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FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER (2025): Jim Jarmusch's Film Takes Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival to Mixed Responses

Link: https://film-book.com/father-mother-sister-brother-2025-jim-jarmuschs-film-takes-golden-lion-at-venice-film-festival-to-mixed-responses/?fsp_sid=74422

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Venice Jury President Alexander Payne Defends Choices Of Winners
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https://deadline.com/2025/09/venice-jury-president-alexander-payne-defends-winners-1236510425/

Venice Jury President Alexander Payne Defends Choices Of Winners

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Variety 4d ago

Venice Jury Boss Alexander Payne Responds to Backlash Over Not Giving ‘Voice of Hind Rajab’ the Top Prize, Rejects Claim a Juror Threatened to Quit: Don’t ‘Believe Everything We Read Online’
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https://variety.com/2025/film/festivals/venice-alexander-payne-not-giving-voice-of-hind-rajab-top-prize-1236510369/

Venice: Alexander Payne on Not Giving 'Voice of Hind Rajab' Top Prize

Venice jury president Alexander Payne responded to questions about not giving 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' the Golden Lion and rumors over jury drama.

Variety

Deadline Aug 27

Alexander Payne “Unprepared” To Answer Question On Gaza As Political Issues Dominate Venice Opening Press Conference
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https://deadline.com/2025/08/alexander-payne-gaza-venice-film-festival-1236498674/

Alexander Payne “Unprepared” To Answer Question On Gaza As Political Issues Dominate Venice Opening Press Conference

Venice jury president Alexander Payne, asked about his views on Gaza at the festival's opening press conference, said he was “unprepared” to answer

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The Hollywood Reporter Aug 27

Alexander Payne “Unprepared” to Comment on Gaza as He Fields Flurry of Political Questions in Venice
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alexander-payne-venice-film-festival-jury-gaza-political-1236354531/

Alexander Payne “Unprepared” to Comment on Gaza as He Fields Flurry of Political Questions in Venice

In his first press conference, the jury president offered diplomatically, “My political views, I’m sure, are the same as many of yours. I have to think about that for a while to give you a measured response.”

The Hollywood Reporter

Variety Aug 15

Locarno Takeaways, From Emma Thompson’s Savoir Faire to Why More Companies Are Using the Swiss Festival for Premieres to a Raved-About Retrospective
#Variety #Global #News #AlexanderPayne #JackieChan #LocarnoFilmFestival #LucyLiu

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/locarno-film-festival-emma-thompson-agc-studios-1236490677/

Locarno Takeaways From Emma Thompson to Global Distrib Strategies

Also, what titles cut the mustard with critics, and deals announced around this year’s Festival which closes Aug. 15.

Variety

Variety Aug 14

Alexander Payne on What’s Wrong With Modern Films: ‘Cut, Cut. I Get It. Cut.’
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https://variety.com/2025/film/global/alexander-payne-modern-films-locarno-1236489596/

Alexander Payne on What's Wrong With Modern Films

Alexander Payne is at the Locarno Film Festival to receive the Pardo d’Onore, but what he really wants to do is watch old movies.

Variety

The Hollywood Reporter Jul 18

Venice Film Festival Adds Fernanda Torres, Mohammad Rasoulof to Competition Jury
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/venice-film-festibal-2025-competition-jury-fernanda-torres-1236319407/

Venice Film Festival Adds Fernanda Torres, Mohammad Rasoulof to Competition Jury

Two-time Oscar winner Alexander Payne will head up the competition jury as president this year.

The Hollywood Reporter

Deadline Jun 12

Alexander Payne To Receive Pardo D’Onore At Locarno
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https://deadline.com/2025/06/alexander-payne-pardo-donore-locarno-film-festival-1236431666/

Alexander Payne To Receive Pardo D’Onore At Locarno

'Nebraska' director Alexander Payne will receive the Pardo d'Onore at the Locarno Film Festival.

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The Hollywood Reporter Jun 12

Alexander Payne to Receive Locarno Film Festival’s Honorary Leopard
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alexander-payne-locarno-film-festival-honorary-leopard-2025-1236262623/

Alexander Payne to Receive Locarno Film Festival’s Honorary Leopard

The U.S. filmmaker will receive the Pardo d’Onore at the Swiss festival, present his films 'The Descendants' and 'Nebraska,' and participate in a public discussion with fans.

The Hollywood Reporter