A dozen French productions and co-productions have been selected at the upcoming Venice Film Festival, to be held August 28 through September 7, 2013.
Three established French directors are included in the prestigious Official Selection: Philippe Garrel, a veteran of the Venice Film Festival, with his film La Jalousie; Merzak Allouache with The Rooftops (Franco-Algerian co-production); and Amos Gitaï with Ana Arabia, which was shot in a single take. Xavier Dolan, who is better known on the Cannes red carpet, will present Tom à la ferme (a Franco-Canadian co-production), while Tsai Ming-Liang will introduce Stray Dogs (a Franco-Taiwanese co-production). The debut film by the Italian filmmaker Emma Dante, Palermo (a Franco-Swiss-Italian co-production), completes the French participation in the Official Selection.
In the parallel sections, Venice Days includes the debut film by Jean Denizot, La Belle Vie. The Orizzonti section presents a first-time work by Agnès B., which she dubs her "opera prima", entitled My Name is Hmmm... , as well as the new film by Robin Campillo, director of They Came Back, entitled Eastern Boys.
The Critics' Week selection features Salvation Army by Abdellah Taïa (a Franco-Moroccan co-production) and Les Sœurs Quispe by Sebastian Sepulveda (a Franco-Argentinean-Chilean co-production).
And finally, a Franco-Brazilian co-production will be screened as closing film (presented out of competition). This 3D documentary entitled Amazonia was directed by Thierry Ragobert.
