We’re just one day away from the kickoff of fall film festival season—considered the most wonderful time of year for Oscar obsessives like us.

This year’s crop is full of promise, with a slew of previously Oscar-nominated directors debuting new projects. Some are long-awaited returns, like Kathryn Bigelow, who hasn’t released a film since 2017. Others are finally bringing to life long-awaited passion projects, like Guillermo del Toro with Frankenstein . Noah Baumbach and Bradley Cooper are both back in the mix with personal projects, and Yorgos Lanthimos and Paul Greengrass are also aiming to surprise audiences with their new films.

Basically, there’s something for everyone. Here, Vanity Fair rounds up the 20 most promising films debuting at the Venice International

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