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Top-notch assistant director Jamie Christopher, best known for his work on 'Harry Potter' franchise and Marvel films, has passed away.

Luc Besson on returning to directing with the premiere of 'Dogman' at Venice, and his drive to continue making films despite 'risk-averse' industry.

The Venice Film Festival has only continued to garner momentum under longtime festival director Alberto Barbera, who in recent years has managed to lure significant star power — from Lady Gaga to Joaquin Phoenix to Timothée Chalamet to Harry Styles — to the Lido. So imagine the heartbreak and fear last month when — just …

Luc Besson, who has had a challenging few years, is back on the Lido with Caleb Landry Jones starrer DogMan.

Jamie Christopher, assistant director for Marvel, Rian Johnson and all eight Harry Potter Films, has died at age 52.

Jamie Christopher, a prolific first assistant director who worked regularly at Marvel, has died. He was age 52.

It was only through getting lost on the streets of Paris that Jojo T. Gibbs realized the extent of Luc Besson’s fanbase and what it meant to be in one of his…

The race for the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion was set to move into higher gear Thursday with a hotly tipped biopic about sports car supremo Enzo Ferrari starring Adam Driver and Penelope Cruz.- Pinochet the vampire - Also getting its world premiere on Thursday is the Netflix film "El Conde" by Chilean director Pablo Larrain, who has became an arthouse favourite with biopics of Jackie Kennedy ("Jackie") and Princess Diana ("Spencer"). 

There will be a trio of great filmmakers in competition Thursday on the second day of the Venice Film Festival as Pablo Larrain's dark horror comedy 'El conde', Michael Mann's highly anticipated 'Ferrari' and Luc Besson's noir drama 'Dogman' make their debut. © ANSA

The Venice Film Festival 2023 has kicked off amid the actors strike and writers strike. But how do you do a film festival without (Hollywood) stars?