1. Queer Lion Award: films in competition

The Speed of Life by Ed Radtke

Cast, credits, synopses, pictures and of all the movies in competition for Queer Lion 2007; and the calendar with the screening schedule throughout the Film Festival

VENEZIA 64
Sleuth by Kenneth Branagh (Uk/Usa 2006, 86’)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford by Andrew Dominik (Usa 2007, 155’)
Bangbang wo aishen (Help Me Eros) by Lee Kang Sheng (Taiwan 2007, 107’)
Il dolce e l’amaro by Andrea Porporati (Italy 2007, 98’)
Nightwatching by Peter Greenaway (Netherlands/Canada/Poland/Uk 2007, 134’)
I’m Not There. di Todd Haynes (Usa 2007, 135’)
Les amours d’Astrée et de Céladon by Eric Rohmer (France/Italy/Spain 2006, 109’)

ORIZZONTI
Callas assoluta by Philippe Kohly (France/Greece 2007, 97’)

4. VENICE DAYS
The Speed of Life by Ed Radtke (Usa 2007, 84’)

22. INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS WEEK
24 Mesures by Jalil Lespert (France 2007, 82’)

ALEXANDER KLUGE 75
Das Phänomen der Oper by Alexander Kluge (Germany 2007, 71’)

The preliminary list of films in competition included also the following titles, excluded once the viewed for lack of queer interest:

VENEZIA 64
Nessuna qualità agli eroi by Paolo Franchi (Italy/Switzerland/France 2007, 102’)
The Darjeeling Limited by Wes Anderson (Usa 2007, 91’)
Sukiyaki Western Django by Miike Takashi (Japan 2007, 121’)

FUORI CONCORSO
Tiantang kou (Blood Brothers) by Alexi Tan (Taiwan/China/Hong Kong 2007, 95’)

ORIZZONTI
Searchers 2.0 by Alex Cox (Usa 2007, 90’)

4. VENICE DAYS
Freischwimmer (Head Under Water) by Andreas Kleinert (Germany 2007, 110’)

VENICE MARKET
Artù byRaffaele Piscitelli (Italy 2007, 50’)