Settimana della Critica 2021 lineup announced with 7 films in competition
The Venice Film Festival's Settimana della Critica (Critics' Week) has unveiled its 2021 lineup, scheduled from September 1 to 11 at the Lido di Venezia. Under the direction of Beatrice Fiorentino, the selection committee comprises Enrico Azzano, Paola Casella, Simone Emiliani, and Roberto Manassero. Established in 1984, this section will showcase seven films in competition along with a short film segment named Sic@Sic. Jake Wachtel's Karmalink will serve as the opening film, while Gianluca Matarrese's The Last Chapter will close the event. Competing films include: Eles Transportan a Morte by Helena Girón and Samuel M. Delgado; Eltörölni Frankot by Gábor Fabricius; Mondocane by Alessandro Celli; Mother Lode by Matteo Tortone; Obkhodniye Puti by Ekaterina Selenkina; A Salamandra by Alex Carvalho; and Zalava by Arsalan Amiri.
Key facts
- Settimana della Critica 2021 runs September 1-11 at Lido di Venezia
- First edition directed by Beatrice Fiorentino
- Selection committee includes Enrico Azzano, Paola Casella, Simone Emiliani, Roberto Manassero
- Section founded in 1984
- Seven competition films plus Sic@Sic short film section
- Opening film: Karmalink by Jake Wachtel
- Closing film: The Last Chapter by Gianluca Matarrese
- Past participants include Kevin Reynolds, Bryan Singer, Olivier Assayas
Entities
Artists
- Beatrice Fiorentino
- Enrico Azzano
- Paola Casella
- Simone Emiliani
- Roberto Manassero
- Jake Wachtel
- Gianluca Matarrese
- Kevin Reynolds
- Bryan Singer
- Olivier Assayas
- Helena Girón
- Samuel M. Delgado
- Gábor Fabricius
- Alessandro Celli
- Alessandro Borghi
- Matteo Tortone
- Ekaterina Selenkina
- Alex Carvalho
- Arsalan Amiri
- Margherita Bordino
Institutions
- Settimana della Critica
- Venice Film Festival
- Artribune
Locations
- Lido di Venezia
- Venice
- Italy
- Budapest
- Hungary
- Taranto
- Lima
- Peru
- Andes
- Moscow
- Russia
- Brazil
- Iran
- Canary Islands
- Spain