Thursday, 17 August 2023
2023 IN FOCUS - GERMANY
La Biennale di Venezia is thrilled to unveil the Focuses for this year's edition of the Venice Production Bridge:
FOCUS ON GERMANY,...
Monday, 21 August 2023
2023 IN FOCUS - QUEBEC
La Biennale di Venezia is delighted to present the Focuses for this year's edition of the Venice Production Bridge:
FOCUS ON QUÉBEC, supported by Québec Créatif
FOCUS ON QUÉBEC, supported by Québec Créatif
Building on its successful debut during previous editions, the Venice Production Bridge is poised to cast a spotlight on projects, their creators, and producers. This dynamic platform will once again bring together a constellation of industry talents: from filmmakers and producers converging at the Venice Gap-Financing Market, to publishers unveiling their latest publications open for adaptation at the Book Adaptation Rights Market, and the works in progress co-productions showcased at Final Cut in Venice.
The focus will also stretch to encompass a realm of innovation, featuring Immersive projects and visionary creators from the VR/XR/AR domain, as well as the expertise of VFX and post-production luminaries, all coming together on the Venice Immersive island.
In a truly comprehensive and panoramic exploration, the vibrant tapestry of Québec's filmmaking community will be presented through dedicated panels, meetings, networking events, and a celebratory reception. Enriching the experience, a prominent delegation from Québec will participate, comprising influential figures and decision-makers, including public funds, festivals, producers, immersive experts, private financial institutions, sales agents, and distributors.
SPECIALLY SELECTED QUÉBEC PROJECTS AT THE VENICE GAP-FINANCING MARKET 2023
Over the course of the 3-days Venice Gap-Financing Market, a platform dedicated to projects in their crucial stages of development and funding, 4 specially selected projects from Québec will take center stage.
Among these, from the line-up of Fiction/ Documentary projects:
- BLUE FLOWER fiction (Canada,Belgium) by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles, Colonelle Films
- FREDY documentary (Canada) by Will Prosper, Peripheria
And among the Immersive projects:
- AN EMPTY SEAT (Canada, Denmark) by Johann Knattrup Jensen, Art et essai
- TARTUPALUK (Canada, Denmark, Greenland) by Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, Scintilla
These projects, alongside the other Québec and Canadian selections in the Venice Gap-Financing Market, underscore the creativity and talent thriving within that specific filmmaking community.
SPECIALLY INVITED QUÉBEC PUBLISHING HOUSES AT THE BOOK ADAPATION RIGHTS MARKET
The Book Adaptation Rights Market will present 34 international publishing houses and literary agencies.
The Venice Production Bridge establishes a dedicated platform designed to facilitate interactions with producers taking part in the Venice International Film Festival. This distinctive environment fosters exclusive one-on-one meetings, serving as a catalyst for networking to cultivates lasting connections and facilitate agreements to adapt diverse literary genres. These encompass novels, dramas, children's literature, short stories, comics, graphic novels, essays, and biographies.
The three specially invited Québec publishers to particpate this year are:
- Éditions de Ta Mère
- Groupe HMH
- Groupe Librex & Groupe Ville-Marie Littérature
FEATURED QUÉBEC CO-PRODUCTION PROJECT AT FINAL CUT IN VENICE 2023
The forthcoming workshop spans three days, during which the curated selection of seven films in progress will be presented to an invited audience encompassing producers, buyers, distributors, post-production experts, and film festival programmers.
Among these projects, one standout co-production with Québec has been exclusively chosen to participate in this edition:
- ALLAH IS NOT OBLIGED by Zaven Najjar (France, Luxembourg, Canada, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, USA)
VENICE PRODUCTION BRIDGE SPECIAL EVENTS
IMMERSIVE - MEET THE QUÉBEC CREATORS PAUL RAPHAËL, FELIX & PAUL STUDIOS + COCKTAIL QUÉBEC CRÉATIF SODEC
Saturday, September 2, 17:00
Venice Immersive Island (Lazzaretto Vecchio), Meet the Creators area
IMMERSIVE PANEL - PHI - CONTEMPORARY ART AND DIGITAL CULTURE
Sunday, September 3, 11:00
Venice Immersive Island (Lazzaretto Vecchio), Spazio Incontri Immersivo
CONVERSATION WITH EDWARD BERGER & PHILIPPE FALARDEAU
Sunday, September 3, 15:30
Palazzo del Casinò, Press Conference Room
QUÉBEC CRÉATIF BOOTH
Come and meet Québec creators, set up business meetings and discover the Québec XR works at the booth on the Immersive Island (Lazzaretto Vecchio) during the Venice Production Bridge.
