Ten EU-supported works nominated at Venice Film Festival

European Commission's press release

Ten EU-funded films and projects have been nominated to compete in the 81st edition of the Venice International Film Festival.

Harvest by Athina Rachel Tsangari is in the running for the prestigious Golden Lion award, while the Orizzonti category includes four EU supported titles: Quiet life (Apathy) by Alexandros Avranas; Wishing on a star by Péter Kerekes; Anul nou care n-a fost (The new year that never came) by Bogdan Mureşanu; and Pooja, Sir by Deepak Rauniyar.

Five other works that received EU funds were nominated in this year’s competition, including in the Venice Immersive category, as well as the Giornate degli autori section. Moreover, three additional titles are featured in ‘out-of-competition’ categories.

These works received over €1.7 million EU support from the MEDIA strand of the Creative Europe programme, and were co-produced by international teams from several countries in the EU.

Věra Jourová, Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency, will be present at this year’s edition. She will meet Alberto Barbera, the Artistic Director of the Cinema Department of La Biennale di Venezia. Vice-President Jourová will take part in a panel discussion on the social impact of documentaries entitled “Unseen Leaders” organised by Think-Film and Impact Europe. She will also give the opening remarks at the Ukrainian Day event organised by the Venice Production Bridge, as well as attend the premiere of the movie Pisni zemli, shcho povilno horyt’ (Songs of Slow Burning Earth) by Olha Zhurba, supported by MEDIA.

The winners of this year's edition will be announced on 7 September at the Awards ceremony.

Further information on the nominations and activities at the Venice Film Festival 2024.