Mostra Internazionale d Arte Cinematografica Venice

VENICE GAP-FINANCING MARKET (3 - 5 September)

238 projects were submitted to the pre-selection of the Venice Gap Financing Market (262 in 2020), of these 77 by female directors and 179 by male directors. 43 projects were selected, of which 30 Fiction and Documentary and 13 VR Immersive Story projects. Out of these 19 by female directors and 26 by male directors.

The 43 Fiction and Documentary and VR Immersive Story projects, plus 11 Biennale College VR and 3 Biennale College Cinema  projects were presented across 3 days (50 in-person and 7 online) and 949 one-to-one meetings have been organized  (614 in 2020).

This is an increase in meetings of 54,56%

The Venice Gap-Financing Market has been supported by the European Commission -Creative Europe and its MEDIA programme.

BOOK ADAPTATION RIGHTS MARKET (3 - 5 September)

26 publishers participated in the market (18 in 2020): 23 in-person on-site and 3 online. A total of 415 one-to-one meetings (172 in 2020) were organised with producers for the adaptation from page to the screen of literary rights.

This is an increase in meetings of 141,27 %

NOTABLE DECISION-MAKERS ATTENDING THE VPB

The VPB has once again welcomed a considerable number of key Industry players and decision makers in order to cover all the initiatives. The professionals who participated in the one-to-one meetings of the Venice Gap-Financing Market, Book Adaptation Rights Market, Final Cut in Venice and Online VPB Market screenings were producers, distributors, financiers, institutions, broadcasters, sales agents, VR experts from companies such as Altitude Film Sales, Alpha Violet,  Arte France, Best Friend Forever, Bim Distribuzione, Cattleya, Cercamon, Curzon Artificial Eye, Diaphana, Dogwoof, Epic Games, Fandango, Film4, Films Boutique, Gutek Film, Hanway, Ingenious Media Investments, Les Films Du Losange, Le Pacte, LevelK, Lucky Red, The Match Factory, Memento Films Distribution, MK2, New Europe Film Sales, Netflix, Oculus VR, Orange, Playtime, Pluto Film, Protagonist Pictures, Pyramide International, Rai Cinema, Natexis/Coficiné,  Sky Italia, Studio Canal, True Colours , UGC, Wide, Wild Bunch, ZDF Enterprises.

These were joined by representatives from major festivals, markets and institutes, such as Berlinale, British Film Insitute,  El Gouna Film Festival, Eye Film Museum, The Gotham, IDFA, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Internationale Münchner Filmwochen, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Istituto Luce, Jeonju International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Luxembourg Film Fund, Marrakech Film Festival, MoMA, Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Netherlands Film Fund, New Zealand International Film Festival, Quinzaine des Realisateurs, Red Sea International Film Festival, Sundance, SXSW, San Sebastian Film Festival, Torino Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival,  Viennale, Wallimage amongst many others.

EUROPEAN FILM FORUM  (September 6th)

Behind the scenes of the screen industry: for an innovative and resilient industry.

In association with the EU's Creative Europe MEDIA Programme, La Biennale di Venezia organized the 7^th edition of the European Film Forum (6^th September 2021) that gathered key industry leaders from all over the world.

Seizing the opportunity of celebrating the 78^th Venice International Film Festival, the event was an opportunity to look into how the audiovisual industry has adapted to the new context and how it is reinventing itself, discussing the challenges and opportunities behind the recovery of the cinematographic industry from the crisis.
The event was opened by Roberto Cicutto, President of La Biennale di Venezia, followed by Giuseppe Abbamonte (European Commission, DG CNECT Director Media Policy) and Nicola Borrelli (Director-General, Cinema and Audiovisual, Ministry of Culture - MiC).
The event was moderated by Marjorie Paillon (producer, I Love Productions) and included the following speakers: Marysabelle Coté (ARTE), Stefano Massenzi (Lucky Red) and Jaume Ripoll (Filmin). The forum concluded with the closing remarks by Massimiliano Smeriglio (MEP & Rapporteur for Creative Europe 2021-2027).
 

PANELS AND EVENTS HELD WITHIN THE VPB VENUES

A total of 28 panels and events (27 in 2020), of which 19 international and 17 in streaming on the VPB Live Channel of the Venice Production Bridge.