Oscar Season 2025-2026: Forecasting Venice Film Festival, Predicting Telluride Film Festival Lineup

On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:

• Unlocking the connection between the Venice Film Festival and the Oscars
• Alexander Payne brings his unique sensibility to the Venice Jury
• Yorgos Lanthimos ditches Searchlight for Focus Features with BUGONIA
• Netflix Triple Threat - JAY KELLY vs A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE vs FRANKENSTEIN
• Can A24 afford a poor showing at Venice after disastrous Cannes? They're betting it all on THE SMASHING MACHINE
• Premieres without studios - a Fox Searchlight-sized hole in Competition, will they buy a film?
• NO OTHER CHOICE is another punch from Neon
• Red flags on Julia Roberts and Luca Guadagnino collaboration AFTER THE HUNT
• Potential standouts in the International Film and Documentary race
• The return of Julian Schanbel and Gus Van Sant
• Willem Dafoe premieres LATE FAME from Kent Jones and Samy Burch
• The early frontrunners for selection at the TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL