Venice Festival Considers Scrapping Opening Jury Press Conference in Favor of Welcome Cocktails
The Venice Film Festival is weighing the cancellation of its traditional opening jury press conference due to a scheduling conflict, replacing it with a welcome cocktail hour for journalists. The festival, kicking off Sept. 2 with Danny Boyle’s Ink, has faced political pressure around Palestine this year as its lineup is described as highly political; the jury is led by Maggie Gyllenhaal.