Sources say that Venice is one of the more expensive fall festivals to debut a film, due to the cost of transportation and accommodations. Bringing a movie to Venice doesn’t just mean flying out the director and one or two stars, as a studio would for the much more intimate Telluride Film Festival: they’d likely be expected to bring out the entire ensemble, because a Venice debut would be viewed as a world premiere. A studio that brings a movie to Venice might also choose to do its…

