34th Venice International Critics' Week Announces Lineup with Political Edge
The 34th Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC) in Venice has revealed its official selection of seven films competing from a pool of over 500 entries. Among these is Tony Driver, directed by Ascanio Petrini, the sole Italian film, which SIC General Delegate Giona Nazzaro characterized as 'polito.' The festival will kick off with Gitanjali Rao's Bombay Rose and conclude with Joshua Gil's Sanctorum. Additional films featured are All This Victory by Ahmad Ghossein, Parthenon by Mantas Kvedaravičius, The Prince by Sebastian Muñoz, Psychosia by Marie Grahtø, Rare Beasts by Billie Piper, and Scales by Shahad Ameen. The SIC@SIC section will showcase short films, including those by Gianni Amelio and Bonifacio Angius, alongside a new visual identity highlighted by Christelle Halal's artwork representing unity.
Key facts
- 34th Venice International Critics' Week (SIC) runs during the Venice Film Festival.
- Seven competition films selected from over 500 submissions.
- Tony Driver is the only Italian film in competition, directed by Ascanio Petrini.
- Giona Nazzaro is the General Delegate of SIC.
- Opening film: Bombay Rose by Gitanjali Rao.
- Closing film: Sanctorum by Joshua Gil.
- New opening sequence from Kevin Jerome Everson's Eerie (2010).
- Visual by Christelle Halal, professor at Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts.
Entities
Artists
- Ascanio Petrini
- Giona Nazzaro
- Roberto Rossellini
- Gitanjali Rao
- Joshua Gil
- Ahmad Ghossein
- Mantas Kvedaravičius
- Sebastian Muñoz
- Marie Grahtø
- Billie Piper
- Shahad Ameen
- Gianni Amelio
- Renato Carpentieri
- Bonifacio Angius
- Kevin Jerome Everson
- Mathilda Washington
- Christelle Halal
- Margherita Bordino
- Paola Casella
- Simone Emiliani
- Beatrice Fiorentino
- Roberto Manassero
Institutions
- Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC)
- Istituto Luce Cinecittà
- Accademia Libanese di Belle Arti
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Mexico
- Lebanon
- Israel
- Sudan
- Greece
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Chile
- Saudi Arabia