Venice Film Festival 2024 – Here’s the Complete List of Titles, Featuring Joker: Folie à Deux and More

Venice Film Festival 2024 contenders 

As a film enthusiast who has been following the industry for years, I am thrilled to share that on Tuesday, July 23rd, the highly anticipated films scheduled to debut at the upcoming event were finally announced. Among these exciting titles is Todd Phillips’ much-hyped production, “Joker: Folie à Deux,” which features the brilliant acting duo of Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. This announcement has added even more anticipation to my already buzzing excitement for the event. I can hardly wait to witness these talented artists bring their unique vision to life on the big screen.

The Warner Bros. follow-up to the 2019 Joker, boasting 11 Oscar nominations and a staggering $1 billion global box office earnings, stands out as the most notable film among the contenders. Furthermore, the addition of pop superstar Lady Gaga to the musical thriller and her introduction into the DC universe is an exciting prospect for fans.

At the film festival this year, Luca Guadagnino returns with his latest production titled “Queer.” Based on William S. Burroughs’ novel, this film stars Daniel Craig, Lesley Manville, and Jason Schwartzman. (Last year, Guadagnino premiered “Challengers” during the strike with Zendaya in the lead role.)

Angelina Jolie could make an appearance on the Venice Film Festival red carpet to show her support for the movie “Maria,” which is a biopic about the legendary opera singer and is directed by Pablo Larrain. Additionally, the film “Beneath the Surface” by Halina Reijn, featuring Nicole Kidman, Antonio Banderas, and Jean Reno, is also set to be screened at the festival.

At this year’s festival, some highly anticipated titles set to be released outside of the competition include “Beetlejuice” directed by Tim Burton with Michael Keaton in the title role, and “The Wolfpack” helmed by Jon Watts, featuring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. The star-studded event is sure to dazzle!

Here’s the complete list of Venice Film Festival 2024 lineup 

VENEZIA 81 COMPETITION

The Room Next Door, dir: Pedro Almodovar

Campo di Battaglia, dir: Gianni Amelio

Leurs Enfants Après Eux, dirs: Ludovic Boukherma, Zoran Boukherma

The Brutalist, dir: Brady Corbet

The Quiet Son, dirs: Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin

Vermiglio, dir: Maura Delpero

Sicilian Letters, dirs: Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza

Queer, dir: Luca Guadagnino

Love, dir: Dag Johan Haugerud

April, dir: Dea Kulumbegashvili

The Order, dir: Justin Kurzel

Maria, dir: Pablo Larrain

Trois Amies, dir: Emmanuel Mouret

Kill the Jockey, dir: Luis Ortega

Joker: Folie à Deux, dir: Todd Phillips

Babygirl, dir: Halina Reijn

I’m Still Here, dir: Walter Salles

Diva Futura, dir: Giulia Louise Steigerwalt

Harvest, dir: Athina Rachel Tsangari

Youth – Homecoming, dir: Wang Bing

Stranger Eyes, dir: Yeo Siew Hua

 

OUT OF COMPETITION

Fiction

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, dir: Tim Burton (Opening film)

L’Orto Americano, dir: Pupi Avati (Closing film)

Il Tempo che ci Vuole, dir: Francesca Comencini

Phantosmia, dir: Lav Diaz

Maldoror, dir: Fabrice du Welz

Broken Rage, Takeshi Kitano

Baby Invasion, dir: Harmony Korine

Cloud, dir: Kurosawa Kiyoshi

Finalement, dir: Claude Lelouch

Wolfs, dir: Jon Watts

Se Posso Permettermi Capitolo II, dir: Marco Bellocchio (short)

Allégorie Citadine, dirs: Alice Rohrwacher, JR (short)

 

Non-Fiction

Why War, dir: Amos Gitai

2073, dir: Asif Kapadia

Bestiari, Erbari, Lapidari, dirs: Massimo D’Anolfi, Martina Perenti

Apocalypse in the Tropics, dir: Petra Costa

One to One: John & Yoko, dir: Kevin Macdonald, Sam Rice-Edwards

Separated, dir: Errol Morris

Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989, dir: Goran Hugo Olsson

Russians at War, dir: Anastasia Trofimova

TWST/Things We Said Today, dir: Andrei Ujica

Songs of Slow Burning Earth, dir: Olha Zhurba

Riefenstahl, dir: Andres Veiel

 

Special Screenings

Leopardi. Il Poeta Dell’Infinito, dir: Sergio Rubini

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, dir: Peter Weir

Beauty is not a Sin, dir: Nicolas Winding Refn

 

Series

Disclaimer, dir: Alfonso Cuaron

The New Years, dirs: Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo, Sandra Romero

Families Like Ours, dir: Thomas Vinterberg

M – Il Figlio del Secolo, dir: Joe Wright

 

HORIZONS EXTRA

September 5, dir: Tim Fehlbaum

Vittoria, dirs: Alessandro Cassigoli, Casey Kauffman

Le Mohican, dir: Frederic Farrucci

Seeking Haven for Mr Rambo, dir: Khaled Mansour

La Storia del Frank e della Nina, dir: Paola Randi

The Witness, dir: Nader Saeivar

After Party, dir: Vojtech Strakaty

King Ivory, dir: John Swab

Edge of Night, dir: Turker Suer

 

HORIZONS

Nonostante, dir: Valerio Mastandrea

Quiet Life, dir: Alexandros Avranas

Mon Inséparable, dir: Anne-Sophie Bailly

Aïcha, dir: Mehdi Barsaoui

Happy Holidays, dir: Scandar Copti

Familia, dir: Francesco Costabile

One of Those Days When Hemme Dies, dir: Murat Firatoglu

Familiar Touch, dir: Sarah Friedland

Marco, dirs: Jon Garano, Aitor Arregi

Carissa, dirs: Jason Jacobs, Devon Delmar

Wishing on a Star, dir: Peter Kerekes

Mistress Dispeller, dir: Elizabeth Lo

The New Year that Never Came, dir: Bogdan Muresanu

Pooja, Sir, dir: Deepak Rauniyar

Of Dogs and Men, dir: Dani Rosenberg

Pavements, dir: Alex Ross Perry

Happyend, dir: Neo Sora

L’Attachement, dir: Carine Tardieu

Diciannove, dir: Giovanni Tortorici

 

VENICE CLASSICS

Documentaries About Cinema

Miyazaki, L’Esprit de la Nature

I will Revenge this World with Love S Paradjanov

Le Cinéma de Jean-Pierre Léaud

From Darkness to Light

Carlo Mazzacurati – Una Certa Idea di Cinema

Chain Reactions

Maroun Returns to Beirut

Volonté – L’Uomo dai Mille Volti

Constelacion Portabella