Venezia 78 Lineup Unveiled
by KM, Movie Lightbox
The lineup of films selected for the 78th Venice International Film Festival has been announced. New films from notable directors Pedro Almodóvar, Jane Campion, Paolo Sorrentino and Pablo Larraín will have their debuts on the Lido. 21 films will compete for the Golden Lion, the festival’s top prize. Most of the titles in Competition were European films, with only a few titles coming from Mexico and the Philippines.
The festival will move forward with its in-person film screenings in limited capacity, after the success of staging a physical edition last year right in the midst of pandemic. Almodóvar’s latest film, Madres Paralelas starring Penélope Cruz is set to open the festival. Bong Joon-ho, South Korean award-winning director and screenwriter will be the head of the jury for the Competition section of the festival.
Here’s the list of films selected for the Venezia 78 Competition:
MADRES PARALELAS Director Pedro Almodóvar
Spain
MONA LISA AND THE BLOOD MOON Director Ana Lily Amirpour
USA
UN AUTRE MONDE Director Stéphane Brizé
France
THE POWER OF THE DOG Director Jane Campion
New Zealand, Australia
AMERICA LATINA Director Fabio D’Innocenzo, Damiano D’Innocenzo
Italy, France
L’ÉVÉNEMENT Director Audrey Diwan
France
COMPETENCIA OFICIAL Director Gastón Duprat
Spain, Argentina
IL BUCO Director Michelangelo Frammartino
Italy, France, Germany
SUNDOWN Director Michel Franco
Mexico, France, Sweden
ILLUSIONS PERDUES Director Xavier Giannoli
France
THE LOST DAUGHTER Director Maggie Gyllenhaal
Greece, USA, UK, Israel
SPENCER Director Pablo Larraín
Germany, UK
FREAKS OUT Director Gabriele Mainetti
Italy, Belgium
QUI RIDO IO Director Mario Martone
Italy, Spain
ON THE JOB: THE MISSING 8 Director Erik Matti
Philippines
ŻEBY NIE BYŁO ŚLADÓW (LEAVE NO TRACES) Director Jan P. Matuszyński
Poland, France, Czech Republic
KAPITAN VOLKONOGOV BEZHAL (CAPTAIN VOLKONOGOV ESCAPED) Director Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov
Russia, Estonia, France
THE CARD COUNTER Director Paul Schrader
USA, UK, China
È STATA LA MANO DI DIO Director Paolo Sorrentino
Italy
VIDBLYSK (REFLECTION) Director Valentyn Vasyanovych
Ukraine
LA CAJA Director Lorenzo Vigas
Mexico, USA
The 78th edition of Venice International Film Festival runs from September 1 - 11. Full lineup here.
Poster image courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia