SARAH GADON

Italy Venice Film Festival 2021 Arrival Jury President Bong Joon Ho, from top left, Jury members Virginie Efira, Sarah Gadon, Alexander Nanau, director of the Venice Film festival Alberto Barbera, from bottom left, jury members Cynthia Erivo, Saverio Costanzo and Chloe Zhao pose for photographers upon arrival at the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sep, 1, 2021. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP) (Joel C Ryan)VENICE, Italy — (AP) — Hope for the future of cinema was front of mind for many as the Venice International Film Festival kicked off Wednesday on the Lido. (Streaming) platforms are there to stay, cinema, theaters will not disappear," Barbera said. “It will be even more safe and secure than last year.”The Venice Film Festival runs through Sept. 11. ___Follow AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ldbahrCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Hope for the future of cinema was front of mind for many as the Venice International Film Festival kicked off Wednesday on the Lido.