Rick W / Saturday, September 6, 2025 / Categories: Film Score News Venice Jury Boss Alexander Payne Responds to Backlash Over Not Giving ‘Voice of Hind Rajab’ the Top Prize, Rejects Claim a Juror Threatened to Quit: Don’t ‘Believe Everything We Read Online’ After awarding this year’s Golden Lion for best film to Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother,” Venice Film Festival jury president Alexander Payne faced a flurry of questions from journalists about the decision. Many had expected Kaouther Ben Hania’s Gaza drama “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” which received a tearful 22-minute standing ovation at its […] Previous Article Venice Film Festival Winners: Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Takes Golden Lion, Benny Safdie Gets Best Director for ‘Smashing Machine’ Next Article Learning new skills and finding common ground at CICAE’s Arthouse Cinema Training Print 41 Tags: Film Festival