Score VIP Tickets to the 2025 Venice Film Festival
If you call yourself a film fan, prove it by picking up some VIP tickets to the 2025 Venice International Film Festival from VIP Concierge. Along with Cannes, Berlin, TIFF and Sundance, this is one of the Big Five film festivals. It’s a place where cinematic legends are made. Every year in late summer, celebrities, filmmakers and members of the press clear their schedules to attend premieres and parties in Venice, one of Europe’s great artistic cities. This year, approximately 20 feature films will complete for several prestigious awards and trophies, including the Golden Lion, the Silver Lion and the Volpi Cup, in the 82nd edition of this preeminent film festival. Silver screen starlet Kim Novak of “Vertigo” fame will receive a Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at age 92. And the festival is sure to include plenty of other unforgettable, totally unscripted moments.
When Is the 2025 Venice Film Festival?
The 2025 Venice Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday, August 27th. The opening ceremony is typically held in the Sala Grande within the Palazzo del Cinema. The festival closes on Saturday, September 6th with an elaborate closing ceremony where the winners are revealed.
Where Is the Venice Film Festival Held?
The Venice Film Festival is held in (you guessed it!) Venice, Italy, also known as Venezia. More specifically, films premiere at various venues on the Lido di Venezia. Located on a 7-mile barrier island in the Lagoon of Venice, this part of the city is known for its historic landmarks and lavish hotels that have hosted artists, writers, politicians, celebrities and royalty over the centuries. The City of Canals offers more than 400 bridges and miles of waterways for residents and visitors to explore. It also features a host of jaw-dropping landmarks from the Doge’s Palace to Piazza San Marco. These attractions make Venice a great place to explore between the various star-studded parties and premieres.
What’s the Lineup for the 2025 Venice Film Festival?
The Venice International Film Festival is hosted by La Biennale di Venezia. This organization manages the festival, maintains historical archives and hands out awards for achievements in art, dance, music and theater. La Biennale has yet to release its official lineup for the 2025 festival. However, the deadline to submit feature films closed on June 13th, so the selection committee should be announcing its picks soon. We’ll keep you updated when the official selections are announced, which should be some time around mid to late July.
Standout Films From 2024
Last year’s festival opened with Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Although it was not competing for awards, the premiere was highly anticipated thanks to its star-studded cast, including Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux and Willem Dafoe. It also stars Burton’s beautiful partner Monica Bellucci and Jenna Ortega of Jane the Virgin, who leads a savage dance scene. Other popular contenders from last year include:
- Alfonso Cuarón’s Apple TV series Disclaimer featuring Cate Blanchett, Sacha Baron Cohen and Kevin Kline
- Joker: Folie à Deux, starring serial award winners Lada Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix
- Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door, starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore
- Pablo Larraín’s biopic Maria, featuring Angelina Jolie as legendary opera singer Maria Callas
- Halina Reijn’s Babygirl, featuring Nicole Kidman’s iconic milk-drinking scene
- Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, a 1940s period piece based on a William Burroughs book, starring Daniel Craig and Lesley Manville
- Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce
- Justin Kurzel’s crime drama The Order, featuring Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult and Tye Sheridan
- Jon Watt’s Wolfs, starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney
Can I Get Tickets to the Venice Film Festival?
Yes, La Biennale offers general access tickets since entries are typically screened two to three times during the festival. While some events are open to the general public, VIP passes are typically reserved for celebrities and members of the press or film industry. Our VIP badges get you inside access to the opening or closing ceremony as well as highly anticipated premieres. As a VIP guest, you can sit back and watch alongside the folks who helped to create these cutting-edge films. Tickets may even include red carpet access, professional hair and makeup touchups and VIP photo ops depending on the event. The Venice Film Festival is also jampacked with elegant parties and cocktail receptions that bring together celebrities for numerous charitable causes.
For 2025, we have a variety of VIP ticket options for some of the festival’s most highly anticipated parties and premieres. We can also get you and your companions into the opening and closing ceremonies. This is just the second time that we have offered Venice Film Festival tickets on our website! As with Cannes, Sundance and TIFF, pricing depends on the specific event(s) requested. Contact us today for more details and exact prices. Don’t wait. Availability is extremely limited, and the event is just weeks away!
