The selected projects at VENICE GAP-FINANCING MARKET 2025

In 2025 the VPB Focuses will be the United Kingdom, supported by British Film Institute; Chile, supported by Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio, Gobierno de Chile; and Morocco, supported by Centre Cinématographique Marocain.

The selection is divided as follows:

·       40 feature-length Fiction Film and Documentary projects
        (incl. 11 VPB Focus projects)

·       14 Immersive projects (incl. 3 VPB Focus projects)

·       10 Biennale College Cinema - Immersive projects

·       3 Biennale College Cinema projects
 

The Venice Gap-Financing Market will be setting up one-to-one meetings between the teams (producer and director) of the 67 projects and top industry decision-makers (producers, private and public financiers, banks, distributors, sales agents, TV commissioners, streamers, VoD platforms, institutions, post-production companies…).

All meetings will be held at the Venice Production Bridge venues (Hotel Excelsior and Venice Immersive Island) and organised through the Venice Production Bridge website.

40 SELECTED FICTION AND DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS:
 

- Fiction: 32 projects (19 from Europe and 13 from around the world) for feature-length fiction films, that need to complete their funding package with minority shares in co-production, having at least 70% of the funding in place.
- Documentaries: 8 projects (5 from Europe and 3 from around the world) for narrative or creative documentaries (fulfilling the same requirements as the fiction films above).

Projects from the United Kingdom, Chile and Morocco, the VPB Focuses 2025, are included in this line-up.
 

1. 93 – ECHO FROM A COLLAPSE documentary (Denmark, Faroe Islands, Iceland) by Andrias Høgenni, Tambo Film ApS
2. A TOWN IN NOVA SCOTIA fiction (United Kingdom) by Babak Jalali, Paradise City, Focus on the United Kingdom
3. A WHITE HOUSE fiction (Italy, France) by Francesco Romano, Amarena Film
4. AFONSO’S SMILE fiction (Portugal, Luxembourg, Italy) by João Pedro Rodrigues, Terratreme Filmes, Joli Rideau Media, Frenesy Film
5. AMAPOLA fiction (Ecuador, Brazil, Mexico, Chile) by Ana Cristina Barragán, Trópico Cine, Botón Films
6. ANIME TRASPARENTI (ECHOES OF LIGHT) fiction (Italy, Germany) by Luca Lucchesi, Alción
7. ARRU fiction (Norway, Sweden, Finland) by Elle Sofe Sara, Norway, Stær Film
8. ATHOS 2643 fiction (Germany) by David Wnendt, Seven Elephants GmbH, Constantin Film Produktion GmbH, Constantin Film Distribution GmbH
9. CALL ME QUEEN fiction (Germany, France) by Emily Atef, Ringel Film GmbH
10. CARO NANNI documentary (Spain) by Pablo Maqueda, Viva Films
11. CULEBRA CUT fiction (Panama, France, Chile) by Ana Elena Tejera, Mestizo Cinema&Fulgurance
12. DISTANCES fiction (Austria, Germany, France) by Ulrich Seidl, Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion, Coproduction Office
13. DOG LEGS fiction (Chile, Colombia, Germany) by Matías Rojas Valencia, A Simple Vista -  Focus on Chile
14. DRIFTING IMAGES documentary (Chile, Spain) by Nicolás Tabilo, TABILOs - Focus on Chile
15. EMERALD BUTTERFLY fiction (The Netherlands, Belgium, Singapore, United Kingdom) by Martin Koolhoven, N279 Entertainment
16. FOROUGH: LET US BELIEVE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE COLD SEASON fiction (United Kingdom,Denmark, Greece, France) by Tina Gharavi, Bridge + Tunnel - Focus on the United Kingdom
17. FOUR SEASONS IN JAVA fiction (Indonesia, The Netherlands, Norway, France, Germany, Singapore) by Kamila Andini, Forka Films
18. HEIRLOOM animation (India, Germany) by Upamanyu Bhattacharyya, Odd & Even, Otter Studio, POM POM Animation
19. I’LL FORGET YOUR NAME fiction (France, Switzerland) by Yann Gonzalez, Pan Cinema
20. IN THE BLACK FANTASTIC documentary (United Kingdom) by Julianknxx, Rememory - Focus on the United Kingdom
21. LOVE STORY WITH A DANCING MAN fiction (Italy, Chile) by Cosimo Gomez, Tramp Limited
22. MAGNETIZED fiction (Argentina) by Luis Ortega, El Despacho
23. MAY YOU OUTLIVE US fiction (Belgium, Lebanon, France) by Isabelle Mecattaf, Rouge International
24. MAYA BUTTERFLY fiction (Ireland, Luxembourg) by Edwina Casey, Hail Mary Pictures
25. MY WAY fiction (Argentina, Italy) by Diego Lerman, Campo Cine
26. ORSO Q- SEASONS OF SOLITUDE documentary (Greenland, Finland) by Inuk Silis Høegh, Ánorâk Film
27. PEOPLE STILL DIE OF LOVE fiction (Chile, Mexico) by Fernando Guzzoni, Oro Films
28. REBELLION OF MEMORY documentary (Switzerland, Peru) by Joël Jent, Aaron Film GmbH, Amazona Producciones
29. SAVE OUR SOULS fiction (Germany, France) by Jonas Steinacker, Lichtschloss Filmproduktion
30. SERAFIMA fiction (Estonia, Latvia) by Veiko Õunpuu, Nafta Films
31. SOUND OF SILENCE fiction (France, Greece, United Kingdom, Lebanon) by Joyce A. Nashawati, Pan Cinema
32. TARFAYA fiction (Morocco, France) by Sofia Alaoui, Jiango Films, Srab Films - Focus on Morocco
33. THE BLACK PEARL fiction (Morocco) by Ayoub Qanir, Hypothèse -
    Focus on Morocco
34. THE MAMMOTHS THAT ESCAPED THE KINGDOM OF ERLIK KHAN documentary (Portugal, Denmark, United Kingdom, North Macedonia) by Tamara Koteveska, Alecrim Vagabundo - Focus on the United Kingdom
35. THE MISSING CAMEL documentary (Morocco, Senegal, Mali) by Cheihk N'Diaye, Abel Aflam, Astou Productions, Ds Productions -  Focus on Morocco
36. THE OUTSIDE fiction (Spain) by Víctor Moreno, KV Films
37. TO DIE ON YOUR FEET fiction (Chile, Spain, Luxembourg, Uruguay) by María Paz González, Quijote Films -  Focus on Chile
38. TORN HEART fiction (Brazil, Portugal, Germany) by Helvécio Marins, Canabrava, Casa na Árvore
39. WILD HORSE IN THE ROTTEN WEST fiction (United Kingdom, Bulgaria, France) by Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova, MK38 - Focus on the United Kingdom
40. WILD WILD EAST fiction (Poland, Israel) by Jan Holoubek, TPB POL SP. Z O.O

