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Photos show highlights from week 2 of the Venice Film Festival

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.
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Jason Momoa, from left, director Julian Schnabel, Benjamin Clementine, Oscar Isaac, Louis Cancelmi, and Franco Nero pose for photographers on the red carpet for the film 'In The Hand of Dante' during the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

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