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Ellen Burstyn to receive Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 83rd Venice Film Festival
The 93-year-old Oscar winner will be honoured at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival (2–12 September 2026) alongside previously announced recipient George Clooney, with the award presented during the screening of a new short film directed by jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal.
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Locarno Film Festival unveils 79th edition with record submissions and star-powered programme
The Swiss festival returns 5–15 August with 7,759 entries (a 22% jump) and a Piazza Grande lineup featuring Olivia Wilde, Petra Volpe and James Gray, while Isabella Rossellini collects a lifetime award.
- Jun 19
James Burrows, pioneering sitcom director behind Friends and Cheers, dies at 85
James Burrows, the Emmy-winning director and co-creator who shaped sitcoms from Cheers and Taxi to Friends and The Big Bang Theory, has died at age 85 after a brief illness.
- May 30
Marcia Lucas, Oscar-winning editor who shaped the original Star Wars trilogy, dies at 80
Marcia Lucas, the film editor whose work was pivotal to the success of the original Star Wars trilogy and other New Hollywood classics, has died of cancer at her home in California.
