Biennale College Cinema (11th edition): the 4 final projects selected

The selection has been completed for the four projects from Georgia, Hungary, Italy, and Mexico, that will move on to the production phase for the feature-length films of the 11^th edition (2022 – 2023) of the Biennale College Cinema.

The four teams, consisting of a director and a producer, are as follows:

• L’anno dell’uovo / The Year of the Egg – director Claudio Casale | producer Francesca Vargiu (Italy) – debut film
• Árni – director Dorka Vermes | producer Balázs Zachar (Hungary) – debut film
• The Chaos of Silence – director Nino Shaburishvili | producer Tinatin Kajrishvili (Georgia) – debut film
• Lumbrensueño / Firedream – director José Pablo Escamilla | producer Diandra Arriaga (Mexico) – sophomore film

After the workshop that ended yesterday, January 17^th, in which the four teams participated, the actual production of the four micro-budget feature-length films now begins, with a 200,000 euro grant each from La Biennale. The four films will be presented at the 80^th Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia 2023.

The work of the Biennale College Cinema VR, now in its 7^th edition (2022-2023), continues with the participation of the 12 selected projects in the international workshop which began in Venice on Thursday January 12^th, and ends on Thursday January 19^th with a presentation at Ca’ Giustinian.

The 12 selected projects are:

• A Petite Sensation of Joy, Number 4
  Dir: Nicole McDonald | Prod: Elizabeta Betinski (USA)
• Below Deck
  Dir: Martin Prinoth | Prod: Martina Mahlknecht (Italy/Germany)
• Dante’s Vision
  Dirs: Massimo Ottoni, Francesco Forti | Prod: Federico Turani (Italy)
• First Day
  Dir: Valeriy Korshunov | Prod: Svitlana Korshunova (Ukraine)
• Garden Alchemy
  Dir: Uri Kranot | Prod: Michelle Kranot (Denmark)
• isiLimela
  Dir: Nirma Madhoo | Prod: Jason Stapleton (Mauritius – South Africa)
• Moments in a coffee shop
  Dir: Aleyeldin Baracat | Prod: Kate Pasterfield (Egypt – UK)
• Osage ’85
  Dirs: Liz Hinlein, Edward Button | Prod: Aaron Woolfolk (USA)
• Out Of Nowhere
  Dir: Kris Hofmann | Prod: Abigail Addison (Austria - UK)
• Reaching Out
  Dir: Daniel Adolfsson | Prod: Charlotte Davidson (Sweden)
• The Servant
  Dir: Loukia Alavanou | Prod: Heinz Peter Schwerfel (Greece - Germany)
• The White Saboteur
  Dirs: Barthélemy Antoine-Loeff, Hugo Arcier | Prod: Pierre-Arthur Goulet (France)

Biennale College Cinema, organized by La Biennale di Venezia, is supported by the Ministry of Culture – General Directorate Cinema. The main sponsor of the initiative is Vivendi. The sponsor is Gruppo Multiversity, of which the Università Pegaso is a subsidiary. Biennale College Cinema relies on the academic collaboration of the Gotham Film & Media Institute and the TorinoFilmLab. The training activities are realized thanks to the Creative Europe – Media program. The Director is Alberto Barbera, the Head of Programme is Savina Neirotti.