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Venice 2008 / Horizons

10 articles available in total starting from 29/07/2008. Last article published on 06/09/2008.

Rosi goes Below Sea Level

Born in Asmara in Eritrea and both a US and Italian citizen, Gianfranco Rosi is a cosmopolitan filmmaker. A graduate of New York University Film School, he has lived in Istanbul, New York, Rome...  

06/09/2008 | Venice 2008 | Horizons/USA-Italy

Gianfranco Rosi’s Below Sea Level crowned top doc

Gianfranco Rosi’s Below Sea Level won the Horizons Doc prize for Best Documentary. The Italian director’s film – whose screening received a standing ovation – recounts the life stories of a small...  

06/09/2008 | Venice 2008 | Horizons/Awards

The ThyssenKrupp aftermath times two

In December 2007, an accident at the ThyssenKrupp industrial plant in Turin left seven men dead and an entire nation in a state of shock. Because the factory would soon close for good, safety...  

05/09/2008 | Venice 2008 | Horizons/Italy

A painterly exploration of desire and jealousy

The last film to be presented in the Horizons section at the Venice Film Festival this year is Un lac (“A Lake”), a French production from director Phillipe Grandieux. In the rugged landscape of...  

05/09/2008 | Venice 2008 | Horizons/France

Duret and Santana explore Brazil’s deprived areas

Is it possible to make a documentary about deprived Northeast Brazil, taking inspiration from spaghetti-westerns? France’s Jean-Pierre Duret and Brazil’s Andrea Santana have done just that: their...  

05/09/2008 | Venice 2008 | Horizons/France

Bullying and homophobia in Locatelli’s feature debut

Milanese director Mirko Locatelli – who attracted attention with several medium-length films (in particular the documentary Crisalidi) – makes his feature debut with Il primo giorno d’inverno...  

04/09/2008 | Venice 2008 | Horizons/Italy

The calvary of modern living

French director Arnaud des Pallières looks at life in a contemporary gated community on the Côte d’Azur in his third feature Le Parc. The two-hander, adapted from a ‘60s novel by US writer John...  

04/09/2008 | Venice 2008 | Horizons/France

Mograbi’s musical documentary breaks the silence

Israeli filmmaker Avi Mograbi’s documentary, Z32, is a sophisticated and collaborative work, produced by France’s Les Films d'Ici with backing from the CNC. After making Avenge But One of My Eyes...  

31/08/2008 | Venice 2008 | Horizons | Israel-France

The noble intentions of PA-RA-DA

It will not suffice to appease the controversy sparked by German daily ‘Der Spiegel’ (which in the last few days has accused the Venice Film Festival of protectionism), but the figure is...  

28/08/2008 | Venice 2008 | Horizons

Italy and France among fiction and non-fiction

With two more surprise films to be revealed, the Horizons section of the 65th Venice International Film Festival is offering a line-up of 18 films and seven out of competition events. The sidebar...  

29/07/2008 | Venice 2008 | Horizons

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