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• Noémie Grunenwald on Feminist Translation as Political Act at Babel Festival festival-fair

  During the Babel Festival in Bellinzona, Switzerland, translator Noémie Grunenwald will explore the themes of feminist translation and fluid literature. Born in 1987, she has…

• Berlin Art Week 2026: AI, Migration, and Climate Change Take Center Stage festival-fair

  The 15th Berlin Art Week will take place from September 9 to 13, 2026, highlighting themes such as artificial intelligence, migration, and climate change. Notable events include…

• Barcelona Gallery Weekend 2025: 25 galleries, 38 shows, 50+ artists across the city festival-fair

  The 12th edition of Barcelona Gallery Weekend is set to take place from September 17 to 20, 2025. This event will showcase 25 galleries from Barcelona and L'Hospitalet de…

• Berlin Industrial Culture Festival Explores Hidden Urban Sites festival-fair

  The Festival der Berliner Industriekultur, organized by the Berliner Zentrum Industriekultur (bzi), will take place from September 12 to October 4, offering a unique perspective…

• Frankfurt Women's Theater Festival Marks 10 Years with Feminist Democracy Focus festival-fair

  The International Women's Theater Festival (IF*TF) in Frankfurt am Main will celebrate its tenth anniversary from September 14 to 20, 2026, with a week-long program of theater,…

• Herbstliche Musiktage Bad Urach 2026: Florian Prey Continues Father's Legacy festival-fair

  The 46th Herbstliche Musiktage Bad Urach, a classical music festival set in the Swabian Alb, will take place from October 2 to 9, 2026, at Residenzschloss Urach. Co-founded by the…

• Düsseldorf Festival 2026: Genre Boundaries Fall at Performing Arts Event festival-fair

  The Düsseldorf Festival, formerly known as Altstadtherbst, is set to run from September 16 to October 4, 2026, presenting a program that deliberately blurs the lines between…

• Dizzee Rascal Surprises Crowds at Wallingford's BunkFest festival-fair

  On Sunday, rapper Dizzee Rascal surprised attendees at BunkFest, a complimentary folk festival held in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. Renowned for his five UK number one hits, he was…

• Messiaen's 'St. François d'Assise' at Salzburg Festival: A Spiritual Masterpiece festival-fair

  The Salzburg Festival's production of Olivier Messiaen's opera 'St. François d'Assise' has been hailed as the best production of the summer. The Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna…

• PROYECTOR 2026: Video Art Festival Expands Across 20+ Madrid Venues festival-fair

  The 19th PROYECTOR Festival is set to take place in Madrid from September 9 to 20, 2026, showcasing nearly 100 pieces by artists hailing from 30 different nations across more than…

• Paolo Strippoli's 'L'estranea' Premieres in Venice Competition festival-fair

  Paolo Strippoli's film 'L'estranea' (The Stranger) is competing at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. The psychological thriller and family saga stars Jasmine Trinca as…

• Venice Film Festival 2026: Glittering Parties and DVF Awards Honor Gloria Steinem festival-fair

  Vogue reported on the glamorous gatherings at the 2026 Venice Film Festival. At Teatro Goldoni, the DVF Awards celebrated the achievements of Jane Fonda, Gisèle Pelicot, Barbados…

• Macron and South Korean President Open Lumière Summit on Cinema's Future festival-fair

  On Monday, September 7, 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron and his South Korean counterpart co-inaugurated the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. The international…

• Venice Film Festival 2026 Midway: Moretti, Lee, Kore-eda, McDonagh Delight Audiences festival-fair

  At the midpoint of the 83rd Venice Film Festival, several feature films have already distinguished themselves, delighting festival-goers with their diverse registers. Among the…

• Venice Film Festival: Italian Cinema Shines with 'La città dei vivi', Moretti and Pattinson Disappoint festival-fair

  At the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, Italian cinema received praise for 'La città dei vivi', directed by Marco Gabbriellini, while films starring Robert Pattinson and…

• Kore-eda's 'Look Back' Premieres at Venice, Marking Return to Form festival-fair

  Hirokazu Kore-eda's live-action adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's manga 'Look Back' premiered at the Venice Film Festival, marking a return to form after his sci-fi film 'Sheep in…

• Parker Posey's Venice Film Festival: Fashion, Film, and Sightseeing festival-fair

  Parker Posey attended the Venice Film Festival to premiere Martin McDonagh's 'Wild Horse Nine', a buzzy 2026 project. She co-stars with John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, and Steve…

• Romaeuropa Festival 2026: 41st Edition Opens with Sofia Nappi and Caterina Barbieri festival-fair

  On September 7, 2023, the 41st Romaeuropa Festival (REF2026) was unveiled in Rome, set to take place from September 8 to November 15, 2026, at 18 different venues. This event will…

• Venice 2026: Female Directors Face 'Cult of Male Genius' festival-fair

  During the 83rd Venice Film Festival, May el-Toukhy, a Danish-Egyptian filmmaker and one of the two women vying for the Golden Lion, expressed her concerns about the 'cult of male…

• Armani's Enduring Legacy at the 83rd Venice Film Festival festival-fair

  The 83rd Venice International Film Festival, which runs until September 12, is notable for being the first held without Giorgio Armani, who died during the final days of the 2025…

