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35th Venice International Critics' Week Program Unveiled

festival-fair · 2026-04-26

At the Lido di Venezia, Giona A. Nazzaro, the General Delegate of the Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC), alongside Franco Montini, the President of SNCCI, unveiled the lineup for the 35th edition. This year’s program retains its traditional format, showcasing competition films, special events, and short films. The competition titled 'I Magnifici Sette' highlights seven debut features: '50 O Dos Ballenas Se Encuentran En La Playa' by Jorge Cuchi, 'Hayaletler' by Azra Deniz Okyay, 'Non odiare' by Mauro Mancini, 'Pohani Dorogy' by Natalya Vorozhbyt, 'Shorta' by Anders Ølholm and Frederik Louis Hviid, 'Topside' by Celine Held and Logan George, and 'Tvano Nebus' by Marat Sargsyan. The festival will commence with 'The Book of Vision' by Carlo S. Hintermann and conclude with 'The Rossellinis' by Alessandro Rossellini. In the Sic@Sic section, seven shorts will be featured, starting with 'Les aigles de Carthage' and finishing with 'Zombie' by Giorgio Diritti.

Key facts

  • 35th edition of Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC) announced
  • Giona A. Nazzaro is General Delegate, Franco Montini is President of SNCCI
  • Competition includes 7 debut feature films
  • Italian films in competition: 'Non odiare' by Mauro Mancini
  • Special event: 'The Rossellinis' by Alessandro Rossellini
  • Opening film: 'The Book of Vision' by Carlo S. Hintermann, produced by Terrence Malick
  • Sic@Sic short film section in collaboration with Istituto Luce Cinecittà
  • 7 short films in competition, plus opening and closing shorts

Entities

Artists

  • Giona A. Nazzaro
  • Franco Montini
  • Mauro Mancini
  • Alessandro Gassman
  • Sara Serraiocco
  • Alessandro Rossellini
  • Roberto Rossellini
  • Jorge Cuchi
  • Azra Deniz Okyay
  • Natalya Vorozhbyt
  • Anders Ølholm
  • Frederik Louis Hviid
  • Celine Held
  • Logan George
  • Marat Sargsyan
  • Carlo S. Hintermann
  • Terrence Malick
  • Adriano Valerio
  • Giorgio Diritti
  • Marco Bellocchio
  • Edgardo Pistone
  • Simone Bozzelli
  • Olga Torrico
  • Xin Alessandro Zheng
  • Pietro Pinto
  • Emanuela Muzzupappa
  • Tommaso Frangini
  • Margherita Bordino
  • Beatrice Fiorentino
  • Emiliano Mammucari
  • Mauro Uzzeo
  • Fabrizio Verrocchi
  • Julia Bombarth
  • Issa
  • Michael
  • Dunja Lavecchia
  • Beatrice Surano
  • Morena Terranova
  • Luna Carmoon
  • Julia Fuhr Mann
  • Lee Hong-Chi
  • Tana Gilbert
  • Moin Hussain
  • Adrien Beau
  • Andrés Peyrot
  • Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau
  • Sébastien Vaniček
  • Simone Isola
  • Patrizia Pistagnesi
  • Liliana Cavani
  • Lorenzo Quagliozzi
  • Fabrizio Paterniti Martello
  • Gabriele Biasi
  • Antonio La Camera
  • Federico Demattè
  • Angela Norelli
  • Francesco Piras

Institutions

  • Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC)
  • SNCCI
  • Istituto Luce Cinecittà
  • Fondazione Fare Cinema
  • Settimana Internazionale della Critica
  • SIC
  • Artribune
  • Venice International Critics' Week (SIC)
  • Venice Film Festival
  • Giornate degli Autori
  • National Union of Italian Film Critics (SNCCI)

Locations

  • Lido di Venezia
  • Italy
  • Venice
  • France
  • Paris
  • Turin
  • Sri Lanka
  • Panama
  • Hong Kong
  • Chile

Sources