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\n\tVenice Critics\u2019 Week, the sidebar section of the Venice International Film Festival, selected by the national union of Italian film critics, unveiled its 2026 selection on Monday. <\/p>\n

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\n\tThe selection of seven debut features is intended as a showcase for up-and-coming international auteurs. <\/p>\n

\nIl Grande Giaffa <\/em>(Giaffa the Great) from Italian director Marco Santi, the story of an ordinary man drawn into the dangerous illusion of a charismatic performer, will open the section, screening out of competition. Another Italian film, Rider<\/em>, a star-crossed lovers\u2019 musical set in contemporary Milan, from directors Roan Johnson and Davide Pavanello, will close the section. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe competition line-up includes two very different features from Columbia. The experimental documentary essay The End of Times<\/em> from directors Bibiana Rojas G\u00f3mez and Juan David C\u00e1rdenas mixes found footage and AI-generated imagery to explore the legacy of historical violence in Latin America. Meteorite<\/em> from Sebasti\u00e1n M\u00fanera follows two young women on a journey through an extravagant amusement park built on the estate of the late drug lord Pablo Escobar. <\/p>\n

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\n\tOther competition entires include the dystopian sci-fi film The H@llow Man<\/em> from Tunisian director Kamel Laaridhi; London<\/em>, a drama set around a fetish community, from Brazilian directors Victor Di Marco and M\u00e1rcio Picoli; and Zoom In, Zoom Out<\/em>, the feature debut of Chinese director Dong Jie, which follows a young game designer searching through real and virtual worlds to find his missing roommate.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis year\u2019s line-up is particularly political, something the organizers said was deliberate, noting that \u201ca festival is not a neutral bubble\u201d separate from the world. But while acknowleging \u201cour cultural activism,\u201d the film critics\u2019 association said artistic and formal criteria were the priority in making the selection. <\/p>\n

\n\tCritics\u2019 Week runs Sept. 2-12 alongside the main Venice festival. Venice will announce its full 2026 lineup on July 23.<\/p>\n

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\n\tCheck out the full Venice Critics\u2019 Week lineup below. <\/p>\n

\n\t\tOpening Film\t<\/h2>\n

\nIl Grande Giaffa<\/em>, dir. Marco Santi (Italy)<\/p>\n

\n\t\tIn Competition\t<\/h2>\n

\nThe End of Times<\/em>, dirs. Bibiana Rojas G\u00f3mez, Juan David C\u00e1rdenas (Colombia)<\/p>\n

\nThe H@llow Man<\/em>, dir. Kamel Laaridhi (Tunisia)<\/p>\n

\nLondon<\/em>, dirs. Victor Di Marco, M\u00e1rcio Picoli (Brazil)<\/p>\n

\nMeteorite<\/em>, dir. Sebasti\u00e1n M\u00fanera (Colombia)<\/p>\n

\nOur Share of Sand<\/em>, dir. Shalini Adnani (India, United Kingdom, Greece)<\/p>\n

\nPrima Della Guerra<\/em>, dir. Tommaso Usberti (France, Italy)<\/p>\n

\nZoom In, Zoom Out<\/em>, dir. Dong Jie (China)<\/p>\n

\n\t\tClosing Film\t<\/h2>\n

\nRider<\/em>, dirs. Roan Johnson, Davide Pavanello (Italy)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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