Venice poised to trump Cannes

Cannes 2010 - Along with having Quentin Tarantino as jury head, this year's Venice film festival looks set to top the Croisette - with several high profile Cannes no-shows likely to be ready for screening.

Top of the list is Terence Malick's Sean Penn-Brad Pitt collab The Tree Of Life , which was hotly tipped for Cannes but ultimately wasn't finished in time for selection.

Darren Aronofsky's latest, Black Swan , a psychological thriller following rival dancers Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis (a.k.a The One With The Aggressive Lesbian Sex) is also on the cards.

Latest Videos FromGamesRadar+

Watch full video here:

Other likely contenders at Venice include Colin Firth-starring George VI biopic The King's Speech , Clint Eastwood's Hereafter , Danny Boyle's 127 Hours , Anton Corbijn's The American and Julian Schnabel's Miral.

This year's Venice Film Festival runs from 1-11 September/

Think Venice could be the new Cannes?

Emma Didbin is a writer and journalist who has contributed to GamesRadar+, The New York Times, Elle, Esquire, The Hollywood Reporter, Vulture, and more. Emma can currently be found in Los Angeles where she is pursuing a career in TV writing. Emma has also penned two novels, and somehow finds the time to write scripts for Parcast – the Spotify-owned network that creates thrilling true crime and mystery podcasts.