Venice Days unveils its full lineup with women in the spotlight

The Giornate Degli Autori, simply known as Venice Days, have unveiled their 2024 programme.

The event, organized independently and taking place on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival, will have as its theme this year the creatures “suspended over an abyss, walking a tightrope”. “To reach the other side, or to escape from something behind them, or simply because, seen from above – lost in time, lost in space – things seem very different,” explained the organizers of the event.

The only Italian title in competition is that of Ciro De Caro Taxi Monamourabout two women who lose their way but stubbornly persist in living their lives as they wish. The third feature film by Dutch filmmaker Jan-Willem Van Ewijk Alpha. follows a troubled father-son relationship set in the Swiss Alps.

French filmmaker Marie Losier revisits feminist singer-songwriter Peaches and a 14-year friendship in Peaches become bananasshot over a period of 17 years, while Shahab Fotouhi’s first film, Boomerangis a sociological approach to relationships in today’s Tehran.

The closing film is that of Italy Basel by Isabella Torre, the story of treasure hunters and the places where they hide their treasures, with the help of ethereal nymphs.

Discover the full program below:

Official Competition

Alpha.Jan-Willem van Erik

The AntiqueRusudan Glurjidze

BoomerangShahab Fotouhi

ManasMarianna Brennand

Sanatorium under the sign of the hourglassStephen and Timothy Quay

The Book of JoyCamille Lugan

Super happy ever afterKohei Igarashi

Sugar IslandJohanne Gomez Terrero

Taxi MonamourCiro De Caro

Killing a Mongolian horseXiaoxuan Jiang

Out of competition

BaselIsabelle Torre

Special Events

Open coupleFederica Di Giacomo

The soul of the desertMonica Taboada-Tapia

CoraClaudia Varejão

Possibility of paradiseMladen Kovačević

Peaches become bananasMarie Losier

Sudan, remember usHind Meddeb

Women’s Tales Project (short films), in collaboration with Miu Miu by Prada

I am the beauty of your beauty, I am the fear of your fearChui Mui Tan

The Miu Miu AffairLaura Citarelle