Venice Film Festival 2026 Launches Sala Web with Streaming Premieres
The 83rd Venice International Film Festival, scheduled for September 2-12, 2026, will feature a new online platform called Sala Web, offering streaming access to select films. The program includes three feature films from Biennale College Cinema and twelve short films from the Orizzonti section and Fuori concorso. The three features, all world premieres, are 'Demetra in esilio' by Maria Giovanna Cicciari (Italy), 'Gu Shi' by Amie Song (USA, Hong Kong, Thailand), and 'Tijuana, Todavía' by Gabriel Gutierrez Morales (Mexico). These will be available on the Biennale Cinema Channel via MYmovies, with Italian subtitles for viewers in Italy. The twelve shorts, including eleven from Orizzonti and one Fuori concorso, will be free to stream worldwide on Festival Scope. Each film will be available starting at 21:00 (features) or 18:00 (shorts) on their official screening day, with access for five days or until September 30, 2026, respectively. Accredited attendees can purchase a special MYmovies ONE Premium subscription at €10.00 per year. Biennale College Cinema is supported by the Italian Ministry of Culture and Chanel, with academic collaboration from Gotham Film & Media Institute and TorinoFilmLab. The director of the festival is Alberto Barbera, with Savina Neirotti as Head of Programme.
Key facts
- 83rd Venice International Film Festival runs September 2-12, 2026
- Sala Web presents 3 Biennale College Cinema features and 12 shorts
- Features: 'Demetra in esilio' (Maria Giovanna Cicciari), 'Gu Shi' (Amie Song), 'Tijuana, Todavía' (Gabriel Gutierrez Morales)
- Shorts include 'Man Made Lake' (Annie Ning), 'Angelo Azzurro' (Tommaso Acquarone), 'Una Fortaleza' (Alba Gaviraghi), 'Paper Plane' (Saoirse Ronan), 'Mothmama' (Jessica Dicosta), 'Quelques instants de bonheur' (Shaden Safieddine Tazi), 'Tesztpálya' (Lydia Cornett), 'Tropikos tou Thrinountos Gkeko' (Stavros Markoulakis), 'Head of a Camel' (Shannon Lee), 'Los Poderes' (Salim Jaller), 'Silence' (Pavlo Shpegun), 'Il senso della terra' (Alessandro Ingaria, Simone Massi)
- Features stream on MYmovies platform (Biennale Cinema Channel)
- Shorts stream free on Festival Scope
- Features available from 21:00 on screening day for 5 days
- Shorts available from 18:00 until September 30, 2026
- Accredited attendees get MYmovies ONE Premium at €10.00/year
- Biennale College Cinema supported by Italian Ministry of Culture and Chanel
- Collaboration with Gotham Film & Media Institute and TorinoFilmLab
- Director: Alberto Barbera; Head of Programme: Savina Neirotti
Entities
Artists
- Maria Giovanna Cicciari
- Amie Song
- Gabriel Gutierrez Morales
- Annie Ning
- Tommaso Acquarone
- Alba Gaviraghi
- Saoirse Ronan
- Jessica Dicosta
- Shaden Safieddine Tazi
- Lydia Cornett
- Stavros Markoulakis
- Shannon Lee
- Salim Jaller
- Pavlo Shpegun
- Alessandro Ingaria
- Simone Massi
- Alberto Barbera
- Savina Neirotti
Institutions
- La Biennale di Venezia
- Biennale College Cinema
- MYmovies
- Festival Scope
- Chanel
- Gotham Film & Media Institute
- TorinoFilmLab
- Ministero della Cultura - Direzione Generale Cinema
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- USA
- Hong Kong
- Thailand
- Mexico
- Lido