Venice 2026: 10 of the festival’s best movies, from Woman Unknown to Possible Love and Musk

The 83rd Venice International Film Festival was defined by surprises. While this year’s line-up lacked major Hollywood studio fare, the jury – led by American actress-director Maggie Gyllenhaal and including veteran Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To Kei-fung – still had plenty to chew over.

Labour issues emerged as a prominent theme, while the festival looked controversially to the future with the selection of Be Brave, a documentary about Diesel founder Renzo Rosso that was partly completed using artificial intelligence.

However, perhaps the biggest shock was the sight of a reunited Liam and Noel Gallagher walking arm-in-arm down the red carpet – who on earth would have predicted that a few years back?

Featuring their reunion documentary Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger, here are 10 of the best films that screened at the festival.

1. Woman Unknown