Creative Europe MEDIA at the Venice International Film Festival 2024

Among the list of audiovisual works featured at Venice International Film Festival, 13 have been supported by Creative Europe MEDIA in their development. Ten of these are nominated for awards. Harvest by Athina Rachel Tsangari is nominated for the Golden Lion while four other titles are shortlisted for the prestigious Orizzonti competition, honouring films that represent the latest aesthetic and expressive trends.

The winners will be announced on Saturday 7th September during the closing ceremony.

MEDIA Film in Orizzonti competition

• Quiet Life (Apathy) by Alexandros Avranas (France, Germany, Sweden, Greece, Estonia, and Finland)
• Wishing on a Star by Péter Kerekes (Italy, Croatia, Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic)
• Anul Nou Care n-a Fost (The New Year That Never Came) by Bogdan Mureşanu (Romania, and Serbia)
  Pooja, Sir by Deepak Rauniyar (Nepal, the United States, and Norway)

Out of Competition

Two documentaries will be showcased as non-fictions and one series will be featured in the fiction category.

• Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989 by Göran Hugo Olsson (Sweden, Finland, Denmark)
• Pisni zemli, shcho povilno horyt' (Songs of slow burning earth) by Olha Zhurba (Ukraine, Denmark, Sweden)
• Familier som vores (EP. 1-7) (Families like ours) by Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark, France, Sweden, Czech Republic, Belgium, Norway, Germany).

Giornate degli Autori (Independent Section)

Two works have been selected for the independent section ‘Giornate degli Autori’, formerly Venice Days, and now in its 21st edition - held in parallel to the festival. The winners will be announced on Friday 6 September during the awards ceremony.

• Alpha. by Jan-Willem van Ewijk (Netherlands, Switzerland, Slovenia)
• Boomerang by Shahab Fotouhi (Germany, Iran)

Other nominations

• Ceci est mon Coeur by Stéphane Hueber-Blies, Nicolas Blies in the Venice immersive category (Luxembourg, Canada, France)
• Peacock by Bernhard Wenger in the Critics’ Week competition (Austria, Germany)
• Planete B by Aude Léa Rapin in Special events (France, Belgium)
  

European Commission Events

Věra Jourová, Vice President for Values and Transparency, will attend the Venice Film Festival on 3rd and 4th September, taking part in the following events:

• Panel discussion 'Unseen Leaders – what do an Oscar winner, a NATO Secretary General, an EU Commissioner and visually impaired museum guides have in common? Behind-the-scenes leadership.'
• Opening remarks at Ukrainian Day curated by Cinema State Agency of Ukraine and NGO UkrKinoFest.
• Première of the movie 'Songs of slow Burning Earth' by Olha Zhurba 'Foreigners everywhere' exhibition.
• Director-General Roberto Viola will also be present at this year’s festival in the context of the regular dialogue with the European audiovisual industry.