VENICE GAP-FINANCING MARKET 2025 - THE SELECTED PROJECTS
La Biennale di Venezia is proud to announce that the 12. edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market (August 29 – August 31, 2025), organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, has selected 40 Fiction and Documentary projects, 14 Immersive projects and will present an additional 10 Immersive and 3 Fiction projects developed during the Biennale College Cinema workshops.
The 3-day Venice Gap-Financing Market will present 54 selected projects from around the world in the final stages of development and funding. 330 project applications have been received and the selection reflects the great diversity of backgrounds, stories and talents, aesthetics, genres and budgets of the projects submitted for consideration.
In addition to this, 10 projects, that have been developed during the workshop of Biennale College Cinema Immersive, 9. edition, and 3 projects, developed during the first workshop of Biennale College Cinema, 13. edition will be presented.
The Venice Gap-Financing Market will offer the projects from Europe and around the world the opportunity to close their international financing, through one-to-one meetings with international decision-makers.
This year, the Venice Production Bridge is celebrating the 12th edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market.
We are proud that this co-production market has progressively gained importance to become one of the key events for the Film industry and Immersive community.
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 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.
93 – ECHO FROM A COLLAPSE documentary (Denmark, Faroe Islands, Iceland) by Andrias Høgenni, Tambo Film ApS
A TOWN IN NOVA SCOTIA fiction (United Kingdom) by Babak Jalali, Paradise City - Focus on the United Kingdom
A WHITE HOUSE fiction (Italy, France) by Francesco Romano, Amarena Film
AFONSO’S SMILE fiction (Portugal, Luxembourg, Italy) by João Pedro Rodrigues, Terratreme Filmes, Joli Rideau Media, Frenesy Film
AMAPOLA fiction (Ecuador, Brazil, Mexico, Chile) by Ana Cristina Barragán, Trópico Cine, Botón Films
ANIME TRASPARENTI (ECHOES OF LIGHT) fiction (Italy, Germany) by Luca Lucchesi, Alción
ARRU fiction (Norway, Sweden, Finland) by Elle Sofe Sara, Stær Film
ATHOS 2643 fiction (Germany) by David Wnendt, Seven Elephants GmbH, Constantin Film Produktion GmbH, Constantin Film Distribution GmbH
CALL ME QUEEN fiction (Germany, France) by Emily Atef, Ringel Film GmbH
CARO NANNI documentary (Spain) by Pablo Maqueda, Viva Films
CULEBRA CUT fiction (Panama, France, Chile) by Ana Elena Tejera, Mestizo Cinema&Fulgurance
DISTANCES fiction (Austria, Germany, France) by Ulrich Seidl, Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion, Coproduction Office
DOG LEGS fiction (Chile, Colombia, Germany) by Matías Rojas Valencia, A Simple Vista, Rhayuela, Klinker films - Focus on Chile
DRIFTING IMAGES documentary (Chile, Spain) by Nicolás Tabilo, TABILOs
- Focus on ChileEMERALD BUTTERFLY fiction (The Netherlands, Belgium, Singapore, United Kingdom) by Martin Koolhoven, N279 Entertainment
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
FOUR SEASONS IN JAVA fiction (Indonesia, The Netherlands, Norway, France, Germany, Singapore) by Kamila Andini, Forka Films
HEIRLOOM animation (India, Germany) by Upamanyu Bhattacharyya, Odd & Even, Otter Studio, POM POM Animation
I’LL FORGET YOUR NAME fiction (France, Switzerland) by Yann Gonzalez, Pan Cinema
IN THE BLACK FANTASTIC documentary (United Kingdom) by Julianknxx, Rememory - Focus on the United Kingdom
LOVE STORY WITH A DANCING MAN fiction (Italy, Chile) by Cosimo Gomez, Tramp Limited
MAGNETIZED fiction (Argentina) by Luis Ortega, El Despacho
MAY YOU OUTLIVE US fiction (Belgium, Lebanon, France) by Isabelle Mecattaf, Rouge International
MAYA BUTTERFLY fiction (Ireland, Luxembourg) by Edwina Casey, Hail Mary Pictures
MY WAY fiction (Argentina, Italy) by Diego Lerman, Campo Cine
ORSO Q- SEASONS OF SOLITUDE documentary (Greenland, Finland) by Inuk Silis Høegh, Ánorâk Film
PEOPLE STILL DIE OF LOVE fiction (Chile, Mexico) by Fernando Guzzoni, Oro Films
REBELLION OF MEMORY documentary (Switzerland, Peru) by Joël Jent, Aaron Film GmbH, Amazona Producciones
SAVE OUR SOULS fiction (Germany, France) by Jonas Steinacker, Lichtschloss Filmproduktion
SERAFIMA fiction (Estonia, Latvia) by Veiko Õunpuu, Nafta Films
SOUND OF SILENCE fiction (France, Greece, United Kingdom, Lebanon) by Joyce A. Nashawati, Pan Cinema
TARFAYA fiction (Morocco, France) by Sofia Alaoui, Jiango Films, Srab Films - Focus on Morocco
THE BLACK PEARL fiction (Morocco) by Ayoub Qanir, Hypothèse -
Focus on MoroccoTHE 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
THE MISSING CAMEL documentary (Morocco, Senegal, Mali) by Cheihk N'Diaye, Abel Aflam, Astou Productions, Ds Productions - Focus on Morocco
THE OUTSIDE fiction (Spain) by Víctor Moreno, KV Films
TO DIE ON YOUR FEET fiction (Chile, Spain, Luxembourg, Uruguay) by María Paz González, Quijote Films - Focus on Chile
TORN HEART fiction (Brazil, Portugal, Germany) by Helvécio Marins, Canabrava, Casa na Árvore
WILD HORSE IN THE ROTTEN WEST fiction (United Kingdom, Bulgaria, France) by Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova, MK38 - Focus on the United Kingdom
WILD WILD EAST fiction (Poland, Israel) by Jan Holoubek, TPB POL Sp. Z.o.o
14 IMMERSIVE PROJECTS:
14 Immersive projects (11 from Europe and 3 from around the world), including fiction, documentary, animation film and other interactive installation-based experiences. All projects have secured 30% of their budget and have this financing in place.
Projects from the United Kingdom VPB Focus 2025, are included in this line-up.
AFTER BEING SHATTERED INTO DUST (Taiwan) by Singing Chen, The Walkers Films
BETA AQUARII (France) by François Vautier, Da Prod
CARVED IN TIME (Canada, France) by Randall Okita, PHI Studio
CHRONICA (France) by Yann Deval, Dark Euphoria
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
FEAR CITY PARADISE (United Kingdom) by Darren Emerson, East City Films - Focus on the United Kingdom
IMPROV MUSIC COLLECTIVE DNA? AND? - A VR Music Improvisation Experience (The Netherlands, Norway, France) by Corine Meijers and Mark Meeuwenoord, Studio Biarritz
LADY LAZARUS (The Netherlands) by Willemiek Kluijfhout, Nienke Huitenga Broeren, Studio ZZZAP
MELODIES OF RESILIENCE (Czech Republic, Germany) by Ondřej Moravec, Helium Film
O (France, The Netherlands) by Adriaan Lokman, Lucid Realities
POETICS OF SOIL: THE WOOD WIDE WEB (United Kingdom, Taiwan) by Ersin Han Ersin, Marshmallow Laser Feast - Focus on the United Kingdom
THE AMAZON GOLD (France, Taiwan) by Pierre-Alain Giraud, Novaya
THE FOOTAGE (USA, France) by Ethan Shaftel, easyAction, Atlas V, France Télévisions
THE OPPOSITE OF BEING (The Netherlands, Belgium) by Celine Daemen, Studio Nergens
10 BIENNALE COLLEGE CINEMA - IMMERSIVE PROJECTS:
10 projects, that have been developed during the workshop of Biennale College Cinema Immersive, 9th edition, and that have reached different stages of development, pre-production and post-production.
ALCHEMICAL RECLAMATION (Italy) by Sara Bonaventura, Adiacenze
BEYOND THE WINDOW (China) by Daming Zhang, FELTTIME
CHANNELERS (Poland) by Jakub Wróblewski, Monster Mind Studio
CHURCH OF GLASS (The Netherlands) by Matthijs Vuijk, Mateo Vega
GUT INSTINCT (United Kingdom, France) by Adam Lieber, Shtik
OWL HOUSE (South Africa) by Jason Mollink, SodaWorld
PERSONA: BECOMING ME (United Kingdom) by Felicity Chen, Neon Fiction
THE SOUND OF ONE EYE CLOSING (Canada) by Logan Wilkinson, Asad Aftab
WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN A GOD WHO CANNOT DANCE (Denmark) by Gombo, Khora
WHAT THE FOX (Germany) by Sina Ataeian Dena, JYOTI Film
3 BIENNALE COLLEGE CINEMA PROJECTS:
3 projects, that have been developed during the first workshop of Biennale College Cinema, 13th edition, and that have reached different stages of development and pre-production.
ORANGE PEEL (Italy) by Anita Rivaroli, Cattive Produzioni
SAVING THE DAY (France, Turkey) by Serhat Karaaslan, Tiresias Films
SUMMER 1999 (Vietnam) by Hang Luong Nguyen, Kalei Films
The Book of Projects, detailing each project, will be published online in the second half of July. Accredited professionals from the film industry will be entitled to request one-to-one meetings with the teams of the selected projects through the Venice Gap-Financing Market’s dedicated area on the Venice Production Bridge website (veniceproductionbridge.org).