Venice Film Festival opens Sept. 2

La Biennale di Venezia opened the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on Wednesday, starting an 11-day run on the Lido di Venezia through September 12. The festival is organized by La Biennale and directed by Alberto Barbera, according to the festival’s official homepage. Public screening schedules were posted online in August, and organizers said the event will unfold across the Lido’s festival venues. The 2026 edition arrives with a late addition to the main competition and a prominent out-of-competition documentary. Trade outlet Next Best Picture reported on August 24 that “NAZA,” directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, had been added to complete the competition section. The Wrap separately reported that Alex Gibney’s documentary “Musk” would be part of the lineup outside competition. (labiennale.org) ### Where and when is the festival running? The 83rd Venice International Film Festival runs from September 2 to September 12, 2026, on the Lido di Venezia, La Biennale says. The official festival page describes it as the 83rd edition of the event organized by La Biennale di Venezia and officially recognized by FIAPF, the film producers’ federation. (nextbestpicture.com) An August 11 notice from organizers said the public screening schedule was available online ahead of opening day. The announcement did not change the festival dates, but it gave audiences access to the screenings calendar before the start of the event. ### What changed in the competition lineup before opening day? (labiennale.org) Next Best Picture reported that “NAZA” was added on August 24 to complete the Venezia 83 competition slate. The outlet said the film is a new work by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.” (labiennale.org) La Biennale’s competition page now includes “NAZA” among the Venezia 83 titles. On the film’s official festival page, Abraham and Szor say they made the film “out of a sense of obligation” as Israelis examining “the systems behind the mass killing of Palestinian civilians for which our country is responsible.” ### What is known about Alex Gibney’s “Musk” screening? (nextbestpicture.com) The Wrap reported that Alex Gibney’s “Musk” would screen out of competition in Venice. La Biennale’s page for the film lists it in the Venice Open section and identifies the director as Gibney. Organizers list the running time for “Musk” at 225 minutes plus a 10-minute intermission. (labiennale.org) The official film page names participants including Justine Musk, Ashley St. Clair, Kara Swisher, Martin Eberhard, Zoë Schiffer and Geoffrey Hinton. ### Has the festival published the screening details readers need? La Biennale said on August 11 that the public screening schedule for the festival was available on its website. (thewrap.com) The festival homepage also links to ticketing and program information for the September 2-12 event. The next concrete milestone is September 12, when the 83rd Venice International Film Festival is scheduled to conclude on the Lido. (labiennale.org) Until then, readers can track showtimes and lineup entries, including “NAZA” in competition and “Musk” in Venice Open, through La Biennale’s official program pages. (labiennale.org 1) (labiennale.org 2)