Venice competition comes into focus

While the official announcement won’t occur until Thursday, Variety is reporting what appears to be the majority of the lineup for the 2011 Venice Film Festival, including new works from David Cronenberg, Steven Soderbergh, Roman Polanski, Todd Solondz, Jonathan Demme, Alexander Sokurov, Mary Harron, William Friedkin and Madonna.

As the Toronto Film Fest begins its announcements today, several Venice premieres are also likely to head to Canada, possibly with a pitstop at Telluride along the way, Variety also says

According to the article, Harron’s “The Moth Diaries,” about a disturbed 16-year-old in an exclusive boarding school during the late 1960s, and Madonna’s dual romancer “W.E” are both expected to unspool out of competition.

From Variety via IndieWire.