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78th Venice Film Festival

78th Venice Film Festival

Congratulations to the 6 directors encouraged by the Cinéfondation in official selection at the 78th Venice Film Festival!

 

COMPETITION:

– Michel Franco, SUNDOWN (La Résidence 2010)

– Michelangelo Frammartino, IL BUCO (L'Atelier 2007)

ORIZZONTI:

– Mounia Akl, COSTA BRAVA (projet La Résidence 2017 / La Sélection 2016)

– Kavich Neang, WHITE BUILDING (projet La Résidence 2017)

– Aditya Vikram Sengupta, ONCE UPON A TIME IN CALCUTTA (projet L'Atelier 2016)

– Laura Bispuri, IL PARADISO DEL PAVONE (L'Atelier 2013)

News
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