Venice Film Festival 2026: American monsters dominate the 83rd edition

Venice Film Festival 2026: American monsters dominate the 83rd edition Submitted by Joseph Fahim on Wed, 09/16/2026 - 09:20 Rupert Murdoch and Elon Musk were the focus of two stand-out movies, and despite neither being American-born, they owe their success to its culture Musk appears alongside US President Donald Trump on the campaign trail in Butler, Pennsylvania on 4 October 2024 (Jim Watson/AFP) Off For the larger part of the past 20 years, Venice has been the glamorous sibling of the world’s top film festivals