Venice Biennale 2025: UK films and co-productions in selection
Ish (Imran Perretta)
The 2025 Venice Film Festival, taking place August 27 - September 6, has released it's titles in official selection with 6 UK Immersive works and 14 UK films and co-productions selected.
The annual Venice Production Bridge, taking place as part of the Biennale, has also selected the UK as a country of focus this year, with UK projects selected to be presented at this year's Gap Financing Market. Find out more about the UK Focus at the 2025 Venice Production Bridge here.
COMPETITION
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | Dir. Mona Fastvold | Wris. Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold | UK
World Premiere
BUGONIA | Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos | Wris. Jang Joon-hwan, Will Tracy | UK
World Premiere
JAY KELLY | Dir. Noah Baumbach | Wris. Emily Mortimer, Noah Baumbach | UK
World Premiere
ORPHAN | Dir. László Nemes | Wri. Clara Royer, László Nemes | Hungary, Germany, France, UK
World Premiere | Backed by BFI UK Global Screen Fund
AFTER THE HUNT | Dir. Luca Guadagnino | Wri. Nora Garrett | USA, UK
World Premiere
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB | Wri-dir. Kaouther ben Hania | Tunisia, France, UK
World Premiere | Supported by Film4
OUT OF COMPETITION – NON-FICTION
BROKEN ENGLISH | Dirs. Jane Pollard, Iain Forsyth | UK
VENEZIA SPOTLIGHT
HIJRA | Dir. Shahad Ameen | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, UK
Rose of Nevada (Mark Jenkin)
ORIZZONTI
ROSE OF NEVADA | Wri-dir. Mark Jenkin | UK
World Premiere | Supported by BFI and Film4
VENICE CRITICS' WEEK - IN COMPETITION
ISH | Dir. Imran Perretta | Wris. Imran Perretta, Enda Walsh | UK
World Premiere | Backed by BFI, Film4
STRAIGHT CIRCLE | Wri-dir. Oscar Hudson | UK, South Africa
World Premiere | Supported by BBC Film
VENICE CRITICS' WEEK - OUT OF COMPETITION
100 NIGHTS OF HERO | Wri-dir. Julia Jackman | UK
World Premiere
The Straight Circle (Oscar Hudson)
100 Nights of Hero (Julia Jackman)
VENICE IMMERSIVE - IN COMPETITION
THE TIME BEFORE | Dirs. Leo Metcalf, Michael Golembewski | Virtual Reality | UK
VENICE IMMERSIVE - OUT OF COMPETITION
GHOST TOWN | Fireproof Games | Virtual Reality | UK
ON THE OTHER EARTH | Dir. Wayne Mcgregor | Immersive Installation, Mixed Reality | UK
CONSTANTINOPOLIAD | Dirs. Sister Sylvester, Nadah El Shazly | Immersive Installation | UK, Greece
LILI | Dirs. Navid Khonsari, Vassiliki Khonsari | Immersive Installation | USA, France, UK
ADVENTURE: ICE DIVE | Dirs. Charlotte Mikkelborg, Anthony Geffen | Immersive Film | USA, Iceland, UK
ORIZZONTI SHORT FILMS - IN COMPETITION
COYOTES | Dir. Said Zagha | Palestine, France, Jordan, UK
GIORNATE DEGLI AUTORI
BEARCAVE | Wri-dirs. Stergios Dinopoulos, Krysianna Papadakis | UK, Greece
