Free Venice shorts at Sala Web

A dozen films streaming immediately after world premiere

by Amber Wilkinson

Christopher At Sea by Tom CJ Brown
Christopher At Sea by Tom CJ Brown Photo: Tom CJ Brown

Fans of short films are in for a treat as Sala Web returns to the 79th Venice Film Festival with a selection of films from the Orizzonti and Out of Competition sections.

We are pleased to partner with Festivalscope's Sala Web to announce there are 12 films on offer from today until September 30, with a limited amount of tickets available for each. The films - which include British animation Christopher At Sea, directed by Tom CJ Brown - are all world premieres and will screen on the streaming platform immediately after their official presentations on the Lido. The full list of films screening and the dates they are available is as follows:

  • Christopher At Sea by Tom CJ Brown - Available September 9
  •   My Girlfriend / Sahbety by Kawthar Younis - Available September 9   
  •   TRIA - del sentimento del tradire by Giulia Grandinetti - Available September 8 (only available in Italy) 
  •   Rutubet (The Moisture) by Turan Haste - Available September 8th
  •   Manuale Di Cinematografia Per Dilettanti – Vol I by Federico Di Corato - Available September 9 
  •   III by Salomé Villeneuve - Available September 8   
  •  Love Forever by Clare Young - Available September 9   
  •   Snow in September by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir - Available September 8   
  •   Please Hold The Line by Ce Ding Tan - Available September 9   
  •   Nocomodo by Lola Halifa-Legrand - Available September 8   
  •   In Quanto A Noi by Simone Massi - Available September 8   
  •   A Guerra Finita by Simone Massi - Available September 8   

To watch the films, visit Sala Web and read more information about the initiative at La Biennale.

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