37th Venice International Film Critics' Week Lineup

La Settimana Internationale della Critica is an independent and parallel section organized by the National Union of Italian Film Critics (SNCCI) during the Venice International Film Festival. The program includes a selection of seven (7) debut films in competition and the (3) special events out of competition, all presented as world premieres.

The selection was curated by the General Delegate of Venice Critics' Week Beatrice Florentino together with the members of the selection committee: Enrico Azzano, Chiara Borroni, Ilaria Feole and Federico Pedroni.

There are several prizes for feature and short films in La Settimana but most important is the fact that the seven feature films also compete for Lion of the Future - Luigi De Laurentiis Venice Award for a debut film.

Before getting into the list there are several worth-mention issues.

New Logo

This year section has a new logo which is less traditional than previous one and with fresh/clean graphics.  Logo represents their philosophy openness and a constant dialogue between the filmmakers, the critics and the audience.

The Poster

Quite striking poster by Emiliano Mammucari, Mauro Uzzeo and Fabrizio Verrocchi becomes the graphic image for current edition and the following is an excerpt of their statement.

"We overcame days when we suddenly found ourselves in uncertain circumstances with no freedom, estranged from our familiar ways. We now await a day when all will be resolved and we will go back to living as we have always done, taking it for granted. Aware, then. that we live in a memory and hope for an after, we do what we do best: we keep moving a telling who we are".

If you wish to read complete statement plus info about the three artists go official site here.

The Awards

The seven (7) feature films in competion are eligible for the Grand Prize, Verona Film Club Award, Mario Seandrei-Hotel Saturnia Award, the Lion of the Future-Luigi de Laurentiis Venice Award for a Debut film, and an Audience Award.

The seven (7) short films in competition are eligible for the Best Short Film Award, Best Director Award and Best Technical Contribution Award.

The 2022 Lineup

Feature Films

Competition
Anhell69, Theo Montoya, Romania, France and Colombia (documentary)
Aus meiner haut (Skin Deep), Alex Schaad, Germany
Da li ste videli ovu ženu? (Have You Seen This Woman?), Dušan Zorić and Matija Gluščević, Croatia and Serbia
Dogborn, Isabella Carbonell, Sweden
Eismayer, David Wagner, Austria
Margini, Niccolò Falsetti, Italy
Tant que le soleil frappe (Beating Sun), Philippe Petit, France

The Jury
President: Rok Biček, director and producer, Slovenia
Nico Marzano, Head of Cinema at ICA London, UK
Barbara Wurm, author, researcher and curator, Germany

Special Events (Out of Competition)
Opening Film: Trois nuits par semaine (Three Nights A Week), Florent Gouëlou, France
Closing Film: Malikates (Queens), Yasmine Benkiran, Morocco

Special Screening: O Sangue (Blood), Pedro Costa, Portugal

Short Films

Competition
Albertine Where Are You?, Maria Guidone, Italy
Comme le lumache (Like Snails), Margherita Panizon, Italy
Nostos, Mauro Zingarelli, Italy
Puiet (Sapling), Lorenzo Fabbro and Bronte Stahl, Italy, USA and Romania
Reginetta, Federico Russotto, Italy
Resti (Remain), Federico Fadiga, Italy
La Stanza Lucida (Lucid Room), Chiara Caterina, Italy

The Jury
Marco Alessi, screenwriter and director, Italy
Valerio Ferrara, director, Italy
Tita Tummillo De Palo, photographer, performance artist, short film festival founder and director, Italy

Special Events (Out of Competition)
Opening Short Film: Pinned Into a Dress, Gianluca Matarrese and Guillaume Thomas, France
Closing Short Film: Happy Birthday, Giorgio Ferrero, Italy

To check lineup at official site go here.

To check films info and available trailers go #MOC