Convincing directors to accept a spot in the Orizzonti section, especially Orizzonti Extra, is not always easy. Among those who have not attended the Festival in recent years, there is still a strong perception that these sections are somehow "second class"...
A great festival is built from the elements that are available 'here and now', from what emerges and is selected. Choices are the base of everything. If someone were to look back a few months ago and examine the films that could have been in Venice but weren’t selected...
As for the Orizzonti section, we are in the territories of experimentation, traversed by authors with undeniable talent, directors who are clearly aware of what they are doing, what they truly want, and what they are genuinely seeking...
In the Competition, there is an exceptional concentration of great auteurs: Wes Anderson, Harmony Korine, Sofia Coppola, David Fincher, Michel Franco, Lanthimos, Larraín, Michael Mann, and Luc Besson...
We worked on our programme back when the strike wasn’t a thing. In fact, we finished our work two weeks ahead of schedule. We started viewing films in November 2022 and we never stopped...
