The National Film Institute (NFI) said in a statement on Monday that its interim management congratulated the creative teams and wished them success with their premieres.

"Our colleagues can once again showcase our stories, images and thoughts to the world.

The significance of the strong Hungarian participation is further enhanced by the fact that the invited films were made with different financing backgrounds, demonstrating the outstanding strength of Hungarian film talent and creativity.

We hope their works will receive a worthy international response," said Julianna Ugrin, producer and chair of the NFI's interim management.

The opening film of the Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days) competition programme, which showcases distinctive auteur works, will be Lili Horvath’s first English-language directorial effort, My Notes on Mars (Jegyzeteim a Marsrol), on Sept 2.

The romantic drama, starring Mackenzie Davis and Rupert Friend, was made with NFI support and co-produced with Austrian, French, German, Bosnian, Montenegrin and American partners. The producer is Poste Restante, with Dora Csernatony and Lili Horvath as Hungarian producers.

My Notes on Mars will arrive in Hungarian cinemas this winter, distributed by Mozinet, following its world premiere in Venice.

Kornel Mundruczo’s latest film, Place to Be, starring Pamela Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Taika Waititi and Murray Bartlett, will have its world premiere in the festival’s Venice Open – Fiction programme.

The drama, co-produced by the US, Australia, Singapore, India and Canada, was written by Kata Weber, the director’s long-time creative partner.

Gabor Reisz’s fourth feature film, Ground Floor (Foldszint), will have its world premiere in the festival’s Venezia Spotlight section.

The tragicomedy, starring Adam Tompa, was co-produced by Hungary and Italy, partially funded by crowdfunding, with Juli Berkes as the lead Hungarian producer and Proton Cinema as the production company.

The film will be released in Hungarian cinemas on Oct 1. The directors’ previous film, Explanation for Everything (Magyarazat mindenre), won the main prize in the Orizzonti category at the Venice Festival in 2023.

The Orizzonti competition programme will also feature the first screening of Test Track, a Hungarian-English-American co-production made with the participation of mostly Hungarian filmmakers.

The short film, directed by Lydia Cornett, a New York-based documentary filmmaker who came to Hungary as a Fulbright scholar, was produced with Viki Reka Kiss (Roughhouse Project) and Patricia D’Intino (Good Kids).

The Venice Film Festival, one of the most prestigious events in the film world, will take place on the Lido di Venezia from September 2 to 12.

More:
Venice Film Festival - Official Website

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