Film Festival Central

Natalie Portman channeled her inner screen siren when she hit the red carpet in a Rodarte dress at the premiere of Birdwatchers at the Sala Grande. Portman, who makes her directorial debut at the festival with the short film Eve, also accepted the first-ever Movie for Humanity award while in Venice. The actress will donate the prize money that comes along with the distinction—which recognizes her off screen work for humanitarian causes—to the Tacare Girl's Scholarship Program in Tanzania.