The Venice Film Festival was the focus of a huge demonstration on Saturday (August 30) against Israel’s war in Gaza.
In the biggest demonstration to date at a film festival, thousands of protestors marched on the Lido towards the festival’s Palazzo del Cinema.
However, amid a heavy police presence with helicopters flying overhead, the protestors were prevented from accessing the festival’s main red carpet area.
The protest took place just before the world premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, starring Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth and Oscar Isaac, but did not disrupt the red carpet.
The protest, which was noisy but peaceful, included local Venetians as well as some festival delegates. One participant told Screen that he thought 2,000 people were on the march.
The protest was organis