{"id":13657,"date":"2026-07-22T15:06:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13657"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:06:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:06:43","slug":"venice-giornate-degli-autori-unveils-2026-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13657","title":{"rendered":"Venice Giornate Degli Autori Unveils 2026 Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/venice\/\" id=\"auto-tag_venice\" data-tag=\"venice\">Venice<\/a> parallel section <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/giornate-degli-autori\/\" id=\"auto-tag_giornate-degli-autori\" data-tag=\"giornate-degli-autori\">Giornate degli Autori<\/a> (GdA) has unveiled a female focused lineup for its 2026 edition. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDrawn from 1,036 submissions from 114 countries, the lineup features 25 world premieres, of which 13 are Italian and 14 directed by women; with 10 films in competition, one closing film out of competition, five special events, and a showcase of nine titles in Venetian Nights (scroll down for the full section).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHungarian director Lili Horv\u00e1t\u2019s first English-language film <em>My Notes on Mars<\/em> will open the edition. The sci-fi romance stars Mackenzie Davis as a scientist who vanishes during a hiking trip to reappear on the day of her own memorial service with no memory of the life she has lived in between. Rupert Friend co-stars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHorv\u00e1t previously made waves with <em>Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time<\/em>, about a talented surgeon who ditches her career for a man who then claims to have never met her before. That film debuted in the GdA\u2019s 2020 edition and then went on to win numerous awards including a Golden Hugo in Chicago\u2019s New Directors Competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tL\u00e9a Domenach\u2019s <em>A Man\u2019s Skin<\/em>, described as a queer and feminist musical comedy set in the Italian Renaissance, and featuring Pomme, Karin Viard, and Catherine Deneuve in the cast, will close the section.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHorv\u00e1t\u2019s <em>My Notes on Mars<\/em> is among 10 films being showcased in competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFurther contenders include Polish-born Australia-based filmmaker Kuba Dorabialski\u2019s <em>Agata the Writer<\/em>, starring Mia Wasikowska as an Australian writer who travels to  Sarajevo to work on a novel about the Bosnian war and is forced to acknowledge the limits of her own artistic vision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn other competition highlights include <em>Post Tenebras Lux<\/em> actress Nathalia Acevedo directorial debut <em>Sal\u00f3n de Belleza<\/em>. Adapted from the radical novel by Mario Bellatin, it unfolds in a beauty salon in a city ravaged by a mysterious disease which becomes a refuge for the afflicted as they linger between life and death. Belgian multi-disciplinary artist\u00a0Sam Louwyck, and Erwan Kepoa Fal\u00e9 co-star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEstablished directors in the mix include Robert Gu\u00e9diguian with <em>A Woman Today<\/em>. Newcomer Marilou Aussilloux stars as a young woman grappling with the distance between her own idea of freedom and the contradictions of a present day still ridden with violence and inequality, alongside the director\u2019s longtime collaborators Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, and G\u00e9rard Meylan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe 23rd edition, running alongside the Venice Film Festival in September, is dedicated to the sidebar\u2019s founder and longtime champion, film critic and festival exec Giorgio Gosetti who died suddenly and unexpectedly in March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cThis edition carries with it a deep void and a deep gratitude,\u201d declares Artistic Director Gaia Furrer. \u201cWe owe to Giorgio the very idea for this free arena we inhabit, along with his faith in the new directions of cinema and his stubborn, loving determination to build and consolidate, year after year, a community of men and women filmmakers and audiences. This year, Giornate springs from the desire to honor this legacy by continuing to do what Giorgio taught us: seek out, discover, go wrong, become passionate about, and believe in cinema and in those who make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>OFFICIAL SELECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>IN COMPETITION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSADNESS SOMETIMES, OTHER TIMES REVOLT\u00a0<br \/>by Mar\u00eda Aparicio<br \/>Argentina, Spain, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAGATA THE WRITER<br \/>by Kuba Dorabialski<br \/>Australia, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBALCANICA<em> \u2013 debut feature<\/em><br \/>by Nicola Sorcinelli<br \/>Italy, Serbia, Croatia, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCAMOUFLAGE <em>\u2013 debut feature<\/em><br \/>by Mykyta Gibalenko<br \/>Germany, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDEAR AJAYI<strong><br \/><\/strong>by Damilola Orimogunje<br \/>Nigeria, Germany, 2026, 120\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tI PLANT MY HAND IN THE GARDEN<em> \u2013 <\/em>debut feature<br \/>by Boris Had\u017eija &amp; Hoda Taheri<br \/>Germany, Serbia, U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe Indies \u2013 debut feature<br \/>by Pauline Julier, Nicolas Chapoulier<br \/>Switzerland, Spain, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMY NOTES ON MARS<strong> <\/strong><em>\u2013 <\/em>opening film<br \/>by Lili Horv\u00e1t<br \/>Hungary, Austria<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSAL\u00d3N DE BELLEZA<strong> <\/strong><em>\u2013 <\/em>debut feature<br \/>by Nathalia Acevedo<br \/>Mexico, France, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tA WOMAN TODAY<br \/>by Robert Gu\u00e9diguian<br \/>France, Italy, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>OUT OF COMPETITION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMAN\u2019S SKIN \u2013 closing film<br \/>by L\u00e9a Domenach<br \/>France, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>SPECIAL EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAL BARANEYA<br \/>by Ashgan El-Hamus<br \/>Netherlands, Egypt, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCARLA LONZI, A FEMINIST STORY<br \/>by Francesca Archibugi<br \/>Italy, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tTHE PHANTOM<br \/>by<strong> <\/strong>Ignacio Masllorens, David Lamelas<br \/>Argentina, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tTHE MASSACRE<br \/>by Cosimo Messeri<br \/>Italy, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEVEN IF HELL CAME<br \/>by Samuele Rossi<br \/>Italy, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venice parallel section Giornate degli Autori (GdA) has unveiled a female focused lineup for its 2026 edition. 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