Le FIFA in Venice

Image from the film Fragile Monument

Le FIFA will be at Palazzo Grassi, in Venice, from October 3 to 6, 2024. This is the fourth year that the Festival has collaborated with this prestigious contemporary art museum, founded in 2006 by collector and businessman François Pinault.

Le FIFA will present a special program of 12 titles organized around four main themes: fashion and sustainability; art, architecture and politics; art, environment and nature; and artists portraits. A meticulous selection that highlights works that challenge, question and celebrate the complex interactions between art and our contemporary societal issues. The program includes remarkable Québec and Canadian productions, as well as international films that made their mark on the last edition of the festival.

“For the past four years, we’ve had the unique opportunity to define and refine the identity of our festival at Palazzo Grassi, while allowing the diverse voices of the creators who are redefining the art-film panorama to resonate. Each year, our commitment grows stronger, driven by constant rigor and a thirst for experimentation, enabling us to offer ever more daring and relevant works. This invaluable collaboration is a true cultural bridge between Quebec and Italy, reflecting our expertise and shared vision with this leading international institution,” said Philippe U. del Drago, Le FIFA General and Artistic Director.

LE FIFA’S PROGRAM | OCTOBER 2024
PALAZZO GRASSI | VENICE, ITALY

Thursday October 3 — Sustainability in fashion

Ancestral Threads by Sean Stiller
Canada | 2023 | 12 min | English | Subtitles: French
42^nd FIFA — Cartes blanches

Fashion Reimagined by Beckly Hutner
United Kingdom, United States | 2022 | 1 h 40 min | English

Friday October 4 — Art, architecture and their political dimension

Skin of Glass by Denise Zmekhol
United States, Brazil | 2023 | 1h 29 min | French, English, Portuguese | Subtitles: English
42^nd FIFA — International Competition

Saturday October 5 — Nature and the environment and their representations in art

Interior da terra by Bianca Dacosta
France, Brazil | 2022 | 18 min | Portuguese | Subtitles: English, French
42^nd FIFA — Cartes blanches

Alerce by Enrique Ramirez
France, Chile | 2017 | 6 min | Without dialogue
42^nd FIFA — Cartes blanches

Fragile Monument by Virginie Laganière and Jean-Maxime Dufresne
Canada | 2022 | 10 min | Without dialogue
40^th FIFA — Cartes blanches

La noirceur souterraine des racines by Charles-André Coderre
Canada | 2023 | 10 min | Without dialogue
41^st FIFA — FIFA Expérimental

Green Over Gray: Emilio Ambasz by Francesca Molteni and Mattia Colombo
Italy | 2023 | 55 min | English, Italian | Subtitles: English
42^nd FIFA — Official Selection

Sunday October 6 — Artist portraits

D’une peinture… à l’autre by Georges Schwizgebel
France, Switzerland | 2023 | 3 min | Without dialogue
42^nd FIFA — International Competition

Georgia O’Keeffe : une artiste au Far West by Evelyn Schels
France | 2021 | 52 min | English, French | Subtitles: English
40^th FIFA — Official Selection

Mark Rothko, la peinture vous regarde by Pascale Bouhénic
France | 2023 | 52 min | French | Subtitles: English
42^nd FIFA — Official Selection