September 2023 4 ity projects; 3 Biennale College Cinema projects. Reported Pascal Diot, head of Venice Production Bridge: “As of today [early August], we have around 1,500 accredited professionals, but we are forecasting around 2,800-3,000 and among them around 900 producers who are our main target, and around 200 buyers. If we compare these figures with last year, at the same time, we had just around 1,200, which means an increase in attendees.” At the film festival, the Italian director Liliana Cavani and Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai will each receive Golden Lion awards for Lifetime Achievement. There are 23 films in competition at the festival, including Memory from Mexico’s Michel Franco (which will also be shown at TIFF), Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, and Bradley Cooper’s Maestro. Thirteen films will also be screened but are not in competition. These include Woody Allen’s Coup de Chance, Liliana Cavani’s L’Ordine del Tempo (The Order of Time), and Wes Anderson’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. There are six Italian movies in competition, and these were considered above a fair limit, although they have generated some criticism of nationalism among the international artistic community. In order to accommodate more Italian titles, the number of movies in competition was increased to 23 (up from 19 last year). Even though the Italian films represent 23 percent of the total, the quota is not considered different from the French movies in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, which in May constituted 22.7 percent of films in competition, and 30 percent of “Un Certain Regard,” the section for films with unusual styles and nontraditional stories. The annual Venice International Film Festival is organized by La Biennale di Venezia and directed by Alberto Barbera. Roberto Cicutto is the president of La Biennale, a foundation whose president is appointed by the Italian Cultural Minister. The Board of Directors of La Biennale consists of the president, the mayor of Venice, and three members nominated by the Venetian Region, the Provincial Council, and private backers. The 80th annual Venice International Film Festival will take place in Venice Lido, Italy from August 30 to September 9, 2023. In association with the festival is the Venice Production Bridge, a film market (and conference) that began in 2016 and is housed at the Excelsior Hotel in Lido. There, executives can meet up and make deals from August 30 to September 5. The Bridge hosts the Gap-Financing Market (September 1-3), the Book Adaptation Rights Market (September 1-3), and the Final Cut (September 3-5) for films from Africa and the Middle East that are in post-production. The Venice Gap-Financing Market will present 62 projects from around the world in the final stages of development and funding. Almost 280 applications have been received from around the world and the selection is divided as follows: 34 feature-length Fiction Films and Documentary projects (including four country-focused projects); 14 Virtual Immersive Story projects (including 4 country-focused projects); 11 Biennale College Cinema - Virtual RealIs the Venice Film Festival Too Italian? World (Continued on Page 6) CONNECT + DISCOVER. This is your hotspot. People. Process. Products. Perspective. All in short order at NAB Show New York! Where thousands of just-like-you content economy professionals come for pivotal intel from industry innovators. Hands-on access to the latest tech and tools. Back-by-demand attractions like Cine Live Lab and the Tech Chat Stage. Plus the all-new Photo+Video Lab! Join your crew. Register now. Limited Time Offer Use code MP01 for a FREE Exhibits Pass and 10%* off when you add more than one conference! *Not to be combined with any other offer. NABShowNY.com | #NABSHOWNY OCTOBER 24–26, 2023 JAVITS CENTER | NEW YORK, NY REGISTER TODAY!
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