Photos show highlights from week 2 of the Venice Film Festival

By Canadian Press on September 2, 2025.

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Venice Film Festival is in full swing with a starry batch of awards season hopefuls arriving in Italy for glamorous premieres and discussions about their films. Emily Blunt, Amanda Seyfried and Dwayne Johnson are just some of the stars who have new films premiering at the Venice festival, which runs through Sept. 6.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Alessandra Tarantino And Scott A Garfitt, The Associated Press