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Argentinian director Maria Aparicio’s film 'Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion' claimed the top prize at the Venice Days parallel section. The award recognizes the film's contribution to independent cinema at the prestigious festival.
The feature film directed by Boris Hadžija and Hoda Taheri debuted in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, marking a significant milestone for regional cinema.
Damilola Orimogunje’s documentary “Dear Ajayi” has been selected as Nigeria’s first-ever entry for the Venice Film Festival’s Giornate degli Autori section. The announcement highlights a milestone for Nigerian cinema as the country expands its presence on the global festival circuit.
Iranian actor Babak Karimi's new Italian film 'Balcanica,' directed by Nicola Sorcinelli, is set to have its world premiere in competition at the 23rd Giornate degli Autori, held alongside the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
The feature film 'Sadim svoju ruku u vrt,' directed by Boris Hadžije from Serbia and Hoda Taheri from Iran, will have its world premiere in the Giornate degli Autori competition program at the 83rd International Venice Film Festival.
Damilola Orimogunje is set to make a small piece of African cinema history this week in Venice, where he will become the first Nigerian filmmaker to debut a feature in the Giornate degli Autori…
Riccardo Brun's documentary 'I Nisidiani' premiered at the Giornate degli Autori, chronicling twelve years of writing workshops inside a juvenile detention center on Nisida island.
International sales agency Lightdox has acquired Giuseppe Schillaci’s documentary 'Auber 89,' which is set to have its world premiere at the Giornate degli Autori sidebar of the Venice Film Festival.
Berlin-based sales company M-Appeal has secured international sales rights for Nicola Sorcinelli’s film 'Balcanica,' starring Matilda De Angelis, which is set to have its world premiere in competition at the 23rd Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days).
The Venice Giornate degli Autori (GdA) has announced its 2026 lineup, featuring a female-focused selection with 25 world premieres, 14 of which are directed by women, dedicated to its late founder Giorgio Gosetti.
Known as the "French Ken Loach," director Alain Guiraudie presents his latest film at the Giornate degli Autori, which follows a young female manager enduring workplace abuse and advocates for gender emancipation.
Paris-based MMM Films has acquired global distribution rights for Mykyta Gibalenko’s drama and released its first clip ahead of its world premiere in Venice’s Giornate degli Autori section.
Mad World, the sales arm of Cairo-based Mad Solutions, has secured worldwide sales rights for the Egyptian drama 'Al Baraneya.' The film is set to premiere in the Venice parallel section Giornate degli Autori, marking the debut feature of its Dutch-Egyptian filmmaker.
The Montenegrin minority co-production 'My notes on Mars,' produced by Maja Kecojević, is set to open the 'Giornate degli Autori' program in Venice, running from September 2nd to 12th.
Italian film critic and festival chief Giorgio Gosetti, who founded the Venice Film Festival’s independently-run Venice Days, known as the Giornate Degli Autori in Italian, and held key roles in several other prominent Italian film entities, has died. He was 70. The news of his death was announced by Italian news agency ANSA, for whom […]