The 83rd Venice International Film Festival will begin on September 2 at Lido di Venezia in Venice, Italy. The festival will bring a range of international cinema to audiences through September 12.
Following the opening ceremony, films will be screened in various sections, including the Competition, Orizzonti and Venice Classics. The program also includes masterclasses from September 3 to 9 with George Clooney, Ellen Burstyn, Chloe Zhao, Luc Besson and Luca Guadagnino.
Venice Immersive features 68 projects
The Venice Immersive section of the festival will showcase immersive art and media works from September 2 to 12. A total of 68 projects from 26 countries will meet audiences through virtual and mixed-reality works, virtual worlds and installations.
As part of the Venice Film Festival's Venice Production Bridge, the Venice Gap-Financing Market will be held from September 4 to 6. The event will assess international financing and co-production opportunities for 65 projects in production from different regions around the world.
The 14th edition of the Final Cut in Venice program, which begins on September 6, will take place from September 6 to 8. The program will offer post-production, co-production and international market opportunities for films in production from Africa as well as Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Yemen.
Deauville to screen 80 films
The 52nd Deauville American Film Festival in Deauville, France, will be held from September 4 to 13. The opening ceremony on September 4 will feature U.S. actor Ethan Hawke, and 80 films will be screened across nine categories.
In addition to film screenings, the festival will host meetings with cinema professionals and various events. The September 6 program will include competition films, special screenings and events attended by cinema professionals.
Outdoor events in London and Nevada
The Greenwich+Docklands International Festival in London will present a free outdoor program of theater, circus and dance performances in public spaces across different parts of the city through September 6.
Burning Man, held in Nevada's Black Rock Desert in the United States, is taking place under the theme "Axis Mundi." The event, which features the temporary Black Rock City, will showcase art installations, performances and various projects created by participants.
Rock in Rio concerts scheduled for different days
The first program segment of Rock in Rio 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will take place from September 4 to 7 and from September 11 to 13. Foo Fighters, Rise Against, The Hives and Nova Twins will perform on September 4.
The September 5 program will feature Avenged Sevenfold, Bring Me The Horizon, mgk and Sepultura, along with numerous artists performing on different stages. Artists including Black Eyed Peas, Nelly and Calvin Harris will take the stage on September 6.
Elton John, Gilberto Gil and Jon Batiste will meet music enthusiasts on the main stage on September 7. Performances by artists from various musical genres will also take place on the festival's other stages.
New films in U.S. cinemas
"Fall 2: Deadpoint" will be released in U.S. cinemas on September 2. The thriller, directed by Michael and Peter Spierig and starring Virginia Gardner, Tom Brittney and Grace Caroline Currey, follows two women fighting to survive after becoming stranded on a dangerous boardwalk at Mount Kwan in Thailand.
The documentary "Sara Bareilles: Good Grief," about Grammy-winning singer Sara Bareilles' music career, will also be released in the United States on the same day. Directed by Josh Alexander, the film follows the recording process of the album the artist prepared after a seven-year hiatus.
The action crime thriller "I'm Game," starring Dulquer Salmaan, Samyuktha Viswanathan, Mysskin and Kayadu Lohar, will be released on September 3. The documentary "Silenced" will also be screened in cinemas on the same day.
"By Any Means," starring Mark Wahlberg, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nicole Beharie, will be released in U.S. cinemas on September 4. Directed by Elegance Bratton, the film follows a young FBI agent and a mob hitman who cooperate to investigate the murders of civil rights leaders in Mississippi in 1966.
"Onslaught," starring Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens and Eric Wareheim, will also be released in the United States on September 4. The action, horror and science-fiction film follows a woman fighting attackers who threaten her family.
The films "The Girl in the River," "Mirzapur: The Movie" and "P31" will also be released in the United States on the same day.
