The presentation of the 12 projects that participated in the first workshop took place on Monday October 15th.
The 75th Venice International Film Festival is organised by La Biennale di Venezia, and took place at Venice Lido from August 29th to September 8th, 2018. The Festival is officially recognised by the FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Association).
The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote international cinema in all its forms as art, entertainment and as an industry, in a spirit of freedom and dialogue. The Festival also organises retrospectives and tributes to major figures as a contribution towards a better understanding of the history of cinema.
Alfonso Cuarón
Golden Lion for Best Film
Yorgos Lanthimos
Silver Lion - Grand Jury Prize
Olivia Colman
Coppa Volpi for Best Actress
Willem Dafoe
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor
Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
Orizzonti Award for Best Film
Lee Pace
Driven by Nick Hamm
Venice Virtual Reality
Aisling Franciosi, Jennifer Kent,
Baykali Ganambarr
The Nightingale by Jennifer Kent
Paul Greengrass
22 July
Natalie Portman
Vox Lux by Brady Corbet
John C. Reilly
The Sisters Brothers by Jacques Audiard
Dakota Johnson
Suspiria by Luca Guadagnino
Joel & Ethan Coen
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Lady Gaga
A Star is Born by Bradley Cooper
Emma Stone
The Favourite by Yorgos Lanthimos
Ryan Gosling
First Man by Damien Chazelle
Claire Foy
First Man by Damien Chazelle
Jasmine Trinca, Alessandro Borghi,
Max Tortora
Sulla mia pelle by Alessio Cremonini
From August 27 to September 16, the Hotel des Bains at the Lido di Venezia hosts the exhibition curated by Alberto Barbera with the Historical Archives of La Biennale di Venezia.
Third edition of the initiative which focuses on the presentation and exchange of original projects for films and works in progress, so as to foster their development and production.
The 3-day Venice Gap-Financing Market event will present projects from around the world in the final stages of development and funding.
A concrete assistance in the completion of films from African countries and from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria.