Friday, 11 April 2025

FOCUS OF THE VPB IN 2025

La Biennale di Venezia is pleased to announce that the United Kingdom, Chile and Morocco will be this year’s Focuses of the Venice Production Bridge, which will be held from August 28 to September 3, 2025, during the 82. Venice International Film Festival (August 27 – September 6, 2025).
The FOCUS ON THE UNITED KINGDOM is supported by British Film Institute, the FOCUS ON CHILE is supported by Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio, Gobierno de Chile, the FOCUS ON MOROCCO is supported by Centre Cinématographique Marocain.

The Venice Production Bridge Focus will shine a spotlight and zoom in on each of these countries.
This will be achieved through specially selected projects presented by their directors and producers at the Venice Gap-Financing Market, showcasing recent publications available for adaptation at the Book Adaptation Rights Market, works-in-progress co-productions at Final Cut in Venice, a streamer at Meet the Streamers, as well as Immersive projects.

A significant delegation of key decision makers from each of the Focus countries will attend the Venice Production Bridge.

This delegation will include representatives from public funding bodies and private financial institutions, festivals, producers, broadcasters and streamerssales agents, and distributors, alongside VR/XR/AR creatives and post-production companies present at the Venice Immersive Market.

In 2025, the Venice Production Bridge Focus will offer a comprehensive overview of the Industry and filmmaking community of each of the Focus countries, through a series of dedicated panels, meetings, and networking events.
 

Stay tuned for the full programme of the Venice Production Bridge, which will be announced in the coming months.

Monday, 17 March 2025
Call for Final Cut in Venice 2025
The program supporting talent and awarding films in post-production from Africa and the Middle East. Deadline: 9 June, 2025.
Tuesday, 4 March 2025
VPB SUPPORTED PROJECT TRIUMPHS AT THE ACADEMY, GOLDEN GLOBE AND SPIRIT AWARDS 2025
La Biennale and the Venice Production Bridge wishes to congratulate Gints Zilbalodis, winner of the Oscar for Best Animated Feature...
Monday, 3 February 2025
Call for the Venice Gap-Financing Market 2025
The call is open to European and International projects  (Fiction and documentary feature films, and immersive projects). Deadline: 1 May,...