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Venice Doubles Tourist Day-Trip Fee for Non-Overnight Visitors

From and including Good Friday, it will cost again to enter Venice, at least for tourists who do not stay overnight in the city. Those who do not plan their visit will have to pay double compared to last year.

Documentary Challenges Riefenstahl's Claims of Ignorance on Nazi Atrocities

Hitler's favorite director Leni Riefenstahl claimed that she did not understand what atrocities the Nazis committed. A new documentary film tries to prove the opposite.

Cate Blanchett Announces Retirement from Acting to Pursue New Interests

She has several new films in the pipeline – but after that, it's over. Cate Blanchett announces that she is retiring from the film world.

Werner Herzog Honored with Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

The German film director Werner Herzog is awarded the honorary prize Golden Lion at this year's film festival in Venice, writes The Wrap.

Swedish Artist Lap-See Lam Wins Prestigious Norwegian Art Prize

Brazil's Dark Past Unveiled in Oscar-Winning Film by Walter Salles

The Oscar-winning "I'm still here" is the most personal film that Walter Salles has made. When the Brazilian director was a teenager, he socialized with the real family he tells about.

The trilogy about sex became a triumph for Haugerud

Just won the Golden Bear for the "third part" of the trilogy about human relationships and sexuality. But in Sweden, the Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud is currently working on another part of the series: "Love".

Norwegian film wins the Golden Bear in Berlin

A drama about sex wins Berlin film festival's finest prize the Golden Bear. The prize goes to the Norwegian Dag Johan Haugerud. My film is called "Dreams" and this is more than I could have dreamed of, said Haugerud when he received the prize.