Venice Film Festival: Five Women To Play In Competition; Ava DuVernay Makes History As First African American Woman In Selection
deadline.comThe Venice Film Festival revealed the lineup for its 80th edition Tuesday morning, and its Official Competition featured works by five women filmmakers, including Ava DuVernay, who makes history as the first African American woman in selection.
The selected films and filmmakers are Priscilla (Sofia Coppola), Origin (Ava DuVernay), The Green Border (Agnieszka Holland), Woman Of (Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert), and Holly (Fien Troch).
There are 23 films in Competition overall, meaning the fest falls far below any sort of gender parity mark. The festival said 32% of submissions this year were from women filmmakers.
Nonetheless, DuVernay’s Origin will mark a significant landmark for Venice as the first African American filmmaker to play in Competition.
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