IndieSponge Episode: 2025 Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Predictions

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August 27, 2025

And we are off to the races – the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival begins today and as per tradition Kevin Jagernauth and I look at what films might reign supreme this year by winning the coveted Golden Lion. Last year, Pedro Almodóvar‘s The Room Next Door took the top honors. How will the Alexander Payne jury vote? This is where we come in. Stay tuned for wall-to-all coverage of the 2025 Venice Film Festival — ten days on the Lido.

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Eric Lavallée https://www.ericlavallee.com

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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