On Thursday, July 25 2013 Alberto Barbera, the director of Venice International Film Festival, unveiled the line-up of its 70th edition. The Festival will run from 28 August till 07 September 2013. As every year the official selection includes the sections Venezia 70 (official competition), Out of Competition, Orizzonti and Venice Classsics. The sections Critic΄s Week and Venice Days are independently organized. Bernardo Bertolucci will be heading this year΄s competition jury.
USA and UK films may dominate the 70th edition of the festival, however Balkan films are present at almost every section of the program.
Two Slovenian films were selected for the Critic΄s Week. Class Enemy /Razredni Sovražnik by Rok Bicek, 112min (Slovenia, 2013) and Zoran, My Nephew is Idiot /Zoran, Il mio nipote scemo by Matteo Oleotto, 103min (Italy-Slovenia, 2013).
Finally, Lendita Zeqiraj΄s film Ballkoni, 20min (Kossovo*, 2013) will screen at Orizzonti, a section dedicated to new trends in world cinema.
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