Regina King Makes History as First Black Female Director Included at Venice Film Festival

Cate Blanchett looks stunning while walking the red carpet at the closing ceremony of the 2020 Venice Film Festival on Saturday (September 12) in Venice, Italy.

Vanessa Kirby holds her trophy while accepting the Best Actress award during the closing ceremony of the 2020 Venice Film Festival on Saturday (September 12) in Venice, Italy.

With a much different than usual Venice Film Festival now come to a close, it’s time for the annual awards ceremony that marks the beginning of the awards season, whatever that means in this strange year.

Isabel May looks absolutely gorgeous on the red carpet while attending the premiere of her movie Run Hide Fight during the 2020 Venice Film Festival on Thursday (September 10) in Venice, Italy.

James Norton looks so handsome while attending the premiere of his new movie Nowhere Special during the 2020 Venice Film Festival on Thursday (September 10) in Venice, Italy.

Cate Blanchett brings her star style to the red carpet for the premiere of Spy No Tsuma (Wife Of A Spy) during the 2020 Venice Film Festival on Wednesday night (September 9) in Venice, Italy.

Belushi— the documentary about late comedian John Belushi — will open56th iteration of the Chicago International Film Festival. The fest, which will take place Oct.

Regina King is hoping her history-making new movie will encourage more women of color to make films – and festival bosses to champion them.The Watchmen star will become the first black female director to premiere a movie at the Venice Film Festival in Italy this week (September 7, 2020) when One Night in Miami launches, and on Tuesday she attended a virtual press conference via Zoom to discuss the honor of being included, adding she hopes it’s a success.“Unfortunately, across the world, that’s

Regina King is the first Black woman to direct a movie selected to premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

Nathalie Emmanuel stuns in a bold purple dress at the Miu Miu Women’s Tales event during the 2020 Venice Film Festival on Sunday afternoon (September 6) in Venice, Italy.

Diego Boneta brings his mom, Astrid, to the Leadership Awards event during the 2020 Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy on Friday (September 4).

Cate Blanchett is back on the red carpet!

Maya Hawke looks absolutely stunning while stepping out on the red carpet at the 2020 Venice Film Festival on Saturday (September 5) in Venice, Italy.

Vanessa Kirby is the lady in red while attending the premiere of her movie Pieces of a Woman during the 2020 Venice Film Festival on Saturday (September 5) in Venice, Italy.

Taylor Hill and Frida Aasen both look amazing while making a red carpet appearance at the 2020 Venice Film Festival on Thursday night (September 3) in Venice, Italy.

Festival jury member Cate Blanchett poses on the red carpet at the premiere of Lovers (Amants) during the 2020 Venice Film Festival on Thursday (September 3) in Venice, Italy.

Georgina Rodriguez looks stunning while walking the red carpet at the premiere of The Human Voice on Thursday night (September 3) in Venice, Italy.

Tilda Swinton wears a white dress on the red carpet for the premiere of her short film The Human Voice during the 2020 Venice Film Festival on Thursday (September 3) in Venice, Italy.

Cate Blanchett is encouraging the reemergence of the film industry amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as the Jury President of the Venice Film Festival, the Hollywood actress is thrilled to be present for the annual event and she couldn’t be more proud to support and help filmmakers share their work after the worldwide health crisis has affected the film industry in a major way.The Oscar winner urges for a safe reopening of cinema gatherings, and congratulates the effort and organization of

Taylor Hill stuns on the red carpet with a pretty Etro gown for the 2020 Venice Film Festival opening ceremony on Wednesday (September 2) in Venice, Italy.