Full immersion

The section grew even bigger – physically, too. It will take up every building in the Lazzaretto Vecchio island, with one section devoted to the VR market, which is a new addition. It all takes place on the island, over 2500 square metres housing impressive interactive installations. Since the Venice Film Festival is the only great film festival with a section expressly dedicated to this production technique, it is a reference for everyone who is interested in it: filmmakers, technology enthusiasts… and it shows the VFF’s ability to grow in all directions.

friday, 9 september 2022

Free Jafar!

About Jafar Panahi – those who saw his film say it is his best in the last several years, the most accomplished and aesthetically impressive. This is Panahi’s fourth film produced while underground. By the way, this shows clearly the hypocrisy of the Iranian regime, who prevent Panahi to travel outside of...

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wednesday, 7 september 2022

10 Biennale College Cinema

In 2011, Savina Neirotti had been invited at the IFP-Independent Filmmaker Project Film Week. Those meetings went by one word: micro-budget. Funding was so scarce that many filmmakers had to resort to...

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tuesday, 6 september 2022

In the absence

The absence of China, save for a couple entries, is certainly conspicuous. The main reason, aside from the pandemic, is censorship. It may be sly, underhanded, but it is strong. Unwanted filmmakers are prevented from obtaining the necessary funds to...

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friday, 2 september 2022

Looking in, looking out

If we didn’t know who made Guadagnino’s Bones and All, we might as well ascribe it to an American director. Bones and All is about a piece of American history that is less known this side of the ocean...

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thursday, 1 september 2022

Orizzonti extra Orizzonti

It’s great to see how much the two sections grew in such a short time. My intention was never for them to be a self-referencing, niche programme of movies – nothing of the sort.

LEGGI

wednesday, 31 August 2022

Us and them

We have been trying to work so closely with such an institution as the Academy for a long time. Over the last ten years, a connection has been growing between the two, with many films beginning their journey at Venice to later being awarded an Oscar.

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