The Giornate degli Autori (; 'Authors' Days') or simply the Giornate, formerly known in English as Venice Days, is an independent parallel section of the Venice Film Festival. Founded in 2004 by Giorgio Gosetti, the section is focused in independent works by less known filmmakers.
The list of notorious filmmakers who have been part of section includes: Denis Villeneuve, Sarah Polley, Steve Buscemi, Hubert Sauper, Xavier Beauvois, Emmanuel Mouret, Andrea Segre, Jean-Marc Vallée, Ramin Bahrani, Uberto Pasolini, Edoardo De Angelis, Hiam Abbass, Ava DuVernay, Leyla Bouzid, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Dag Johan Haugerud, and Josh and Benny Safdie.
The program usually includes 11 competition films and the closing-night film which all, in addition to special screenings and additional events, are screened at Venice Film Festival theaters and venues.
The section official main award, the GdA Director's Award, is regularly given by an independent jury during the closing night ceremony.
History The Giornate's goal, similarly to that of the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, is to balance the star studded main event more sensational approach with drawing attention to high quality authors' cinema, specifically the one that represents innovative, original and independent take on moviemaking. With Villa Degli Autori as its center hub and headquarters during the event the Giornate's ambition is also to create an "informal and free space for authors, producers, distributors and journalists to meet and discuss their ideas".
The Giornate started in 2004 with three months to organize and, as director and founder Giorgio Gosetti put it, one common goal: "to go well beyond the simple showcase of films in the official selection and offer a bright window to the work of directors".
The president of the Giornate is Andrea Purgatori. Honorary President is Roberto Barzanti. Anac and 100autori organize and promote the section activities.
GdA Director's Award winners YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country2013Kill Your DarlingsJohn KrokidasUnited States2014Return to IthacaRetour à IthaqueLaurent CantetFrance2015Early WinterMichael RoweAustralia, Canada2016The War ShowAndreas Dalsgaard and Obadiah ZytoonSyria, Denmark, Germany2017CandelariaJhonny Hendrix HinestrozaColombia, Germany, Norway, Argentina, Cuba2018Real LoveC'est ça l'amourClaire BurgerFrance2019La LloronaJayro BustamanteGuatemala, France2020The Whaler BoyKitoboyPhilipp YuryevRussia2021ImmaculateImaculatMonica Stan and George Chiper-LillemarkRomania2022Wolf and DogLobo e CãoCláudia VarejãoPortugal, France2023 Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal PersonVampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant Ariane Louis-Seize Québec, Canada2024ManasMarianna BrennandBrazil, Portugal, Belgium2025Inside Amirدرون امیرAmir AziziIran2026Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes RebellionA veces me entra tristeza, otras veces rebeliónMaría AparicioArgentina, Spain
Independent Awards BNL People's Choice Award for the Official Selection's films Label Europa Cinemas “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award (‘Lion of the Future’) for a Debut Film
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