{"id":187662,"date":"2024-08-09T10:22:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T08:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/?p=187662"},"modified":"2024-08-09T15:34:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T13:34:10","slug":"venice-selections-for-supported-titles-and-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/venice-selections-for-supported-titles-and-talent","title":{"rendered":"Venice selections for supported titles and talent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 81st Venice International Film Festival takes place from 28 August to 7 September 2024. An array of titles and talent supported by IFFR Pro and the Hubert Bals Fund feature across the Competition, Orizzonti and Immersive selections, as well as in the Gap-Financing Market.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Film still: Stranger Eyes<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Competition <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Stranger Eyes<\/strong> dir. Siew Hua Yeo, Singapore, Taiwan, France<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Siew Hua Yeo\u2019s second feature, after the acclaimed A Land Imagined<\/a><\/strong> (IFFR 2019), makes history as the first film from Singapore to compete for the Golden Lion. Developing the neo-noir mystery style of the filmmaker\u2019s debut, Stranger Eyes<\/strong> follows a young couple with a missing daughter as they investigate the voyeur sending them videos of their most intimate moments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film was presented at CineMart in 2019 and is co-produced by Daniel Koh, a 2022 Rotterdam Lab<\/a> graduate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Youth (Homecoming)<\/strong> dir. Wang Bing, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The third in Wang Bing\u2019s monumental series of documentaries on textile workers in Zhili centres around New Year celebrations as many return home. Youth (Spring)<\/strong> premiered in Cannes in 2023, and Youth (Hard Times)<\/strong> is set for its Locarno 2024<\/a> premiere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film received Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) Development Support in 2014 and NFF+HBF co-production funds in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Film still: Youth (Homecoming)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Orizzonti<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Orizzonti competition is dedicated to trailblazing work and gives special attention to debut titles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carissa<\/strong> dir. Jason Jacobs & Devon Delmar, South Africa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The debut feature by South African writer-director duo Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar is a coming-of-age story that touches on cultural reclamation with a hint of magical realism. It follows a young woman in a village who must decide whether to take a job on a new golf estate that will be built over her estranged grandfather\u2019s rooibos tea lands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project was presented at CineMart in 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Film still: Carissa<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pooja, Sir<\/strong> dir. Deepak Rauniyar, Nepal, USA, Norway<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Deepak Rauniyar presented White Sun<\/a><\/strong> at IFFR 2017 that grappled with the end of civil war in Nepal. Pooja, Sir <\/strong>continues an investigation into fractures in Nepalese society, this time in the form of a police procedural thriller, as Detective Inspector Pooja travels to solve a kidnapping in a border town gripped by violent protest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film was awarded HBF Development funds and was presented at CineMart in 2017. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Film still: Pooja, Sir <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Happyend<\/strong> dir. Neo Sora, Japan, US<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rotterdam Lab graduate Aiko Masubuchi co-produces Neo Sora\u2019s Happyend<\/strong>, featuring two teenagers navigating their friendship in a near-future Tokyo where earthquakes are a part of the fabric of lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Film still: Happyend<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Venice Immersive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Duchampiana<\/strong> dir. Lilian Hess, France, Germany<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Featured in the Venice Immersive section is Duchampiana<\/strong> by artist and director Lilian Hess, in the out of competition Biennale College Cinema selection. Presented as a work-in-progress at Darkroom at IFFR 2024 after its CineMart presentation in 2022, it won the Eurimages New Lab Award \u2013 Outreach with the \u20ac30,000 prize. Inspired by Duchamp\u2019s Nude Descending a Staircase<\/em>, this immersive installation invites viewers on a journey up an infinite staircase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Film still: Duchampiana<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Gap Financing Market<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The three-day Venice Gap-Financing Market presents 61 projects from around the world in the final stages of development and funding, and features a strong presence for HBF and CineMart-presented projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n