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'Familiar Touch'

Venice Horizons 2024 prize-winner ’Familiar Touch’ scores global sales

EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Friedland’s “coming-of-old age film” won three Venice Horizons prizes in 2024.

remake

Ross McElwee’s ‘Remake’ wins Venice Golden Globes impact documentary prize

Jury credits “an exemplar of documentary creativity and excellence in form, and the power of film to reach and impact audiences.”

On The Road

‘On The Road’ review: Venice Horizons winner is taut, tender tale of gay Mexican drifter

Writer/director David Pablos sets his story in the ultra-masculine environment of Mexico’s trucking community

Chien 51

‘Dog 51’ review: Cedric Jimenez’s high-octane thriller is set in a near-future Paris

Adele Exarchopoulos and Gilles Lellouche star in engaging Venice Film Festival closer

Silent Friend

‘Silent Friend’ review: Hungarian filmmaker Ildiko Enyedi’s paean to nature stars Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

Contemplative Venice Competition title weaves three human stories across a German university campus

The Sun Rises On Us All

‘The Sun Rises On Us All’ review: Estranged lovers reunite in Cai Shanjun’s slow-burn drama

The Chinese director explores themes of guilt and betrayal in his Venice competition title

Bravo Bene!

‘Bravo Bene!’ review: Sicily’s Franco Maresco puts himself at the centre of his meta-mockumentary

Surreal Venice Competition title is a layered satire of the director’s own inability to make a film.