Wednesday, August 31st the start is underway 79th Venice International Film Festival and, as always, the events organised by are back too Veneto Film Commission and Veneto Region.
The program of meetings is very rich which will be held in the usual space inside the historic Hotel Excelsior, a few steps from the Palazzo del Cinema.
The Veneto Film Commission and Veneto Region Space at the Venice International Film Festival represents an opportunity for meeting and reflection for those in the Veneto region who work in the cinema sector, both from the perspective cultural as much as that productive.
A space where they find visibility and have the opportunity to interact Production companies, industry professionals, cultural associations of the local area and beyond. The Film Festival is, in fact, an international showcase that welcomes film professionals and enthusiasts from all over the world.
The statements
President of the Veneto Region:
The Regional Space at the Venice International Film Festival represents an opportunity for encounter and reflection for those in Veneto involved in film, both culturally and productively. This year, as in previous editions, the Region is committed to offering a calendar of initiatives that showcase the vibrancy of the Seventh Art in Veneto, a veritable universe animated by cultural associations and comprised of film production companies and industry professionals recognized for their unrivaled expertise. This international showcase, in addition to highlighting the region's unique characteristics, also serves as a true cultural incubator, simultaneously fostering our Region's celebrated vocation as a "muse" for the great masters of the past, thanks to its landscapes, countless cities, and artistic villages, as well as its countless artistic influences.
Councillor for Territory, Culture, Security, and Sport, Veneto Region:
The Veneto Region's participation in the 79th Venice International Film Festival further demonstrates the commitment of the Regional Council and the Department of Culture, in particular, to promoting the scenic and artistic beauty of a region that has always been an ideal setting. The Venice Film Festival represents a unique opportunity to showcase and raise international awareness of the Veneto region's cinematic expertise and potential.
Luigi Bacialli, President of the Veneto Film Commission:
This is the Veneto Film Commission's third visit to the Venice Film Festival. It's been three years of intense activity by the Board of Directors, Director Jacopo Chessa, and his team, in close and constant collaboration with the Veneto Region. The 79th edition marks a true restart, and once again, it's in the Veneto Region/Veneto Film Commission space that we'll be able to report on the results achieved, while also ensuring visibility and exposure for those participating in VFC panels and conferences. Productions have arrived and more are on the way, from our provinces, no longer just the big cities or traditional locations dotted with sets, with actors, directors, screenwriters, and technicians who will increasingly be professionally trained here in the coming years.
A widespread, self-sustaining cinema hub: this is the goal of the Veneto Film Commission. But the Venice Film Festival and the Excelsior are not just a showcase of the fruits of their labor, but also, and above all, a hub for contact and interaction with all those working in the film and audiovisual sector in Veneto, a catalyst for relationships, synergies, and knowledge that the Veneto Film Commission is determined to strengthen.
Jacopo Chessa, Director of the Veneto Film Commission
The Venice Film Festival is the key event for those of us who work in the region,” comments Director Jacopo Chessa, “the moment to shine a spotlight on the Veneto region. This year, the program is particularly rich and encompasses the entire audiovisual industry, from artisans to new technologies, from writing to landscape. See you at the Lido!”
A packed program featuring more than 90 events across the 11 days of the Show. Below, we highlight some of the most interesting ones.
Thursday, September 1st
- 17.15 – 18.00 || Presentation of the Non-flammable project || Organized by RI-PRESE memory keepers, Venice Foundation, M9 Museum of the 20th Century Foundation, Iuav Foundation || Speakers: Nicoletta Traversa and Giuseppe Ferrari, founders of RI-PRESE, Giovanni Dell'Olivo, Luca Molinari, and Daniela Fontana. Moderator: Jacopo Chessa
Friday, September 2nd
- 13.00 – 13.30 || The animated series Leo da Vinci and Vladi&Mirò created with the support of the POR-FESR 2014-2020 of the Veneto Region || Edited by Gruppo Alcuni || Speakers: Santo Romano, Luigi Bacialli, Jacopo Chessa, Luca Milano, Patricia Vasapollo, Joris Eckelkamp, Francesco and Sergio Manfio.
- 16.30 – 17.00 || Venetian Villas, a journey through images || Organized by the Association for Venetian Villas || Speakers: Councillor for Territory, Culture, Security, and Sport, Veneto Region, Isabella Collalto, and Vittorio Dalle Ore. Moderator: Jacopo Chessa
Saturday, September 3rd
- 10.30 – 12.15 || Press conference for the 20th edition of the Kinéo Award || Organized by Kinéo Association || Speakers: Rosetta Sannelli, Jean Gili, Carlo Gentile, Francesco Costabile, Elisabetta Noli, and Evgeny Afineevsky, director || Moderator: Marcello Foti
- 14.30-15.30 || Making Film in Veneto #1 – Jole Film || Organized by Veneto Film Commission || Speakers: Francesco Bonsembiante, Councillor for Territory, Culture, Security, and Sport, Veneto Region || Moderator: Jacopo Chessa
Sunday, September 4th
- 11.45 – 12.45 || ACE Producers in Veneto || Organized by Veneto Film Commission || Speakers: Jacobine van der Vloed and Marica Stocchi || Moderator: Cecilia Valmarana.
