If IndieWire’s coverage of the American Pavilion student program at Cannes — the films, the cutting edge programming designed to inform students about what building a film career in 2026 really looks like, and the picturesque European scenery — gave you any FOMO, you’re in luck. Another opportunity to attend one of Europe’s great film festivals with the American Pavilion (AmPav) and IndieWire Future of Filmmaking is just around the corner, as applications for our Venice Intensive are live, but closing soon.
Attending the Venice International Film Festival is the kind of singular experience that sits near the top of any cinephile’s bucket list. In addition to being the world’s oldest film festival, it often serves as the unofficial starting gun of the fall movie season and the subsequent awards race. The festival boasts a mix of Hollywood glamor and European cinema pedigree that’s impossible to replicate anywhere else. And with AmPav and IndieWire, you can experience both the festival and Future of Filmmaking’s exclusive programming.
Venice Intensive, which runs from Tuesday, September 1 through Wednesday, September 9, offers a unique blend of film festival access and broader cultural experiences that you can only get in Italy. In addition to festival screenings and programming, participants will enjoy activities such as outings to the islands of Murano and Burano.
The program fee includes eight nights of accommodations in Venice, festival accreditation, exclusive programming, local transportation, wrap dinner, and alumni membership that includes invites to events in New York City and Los Angeles after the program ends.
Applications for Venice Intensive can be found here. Use code IWFOF26 to have your application fee waived and be sure to apply by the final deadline on Monday, July 6.
If you want to learn more about the program, you can attend a Zoom info session on July 2 (register here). Answers to other questions about Venice, and other intensives at SXSW, Cannes, and SXSW London, can be found here.
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