VIFF Selections

The Venice International Film Festival, founded in 1932, is the world’s oldest film festival, usually held in Lido di Venezia, Italy each late summer. As a core component of La Biennale di Venezia, through its Main Competition, Orizzonti (Horizons), Venice Classics, and Venice Immersive sections, it brings diverse audiovisual aesthetics and groundbreaking cinema from around the globe to public audiences, serving as a crucial launch point for masterworks and independent auteurs onto the international stage. Since its 1932 inception on the Adriatic coast, the festival has championed a spirit of freedom and dialogue, continuously unveiling and presenting world cinema that combines artistic originality, avant-garde exploration, and vital societal insight. This selection gathers CathayPlay titles that were screened or awarded at the festival, tracing the long relationship between this historic film celebration and Chinese independent filmmaking.