in hand as

Tilda Swinton is honouring Chadwick Boseman once again at the Venice Film Festival.

Chadwick Boseman continue to pour in from friends, fans and former co-stars. Tilda Swinton honored her fellow Marvel actor while attending the 77th Venice Film Festival, which kicked off in Italy on Wednesday.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorAfter a day of early press screenings and conferences, the Venice Film Festival officially was declared open this evening by the directors of several major European fests including Venice’s own Alberto Barbera and Cannes’ Thierry Frémaux.But before they got to the stage of the Sala Grande, there was plenty to remark upon during the first evening of the first major film industry gathering of the COVID pandemic era.

Manori Ravindran International EditorTilda Swinton accepted her Golden Lion for career achievement at the Venice Film Festival with a touching love letter to cinema, which she punctuated with “Wakanda Forever,” in a nod to “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman.The British actor accepted the prize from Venice jury president Cate Blanchett during the festival’s opening ceremony on Wednesday evening, where the festival kicked off with a tribute to Italian composer Ennio Morricone — complete with

Cate Blanchett is looking sophisticated and stylish.

Tilda Swinton is paying tribute to her fellow member of the Marvel universe, the late Chadwick Boseman.

Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton appears in Pedro Almodóvar’s upcoming short film, “The Human Voice”, and fans finally have a first look at footage from the flick after a break in filming due to the pandemic.

This week, festival directors of Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival) made a groundbreaking announcement.