In the days leading up to the festival, hundreds of film professionals signed an open letter demanding that the star-studded event take a stance against the crisis in Gaza.

In the days leading up to the festival, hundreds of film professionals signed an open letter demanding that the star-studded event take a stance against the crisis in Gaza.

Chants of 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' were heard as the group of around 5,000 marched down the street waving flags and banners which read 'Stop Starving…

Demonstrators said the film industry should use its public platform at Venice to focus attention on the war in Gaza.

VENICE: Thousands protested Saturday against Israel’s siege of Gaza on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival, seeking to move the spotlight from movie drama to real-world…

DUBAI: Venice Film Festival chief Alberto Barbera spoke to Deadline magazine at the midway point of the famed Italian event and touched on the ongoing Israeli military campaign in…