INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

It is thought to be Lago’s gateway to the world of cinema and cinema from around the world.

Always open to consider the plurality of voices and forms in which contemporary cinema manifests itself, the International Competition this year will see films that testify to the liveliness of contemporary cinema, through a look aimed at including both genre films and peripheral cinemas, both new authors and globally recognized masters, elements that make up a cartography from which viewers can move to make a journey into the world of contemporary cinema.

The selection:

Those Who Kept the Light/Seaweed – Nastja Säde Rönkköe

Norway/Finland/Denmark / 8’ / 2022 / Documentary / International premiere

Moon Night – Manaka Nagai

Germany / 15’ / 2022 / Fiction / Italian premiere

Aqueronte – Manuel Muñoz Rivas

Spain / 26’ / 2023 / Fiction / Italian premiere

The river and the labyrinth – O rio e seu labirinto – Ian Capillé

Brazil/Portugal / 23’ / 2023 / Fiction / International premiere

Neighbour Abdi – Buurman Abdi – Douwe Dijkstra

Netherlands / 28’ / 2022 / Documentary / Veneto Region premiere

Black Hole Legion – Jonathan Omer Mizrahi, Ariel Sereni Brown

Greenland / 12’ / 2021 / Documentary / Italian premiere

The Funeral of Spring – Chun Zhi Ji – Zee Gao

Cina / 18’ / 2023 / Fiction / Italian premiere

Eeva – Lucija Mrzljak, Morten Tšinakov

Estonia/Croatia / 15’ / 2022 / Animation / Italian Premiere in collaboration with Concorto Film Festival

Three Sisters – Se Khahar – Iman Behrouzi

Iran / 12’ / 2022 / Documentary / Veneto Region premiere

Night Light – Luz Nocturna – Kim Torres

Costa Rica / 14’ / 2022 / Fiction / Italian premiere

Evil Seaweed – Les algues malefiques – Antonin Peretjatko

France / 24’ / 2022 / Fiction / Veneto Region premiere

Drame 71 – Dramway 71 – Guillame Lion

Belgium / 25’ / 2022 / Fiction / Italian premiere

Dolls House – Casa de Bonecas – George Pedrosa

Brasil / 15’ / 2023 / Fiction / Italian premiere

O, GLORY! – Charlie Edward Moss & Joe Williams

UK / 15’/ 2022 / Fiction / Italian premiere

Phàlene – Sarah-Anais Desbenoit

France / 19’ / 2022 / Fiction / Italian premiere

Why Does Helen Kock commit serious vehicle theft? – Moritz Geiser

Germany / 22’ / 2022 / Fiction / Italian premiere

A Tiny Man – Un petit Homme – Aude David & Mikael Gaudin

France / 10’ / 2022 / Animation / Italian premiere

Human Nature – Natureza Humana – Monica Lima

Portugal / 25’ / 2023 / Fiction / Italian premiere

Crossing – Traverser – Magalì Coremans

Belgium / 14’ / 2021 / Fiction / International premiere

Porcupine – Nhím – Nicolas Graux, Trương Minh Quý

Belgium/Singapore / 13’ / 2023 / Fiction / Italian premiere

Él Corrió Junto a su Camarada – Genís Rigol

Spain / 14’ / 2022 / Animation / Italian premiere

10 Missed Calls – Coline Confort

Switzerland / 13’ / 2022 / Documentary / International premiere