The user wants a JSON output with a journalistic article about "Festival di Venezia e Oscar: cosa cambia per il cinema italiano nel ciclo 2026". I must be careful: the system prompt says never invent facts or statistics. The topic is about the 2026 cycle — future events. I should be careful with facts. Known facts: Venice Film Festival (Mostra) 82nd edition August-September 2025; Oscar 2026 ceremony date: March 15, 2026 (98th Academy Awards), with new rules (e.g., theatrical streaming changes — 2026 Oscars require... actually the Academy announced that for the 98th Oscars, films released on streaming without theatrical release would NOT be eligible — that was announced in 2025, requiring theatrical release). Italy's selection for Oscar submission: the "Commissione premiale" of ANICA/MiC selects the Italian film for International Feature Film category. For the 97th Oscars (2025), Italy's candidate was "Vermiglio" by Maura Delpero (selected September 2024), which made the shortlist of 15 but not the final 5. For the 98th Oscars (March 2026), the Italian candidate would be selected in 2025 — actually the selection happened: "La città proibita"? Hmm, I need to be careful. The Italian film chosen for the 98th Oscars... In September 2025, the commission selected... I don't have reliable knowledge of that. I should flag it as da verificare rather than invent.

Known: 82nd Venice Film Festival ran Aug 27 – Sept 6, 2025, directed by Alberto Barbera. Jury president Alexander Payne. "Father Mother Sister Brother" by Jim Jarmusch won the Golden Lion. Italian films in competition 2025: "La grazia" by Paolo Sorrentino (opened the festival), "Orfeo" by Virgilio Villoresi? Hmm. Films: Sorrentino's "La grazia" with Toni Servillo; "Il valore di un uomo" by... I'm not fully certain. Known Italian films at Venice 2025 in competition: "La grazia" (Sorrentino), "Orfeo"? Let me think: Venezia 82 competition included: "La grazia" (Sorrentino), "The Voice of Hind Rajab", "The Wizard of the Kremlin", "Bugonia" (Lanthimos), "After the Hunt" (Luca Guadagnino — Italian director, US film), "Frankenstein" (del Toro), "In the Hand of Dante" (Julian Schnabel), "No Other Choice" (Park Chan-wook), "Silent Friend" (Ildikó Enyedi), "The Smashing Machine" (Benny Safdie), "The Test"? and "Broken English"? Hmm. Also "Il valore di un uomo — Il sognatore"? Not sure. Italian films: "La grazia" (Sorrentino), "Orfeo" by Virgilio Villoresi? Not certain. There was also