UK Focus at Venice Production Bridge 2025
Supported by the BFI, the UK will be in focus at this year's Venice Biennale, with UK film, documentary and immersive projects selected at the 2025 Venice Gap-Financing Market.
The 2025 Venice Production Bridge, held as part of the annual Venice Biennale, have chosen the UK as a Focus Country, alongside Chile and Morocco.
The VPB Focus on the UK will be supported by the BFI (British Film Institute) through a range of activity, including industry panels, networking events and a UK Immersive Stand presented by ScreenUK Industry.
This past week, projects selected as part of Venice Production Bridge Gap-Financing Market were announced, with a range of UK fiction, documentary and immersive titles in focus:
Selected Fiction and Documentary Projects:
A TOWN IN NOVA SCOTIA | UK | Fiction | Dir. Babak Jalali | Paradise City
Focus on the United Kingdom
IN THE BLACK FANTASTIC | UK | Documentary | Dir. Julianknxx | Rememory
Focus on the United Kingdom
WILD HORSE IN THE ROTTEN WEST | UK, Bulgaria, France | Fiction | Dirs. Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova | MK38
Focus on the United Kingdom
THE MAMMOTHS THAT ESCAPED THE KINGDOM OF ERLIK KHAN | Portugal, Denmark, UK, North Macedonia | Documentary | Dir. Tamara Koteveska | Alecrim Vagabundo
Focus on the United Kingdom
FOROUGH: LET US BELIEVE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE COLD SEASON | UK, Denmark, Greece, France | Fiction | Dir. Tina Gharavi | Bridge + Tunnel
Focus on the United Kingdom
EMERALD BUTTERFLY | Netherlands, Belgium, Singapore, UK | Fiction | Dir. Martin Koolhoven | N279 Entertainment
SOUND OF SILENCE | France, Greece, UK, Lebanon | Dir. Joyce A. Nashawati | Pan Cinema
Immersive Projects:
DREAM OF BELONGING | UK, France | Dirs. Emi Sfard and Pierre-Alain Giraud | That’s How the Light Gets In
Focus on the United Kingdom
FEAR CITY PARADISE | UK | Dir. Darren Emerson | East City Films
Focus on the United Kingdom
POETICS OF SOIL: THE WOOD WIDE WEB | UK, Taiwan | Dir. Ersin Han Ersin | Marshmallow Laser Feast
Focus on the United Kingdom
Biennale College Cinema - Immersive Projects:
GUT INSTINCT | United Kingdom, France | Dir. Adam Lieber | Shtik
PERSONA: BECOMING ME | UK | Dir. Felicity Chen | Neon Fiction
