Venice International Film Festival
The world's oldest film festival, run by La Biennale di Venezia on the Lido. Its early September slot makes the competition lineup the first hard read on the autumn awards and sales calendar, feeding directly into Toronto, San Sebastian and the AFM cycle.
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July 31, 2026
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Toronto Unveils Its First 2026 Lineups: 64 Gala and Special Presentations Titles, 32 Premieres, and an Opening Night Built on CODA
The 51st Toronto International Film Festival revealed 64 titles across Gala and Special Presentations, including 32 premieres, and set Sian Heder's Being Heumann as its opening night film. For the autumn acquisition market, Toronto's Special Presentations slate is the single most useful supply document of the year.
Venice 2026 Sets the Autumn Board: Boyle Opens, McDonagh and Lee Chang-dong in Competition, and What the Slate Tells Buyers
The 83rd Venice Film Festival unveiled a competition slate led by Danny Boyle's Ink, Martin McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine and Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love. For buyers planning the autumn, the lineup is the first hard read on what will be available, and at what altitude, through Toronto and into the fourth quarter.
Week in Distribution: July 23 to July 29, 2026
The week the largest pending transaction in the industry was formally put on ice until 2027, Netflix's quarter landed with a disclosure change buried under a guidance miss, and Venice set the autumn board. A short week by deal count and a consequential one by structure.