From Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein to Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia, Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite, and Werner Herzog’s latest doc, the lineup is stacked with heavy hitters and bold newcomers alike.
Here’s the full official selection — your complete guide to what’s playing at Venice 2025.
Competition (Venezia 82)
Here’s your must-see list of contenders at the heart of the festival:
- The Wizard of the Kremlin – Olivier Assayas
- Jay Kelly – Noah Baumbach
- The Voice of Hind Rajab – Kaouther Ben Hania
- A House of Dynamite – Kathryn Bigelow
- The Sun Rises on Us All – Cai Shangjun
- Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro
- Elisa – Leonardo Di Costanzo
- On the Job (À Pied d’Œuvre) – Valérie Donzelli
- Silent Friend – Ildikó Enyedi
- The Testament of Ann Lee – Mona Fastvold
- Father Mother Sister Brother – Jim Jarmusch
- Bugonia – Yorgos Lanthimos
- Duse – Pietro Marcello
- Un Film Fatto Per Bene – Franco Maresco
- Orphan (Árva) – László Nemes
- The Stranger (L’Étranger) – François Ozon
- No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook
- Below The Clouds – Gianfranco Rosi
- The Smashing Machine – Benny Safdie
- Girl (Nühai) – Shu Qi
From La-Jarmusch-meditations to Lanthimos’s trademark surrealism, plus Del Toro, Bigelow, Safdie—it’s a jam-packed, golden-palmed feast.
Out of Competition — Fiction
Non-competitive dramas with indie sensibility and auteur pedigree:
- After the Hunt – Luca Guadagnino
- Dog 51 (Chien 51) – Cédric Jimenez
- Sermon to the Void – Hilal Baydarov
- L’Isola di Andrea – Antonio Capuano
- Il Maestro – Andrea Di Stefano
- Scarlet (果てしなきスカーレット) – Mamoru Hosoda
- The Last Viking – Anders Thomas Jensen
- In the Hand of Dante – Julian Schnabel
- La Valle Dei Sorrisi – Paolo Strippoli
- Dead Man’s Wire – Gus Van Sant
- Orfeo – Virgilio Villoresi
Out of Competition — Non-Fiction
A trove of documentaries blending artistry and originality:
- Kabul, Between Prayers – Aboozar Amini
- Ferdinando Scianna – Il Fotografo Dell’Ombra – Roberto Andò
- Marc by Sofia – Sofia Coppola
- I Diari di Angela — Noi Due Cineasti. Capitolo Terzo – Yervant Gianikian & Angela Ricci Lucchi
- Ghost Elephants – Werner Herzog
- My Father and Qaddafi (Baba Wa Al-Qadhafi) – Jihan K
- The Tale of Silyan – Tamara Kotevska
- Nuestra Tierra (Landmarks) – Lucrecia Martel
- Remake – Ross McElwee
- Kim Novak’s Vertigo – Alexandre Philippe
- Cover-Up – Laura Poitras & Mark Obenhaus
- Broken English – Jane Pollard & Iain Forsyth
- Notes of a True Criminal – Alexander Rodnyansky & Andriy Alferov
- Director’s Diary – Aleksandr Sokurov
- Back Home (Hui Jia) – Tsai Ming-liang
Out of Competition — Special Cinema & Music
Sensory diversions where cinema meets melody:
- Nino. 18 Giorni – Toni D’Angelo
- Piero Pelù. Rumore Dentro – Francesco Fei
- Newport and the Great Folk Dream – Robert Gordon
- Francesco de Gregori – Stefano Pistolini
Horizons (Orizzonti)
Bold voices, brave visions:
- Mother – Teona Strugar Mitevska
- Divine Comedy (Komedie Elahi) – Ali Asgari
- Hiedra – Ana Cristina Barragán
- The Abduction of Arabella – Carolina Cavalli
- Strange River (Estrany Riu) – Jaume Claret Muxart
- Lost Land (Harà Watan) – Akio Fujimoto
- Grand Ciel – Akihiro Hata
- Rose of Nevada – Mark Jenkin
- Late Fame – Kent Jones
- Milk Teeth (Dinți de Lapte) – Mihai Mincan
- Pin de Fartie – Alejo Moguillansky
- Father (Otec) – Tereza Nvotová
- En el Camino – David Pablos
- Songs of Forgotten Trees – Anuparna Roy
- A Year of School (Un Anno di Scuola) – Laura Samani
- The Souffleur – Gastón Solnicki
- Barrio Triste – Stillz
- Human Resource – Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
- Funeral Casino Blues – Roderick Warich
Venice Spotlight
Contemporary voices and fresh perspectives:
- Hijra – Shahad Ameen
- A Loose End (Un Cabo Suelto) – Daniel Hendler
- Made in EU – Stephan Komandarev
- Motor City – Potsy Ponciroli
- It Would Be Night in Caracas (La Hija de La Española) – Mariana Rondón & Marité Ugas
- Silent Rebellion (À Bras-Le-Corps) – Marie-Elsa Sgualdo
- Calle Malaga – Maryam Touzani
- Ammazzare Stanca – Daniele Vicari
Venice Classics (Non-Fiction)
Archival gems and tributes to cinema history:
- Mata Hari – Joe Beshenkovsky & James Smith
- Elvira Notari: Oltre Il Silenzio – Valerio Ciriaci
- Louis Malle, Le Révolté – Claire Duguet
- Megadoc – Mike Figgis
- Boorman and the Devil – David Kittredge
- Holofiction – Michal Kosakowski
- Memory of the Forgotten – Javier Espada
- Sangre del Toro – Yves Montmayeur
- The Ozu Diaries – Daniel Raim
