Published: 14:33 BST, 1 September 2026 | Updated: 16:37 BST, 1 September 2026
George and Amal Clooney made a glamorous arrival at the 83rd Venice Film Festival via water taxi on Tuesday as the glitzy annual event gets set to begin.
However, it is not just any old Venice Film Festival for George this year, as he is set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award – and Amal will be by his side to support him.
Last year, he attended the festival to promote his film Jay Kelly, in which he plays a movie star who travels to Italy for a lifetime achievement award.
And life will imitate art this year as he receives the Golden Lion accolade on Wednesday – the event's opening day.
As they travelled through Venice's waterways on a taxi, Amal, 48, showed off her sophisticated sense of style in khaki shorts and a matching blazer.
George, 65, was every inch the gentleman as he helped his wife disembark the water taxi by holding her hand.
Filmmaker George looked smart in white chinos and a navy T-shirt as he flashed a friendly wave to onlookers.
George and Amal Clooney made a glamorous arrival at the 83rd Venice Film Festival via water taxi on Tuesday as the annual event gets underway
George was every inch the gentleman as he helped Amal disembark the water taxi
Amal looked sensational in the silk khaki outfit as she showed off her toned, tanned legs
It's not a long journey to Venice for the couple as they own a 15-bedroom villa a few hours away on Lake Como, where they stay with their nine-year-old fraternal twins, Ella and Alexander.
In the nearly 30 years since he attended his first Venice Film Festival with the film Out Of Sight, George has become something of a fixture at the event.
It's a place where he's enjoyed many significant moments, from his wedding to Amal at the Aman Venice luxury hotel to the debut of Good Night, And Good Luck, which he co-wrote wrote and starred in, and for which was nominated for his first best director Oscar.
The red carpet events begin Wednesday with the premiere of British director Danny Boyle's Ink, a drama about the rise of media magnate Rupert Murdoch.