- 15.15 – 16.30 || Profession Showrunner || Organized by ITTV Forum&Festival and Good Girls Planet || Speakers: Maria Pia Ammirati, Antonella Barbieri, Marco Chimenz, Jacopo Chessa, Stefania Ippoliti, Sonia Rovai, Roberto Stabile, Gaia Tridente || Moderators: Valentina Martelli and Cristina Scognamillo
Monday, September 5th
- 11.30 – 12.00 || Presentazione of the program agreement between the Veneto Region and the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia || Organized by the Veneto Film Commission. Speakers: Councillor for Territory, Culture, Security, and Sport, Veneto Region, Nicola Borrelli, Marta Donzelli, Santo Romano, and Luigi Bacialli. Moderator: Jacopo Chessa
- 14.30 – 15.30 || Round Table: The Professions of Cinema and the Audiovisual Industry || Organized by the Veneto Film Commission || Speakers: Tiziano Barone, Miranda Bassoli, Santo Romano, Matteo Ribon, Tiziana Pettenuzzo, and Italo Candoni || Moderator: Jacopo Chessa.
- 17.15 – 18.00 || Illustration of Eurimages' funding and new initiatives || Organized by the Italian Office of the Council of Europe || Speakers: Enrico Vannucci, Maria Iole Giannattasio, and Luisella Pavan-Woolfe.
Tuesday, September 6th
- 16.00 – 17.00 || Restart and challenges for the film and audiovisual sector in the Northeast || Organized by CNA Cinema and Audiovisual, CNA Cinema and Audiovisual Veneto in collaboration with CNA Cinema and Audiovisual Trentino Alto Adige and CNA Cinema and Audiovisual Friuli Venezia Giulia || Speakers: Moreno De Col; Jacopo Chessa, Gianluca Curti, Marco Caberlotto, Gianluca Lazzaroni, Ivan Olgiati, Thomas Turolo, Matteo Ribon || Moderator: Gianluca Bassiato.
Wednesday, September 7
- 11.00 – 12.00 || Veneto Film Commission and Tourism Department: Collaboration and Prospects || Organized by Veneto Film Commission || Speakers: Mauro Viti, Director of Economic Promotion and Internationalization, Jacopo Chessa, and Luigi Bacialli, Councillor for EU Funds, Tourism, Agriculture, and Foreign Trade, Veneto Region.
- 12.15 – 13.00 || Making Cinema in Veneto #2 – 360 Degrees Films || Organized by Veneto Film Commission || Speaker: Nicola Rosada || Moderator: Jacopo Chessa.
- 16.45 – 17.15 || Press conference Chronicles, International Festival of Historical Novel || A cura di Sugarpulp Cultural Association Speakers: Matteo Strukul, Davide Gianella, Paola Ranzato Moderated by: Silvia Gorgi.
- 17.30 – 18.00 || Experience Summer Camp meets cinema || Organized by Experience Summer Camp || Speakers: Laura Orsolini, Antonio Foti, Andrea Andretta, and Libero Stelluti || Moderator: Giacomo Brunoro.
Thursday, September 8th
- 10.00 – 10.30 || Padua. Six stories about the Walls of Padua + one || Organized by the "Comitato Mura di Padova" Association. Speakers: Andrea Micalizzi, Matteo Menapace, Fabio Bordignon, Alessandro Campioni || Moderator: Paolo Caratossidis.
Friday, September 9th
- 14.15 – 15.45 || 24th Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Cinema. The Evolution of Cinema in the Digital Age – The Mediterranean as a Paraphrase of the World || Organized by the International Council of Cinema and Television CICT-ICFT UNESCO || Speakers: Roberto Cicutto, Tawfik, Fabrizio Spada, Regional Councillor for Territory, Culture, Security, and Sport, Pierpaolo Saporito, Giacomo Mazzone, Claudio Cappon, Jasmina Bojic, Alessandro Mandelli, Todd Courtney, Rizwan Ahamd, Vittorio Giacci, Isabelle Dane, Agnès Ravoyard, Ahmed Bedjaoui, Serge Michel, Eduardo Guillot, and Nasser Kamel.
- 16.15 -18.00 || University education and the audiovisual sector: resources and horizons || Organized by the University Cinema Council (CUC) || Speakers: Giulia Carluccio, University of Turin, President of CUC, Rosamaria Salvatore, University of Padua, Carmelo Marabello, Iuav University, Marco Dalla Gassa, Ca' Foscari University, Giacomo Manzoli, University of Bologna, Marco Bertozzi, Iuav University, Miriam De Rosa, Ca' Foscari University, Farah Polato, University of Padua || Moderator: Ruggero Eugeni, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart – Milan
