The Venice Lido comes alive with the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, which officially kicks off tomorrow, August 27, 2025. Although the opening is imminent, the festival atmosphere is already palpable today, with the first arrivals at the docks heralding the start of a week dedicated to great cinema.
Among the most anticipated faces, Barbara Pigazzi’s camera captured an exceptional trio: Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino and two of his favorite actors, Toni Servillo and Anna Ferzetti. Their arrival aboard a water taxi at the Hotel Excelsior marks the beginning of the parade of stars who will crowd the red carpet in the coming days.
While we wait to discover the full program and the competing films, the arrival of these leading figures in Italian cinema is creating great excitement, fueling audiences’ and critics’ expectations for an edition that promises to be rich in emotion and discovery.