The Official Selection of the 2008 Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica has just been announced. 21 films, including 6 French productions, will be vying for the coveted Golden Lion Award.
Feature films in competition
L’Autre by Patrick Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic
Inju, la bête dans l'ombre (Inju) by Barbet Schroeder
Nuit de Chien (This Night, also released as Tonight) by Werner Schroeter (a majority co-production with Germany and Portugal)
Gabbla (Inland) by Tariq Teguia (a minority co-production with Algeria)
Süt by Semih Kaplanoglu (a minority co-production with Turkey and Germany)
Teza by Haile Gerima (a minority co-production with Ethiopia and Germany)
Feature films out of competition
Les Plages d'Agnès by Agnès Varda
35 Rhums by Claire Denis (a majority co-production with Spain)
Vinyan by Fabrice du Welz (a majority co-production with Great Britain and Belgium)
Orizzonti Section
Parc by Arnaud des Pallières
Un Lac by Philippe Grandrieux
L’Exil et le Royaume by Andrei Schtakleff and Jonathan Le Fourn
Puisque nous sommes nés by Jean-Pierre Duret and Andrea Santana (a majority co-production with Brazil)
Pa-ra-da by Marco Pontecorvo (a minority co-production with Italy and Romania)
Z32 by Avi Mograbi (a minority co-production with Israel)
Venice Days
Stella by Sylvie Verheyde
Hooked by Adrian Sitaru (a co-production with Romania)
SIC
L'Apprenti by Samuel Collardey
Kabuli Kid by Barmak Akram (a majority co-production with Afghanistan)
