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Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori), the independent Venice Film Festival sidebar that is under the new leadership of artistic director Gaia Furrer this year, has announced its line-up of titles, including a feature directed by artist Bruce LaBruce and new shorts from Atlantics filmmaker Mati Diop and Mug director…

Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori), the independent lineup that runs alongside the Venice Film Festival, has appointed Italian programmer Gaia Furrer as artistic director. Effective immediately, the decision was made by the event’s board of directors. This year’s edition is set to run September 2-12, during the…

With the Venice Film Festival due to reveal its competition lineup tomorrow, parallel sections are getting a jump. Today’s roster unveiling is for the Venice Days section, or Giornate degli Autori — an independent section that resembles Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight. In the mix are new films from Oscar nominee Rithy Pan…

The Venice Film Festival's independently run Venice Days sidebar has unveiled its 12 competition titles, 11 of which are world premieres, which include new projects from Chloe Sevigny, Kim Nguyen and China's Pengfei. The section, which is modeled after Cannes' Directors' Fortnight sidebar, boasts a strong female…