1. AFTER BEING SHATTERED INTO DUST (Taiwan) by Singing Chen, The Walkers Films
2. BETA AQUARII (France) by François Vautier, Da Prod
3. CARVED IN TIME (Canada, France) by Randall Okita, PHI Studio
4. CHRONICA (France) by Yann Devall, Dark Euphoria
5. DREAM OF BELONGING (United Kingdom, France) by Emi Sfard and Pierre –Alain Giraud , That’s How the Light Gets In - Focus on the United Kingdom
6. FEAR CITY PARADISE (United Kingdom) by Darren Emerson, East City Films - Focus on the United Kingdom
7. IMPROV MUSIC COLLECTIVE DNA? AND? - A VR Music Improvisation Experience (The Netherlands, Norway, France) by Corine Meijers and Mark Meeuwenoord, Studio Biarritz
8. LADY LAZARUS (The Netherlands) by Willemiek Kluijfhout, Nienke Huitenga Broeren, Studio ZZZAP
9. MELODIES OF RESILIENCE (Czech Republic, Germany) by Ondřej Moravec, Helium Film
10. O (France, The Netherlands) by Adriaan Lokman, Lucid Realities
11. POETICS OF SOIL: THE WOOD WIDE WEB (United Kingdom, Taiwan) by Ersin Han Ersin, Marshmallow Laser Feast, Focus on the United Kingdom
12. THE AMAZON GOLD (France, Taiwan) by Pierre-Alain Giraud, Novaya
13. THE FOOTAGE (USA, France) by Ethan Shaftel, easyAction, Atlas V, France Télévisions
14. THE OPPOSITE OF BEING (The Netherlands, Belgium) by Celine Daemen, Studio Nergen

1. ALCHEMICAL RECLAMATION (Italy) by Sara Bonaventura, Adiacenze
2. BEYOND THE WINDOW (China) by Daming Zhang, FELTTIME
3. CHANNELERS (Poland) by Jakub Wróblewski, Monster Mind Studio
4. CHURCH OF GLASS (The Netherlands) by Matthijs Vuijk, Mateo Vega
5. GUT INSTINCT (United Kingdom, France) by Adam Lieber, Shtik
6. OWL HOUSE (South Africa)by Jason Mollink, SodaWorld
7. PERSONA: BECOMING ME (United Kingdom) by Felicity Chen, Neon Fiction
8. THE SOUND OF ONE EYE CLOSING (Canada) by Logan Wilkinson, Asad Aftab
9. WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN A GOD WHO CANNOT DANCE (Denmark) by Gombo, Khora
10. WHAT THE FOX (Germany) by Sina Ataeian Dena, JYOTI Film

1. ORANGE PEEL (Italy) by Anita Rivaroli, Cattive Produzioni
2. SAVING THE DAY (France, Turkey) by Serhat Karaaslan, Tiresias Films
3. SUMMER 1999 (Vietnam) by Hang Luong Nguyen, Kalei Films

The Venice Production Bridge is co-financed by the European Commission’s MEDIA Fund.

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