Alberto Barbera (born 20 February 1950) is an Italian film critic and festival curator, who is director of theVenice Film Festival.

Alberto Barbera
Barbera in 2024
Born	20 February 1950 (1950-02-20) (age 75) Biella, Italy
Occupation	Film critic

Born inBiella, Barbera graduated in modern literature with a thesis about cinema history, and then started collaborating with theTurin film association AIACE, being its president between 1977 and 1989.^[1] Between 1980 and 1983 he was the film critic of the newspaperGazzetta del Popolo,^[1] and later collaborated with several publications, includingLa Stampa, as well as with radio and television programs.^[2] In 1982, he began a long collaboration with theTurin Film Festival, first as press officer, then as secretary-general and member of the selection committee from 1984 to 1988, and finally as director from 1989 to 1998.^[1][2]

Between December 1998 and April 2002 Barbera was president of theVenice Film Festival, heading three editions (1999, 2000 and 2001).^[1][2] In 2004, he was nominated director of theNational Museum of Cinema in Turin, a role he held until 2016.^[1][2][3] In December 2011, Barbera was appointed president of the Venice Festival for the second time.^[1][2] He was confirmed in this role for two more mandates, with the last term set to expire in 2024.^[4] In May 2024, his last mandate was extended until 2026.^[5]

• 2000 — titledChevalier des Arts et des Lettres inFrance;
• 2019 — ranked one of the500 most influential persons in show business byVariety;
• 2021 — International Achievement in Film Award byVariety;
• 2022 — Special Mention at Gotham Awards.^[6]

• Alberto Barbera atIMDb