• Berlin Art Week 2026: Caravaggio and De Bruyckere at the Italian Embassy festival-fair

  From September 9 to 13, 2026, the 15th Berlin Art Week will showcase approximately 120 museums, galleries, and collections, primarily located at Kulturforum. Notable attractions…

• Münchner Schlachthof feiert 30 Jahre mit Ottfried Fischer festival-fair

  Am 15. September 2023 feiert die Münchener Kabarettbühne Schlachthof ihr 30-jähriges Bestehen mit einer besonderen Veranstaltung. Moderiert von Michael Altinger und Christian…

• UNFOLD 2027: Open Call for Design Schools to Exhibit at Milan Design Week festival-fair

  Domus Academy has announced the open call for UNFOLD 2027, the fourth edition of its international design schools and institutions competition, scheduled to take place during…

• Derrière, a Highlight at Théâtre de l'Atelier festival-fair

  Derrière, a theatrical piece by Nicolas Chaigneau and Claire Laureau, is set to open the 2026-27 season at Théâtre de l'Atelier. The production was a revelation and audience…

• Emanuela Rosa-Clot to Direct Radicepura Garden Festival 2027-2029 in Sicily festival-fair

  Emanuela Rosa-Clot, a journalist, has been named the artistic director for the Radicepura Garden Festival's 2027 and 2029 editions by the Fondazione Radicepura. Since its…

• MIT Future Fest 2026: Campus-Wide Convergence of Art, Design, and Technology festival-fair

  From September 30 to October 4, 2026, the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will host the MIT Future Fest, a five-day public experiment organized by the MIT Museum. This…

• Venezia 2026: The Echo Chamber, Possible Love e Woman Unknown in concorso festival-fair

  On September 6, 2026, the Venice Film Festival showcased three films in competition: The Echo Chamber by Andrea Pallaoro, Possible Love by Lee Chang-dong, and Woman Unknown by May…

• Biennale dello Stretto 2026: 'Mutazioni' Across the Strait festival-fair

  The third Biennale dello Stretto, named 'Mutazioni' (Mutations), is scheduled to take place from September 18 to December 13, 2026, across Campo Calabro, Reggio Calabria, and…

• Parcours des Mondes 2026: 48 Galleries Celebrate 25 Years of Leading Non-Western Art Fair in Paris festival-fair

  From September 8 to 13, 2023, Paris's Saint-Germain-des-Prés hosts the 25th Parcours des Mondes, showcasing 48 galleries and reinforcing its reputation as the premier fair for…

• Raymond Depardon's Photoreporter Past at Visa pour l'Image festival-fair

  At the Visa pour l'Image festival, Raymond Depardon presents eighty black-and-white prints from his early career as a photojournalist. The exhibition includes images from the…

• Venice Film Festival Opens with Herzog's Tunnel Saga and Gender Debate festival-fair

  The Venice Film Festival opened on the Lido with a gender debate, while the Gaza conflict loomed as a shadow. Werner Herzog presented 'Bucking Fastard', a quirky fairy tale…

• Melbourne Fringe 2026: Director's 11 Must-See Shows festival-fair

  The 2026 Melbourne Fringe Festival showcases nearly 460 events throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria. Creative Director Danny Delahunty has curated 11 performances that…

• Tokyo's Autumn 2026 Art Season: Night Museums, Festivals, and Major Exhibitions festival-fair

  The 2026 autumn art season in Tokyo is set to include a variety of events. The Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture will host the first-ever Autumn Night Museum…

• Nanni Moretti Returns to Venice Competition with 'Succederà questa notte' festival-fair

  Nanni Moretti is making a comeback to the Venice Film Festival after 37 years with his new movie, 'Succederà questa notte' (It Will Happen Tonight). The film explores love,…

• Phoebe Bridgers Debuts at Venice Film Festival with Unshaven Legs and High Fashion festival-fair

  Phoebe Bridgers stepped into the acting world with her role in A24's 'Primetime' at the Venice Film Festival, receiving a remarkable seven-minute standing ovation and cheers from…

• Ever Anderson's Venice Film Festival Debut: Vintage Dior and Father Joe Premiere festival-fair

  Ever Anderson, 18-year-old actor and daughter of Milla Jovovich, made her Venice Film Festival debut this week with the premiere of Barthélemy Grossmann's action-thriller Father…

• Pulp Headlines 20th End of the Road Festival with 15,000 Sell-Out Crowd festival-fair

  The End of the Road Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary in Dorset, drawing a sell-out crowd of 15,000 to Cranborne Chase near Blandford Forum. The four-day event, one of the…

• Deauville American Film Festival Asks Audiences for Favorite US Movies festival-fair

  The Festival du Cinéma Américain de Deauville, an annual event in France dedicated to showcasing American cinema, is asking audiences to name their favorite US film. The festival…

• Iranian Photographer Hashem Shakeri Shows War's Toll at Visa pour l'Image festival-fair

  At the Visa pour l'Image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France, Iranian photographer Hashem Shakeri presents a body of work documenting the effects of war on daily life in…

• Serpenti at Venice Film Festival: A Kafkaesque Take on Feminicide festival-fair

  At the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, Roberto De Paolis Maino presented his new film 'Serpenti', co-written with the D'Innocenzo brothers. The film stars Leonardo Lidi…