Venice’s parallel sidebar Settimana Internazionale della Critica (International Critics’ Week) has revealed the lineup for its 41st edition.
The section, organized by the Italian Film Critics Association (SNCCI) and focusing on the works of emerging filmmakers, will screen seven films in competition and two films out of competition.
Colombia has a strong presence this year with two productions that touch on the country’s turbulent history. He will compete with Bibiana Rojas Gomez and Juan David Cardena End of timeIt is a radical essay film that uses archival footage and artificial intelligence to think about memory and colonialism. They were joined by his compatriot Sebastian Munerameteorwhich is described as an intense female-centric story set in a land still haunted by the ghosts of violence.
Other competition titles include the dystopian drama by Tunisian director Kamal Aridi H@llow manHe imagined a future in which emotions and memory were controlled by technology London, The debut feature from Brazilian directors Victor De Marco and Márcio Piccoli, it is a strange story that places the body, desire, and freedom of self-determination at its center.
London-based Chilean-Indian director Shalini Adnani is also in the mix Our share of sanda timely family drama reflecting on inequality and the environmental crisis. It was screened at Cannes this year in project phase as part of the British Film Institute’s Great 8 initiative.
Italy is represented in the competition with Tommaso Osperti prewarhas been described as an intense coming-of-age story set in the Po Valley that tackles contemporary masculinity with unusual maturity.
Completing the lineup is Zoom in, zoom out From Chinese director Dong Jie, it weaves together mystery, online gaming, and urban isolation to capture the fears of Generation Z.
Screening out of competition is Marco Santi’s existential noir Greater Jaffa, Starring Edoardo Pesce, the division will open, while Ryderthe latest work from award-winning film and musical duo Rowan Johnson and David Pavanello, also known as Dead, is the closing film.
The latest work is described as an urban musical that uses the language of rap to “explore precarious work, the desire for liberation and the struggles that shape the new Italy.”
The 41st edition was chosen by General Delegate Beatrice Fiorentino with committee members Matteo Berardini, Mariana Cappi, Francesco Greco and Marco Romagna.
The 41st International Critics’ Week in Venice will take place on the Lido from September 2 to 12 in conjunction with the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
Founded in 1984, Lino Micciché’s company has previously shown the early works of Kevin Reynolds, Mike Leigh, Olivier Assayas, Harmony Korine, Pedro Costa and Pablo Trapero, as well as big names in Italian cinema including Carlo Mazzacurati, Sergio Rubini, Antonio Capuano, Roberta Torre and Gianni Di Gregorio.
