Figures of the 14th edition of the Venice Production Bridge

VENICE GAP-FINANCING MARKET (29 - 31 August)
The Venice Gap-Financing Market celebrated its 12^th edition in 2025.
For this edition 331 projects were submitted to the pre-selection of the Venice Gap-Financing Market (320 in 2024) directed by 357 filmmakers, including 146 by female directors, 2 by non-binary directors and 209 by male directors. 54 projects directed by 56 filmmakers were selected, out of these 40 Fiction and Documentary and 14 Immersive projects. Out of these19 by female directors and 37 by male directors.

The 54 Fiction, Documentary and Immersive projects, plus 10 Biennale College Immersive and 3 Biennale College Cinema (fiction) projects, including the projects selected for the VPB Focuses on the United Kingdom, supported by British Film Institute; Chile, supported by Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio, Gobierno de Chile; and Morocco, supported by Centre Cinématographique Marocain, were presented across 3 days and 1451 one-to-one meetings have been organized (1370 in 2024).
Percentage increase from 2024 to 2025: approx. 6%

BOOK ADAPTATION RIGHTS MARKET (29 - 31 August)
The Book Adaptation Rights Market celebrated its 10^th edition in 2025.
34 publishing houses and literary agencies (33 in 2024), including those selected for the VPB Focuses on the United Kingdom, supported by British Film Institute; Chile, supported by Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio, Gobierno de Chile; and Morocco, supported by Centre Cinématographique Marocain,    participated in this edition.
More than 650 one-to-one meetings (640 in 2024) were organized with producers for the adaptation from page to the screen of literary rights.
 

FINAL CUT IN VENICE (31 August - 2 September)
The Venice Production Bridge has organized the 13th edition of its programme, Final Cut in Venice (August 31 – September 2), the workshop to support films in post-production from Africa and Arab countries (Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria).
75 projects directed by 81 filmmakers were submitted (24 by female directors and 57 by male directors), out of which 8 projects were selected (3 by female directors and 5 by male directors).

Between 31 August and 2 September, 8 works in progress, including projects selected as part of the VPB Focuses on the United Kingdom, supported by the British Film Institute, and Morocco, supported by the Centre Cinématographique Marocain, were presented in the Sala Pasinetti (Palazzo del Cinema), followed by a Q&A, while on 2 September a total of 52 one-to-one meetings (50 in 2024) were organized between the project teams and potential financiers.

Awards of Final Cut in Venice →

MEET THE STREAMERS (31 August - 1 September)
7 European and international streaming platforms participated in the market, taking 116 one-to-one meetings (236 in 2024) to propose their services to accredited (Gold or Trade pass-holders) international distributors, rights holders and AV professionals.

PANELS AND EVENTS
A total of 73 panels and events have been held (63 in 2024), of which 58 on the Venice Lido and 15 on the Venice Immersive Island.
Percentage increase from 2024 to 2025: approx. 16%
4 Meet the Creators sessions were held on the Venice Immersive Island, supported by: Benelux (Netherlands Film Fund); British Film Institute (BFI); Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg; Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA).

VPB MARKET SCREENINGS
A total of 45 VPB Market Screenings took place this year (41 in 2024). Per programme section there were: 17 screenings of films selected for Venezia 82, 1 Out of Competition, 3 Orizzonti, 2 Giornate degli Autori, 8 Final Cut in Venice, 14 screenings of films not in the Official Selection.

INDUSTRY CONSULTANCY MEETINGS
For the third year, filmmakers participating in the Venice Production Bridge once again had the opportunity to book a personal Industry consultancy meeting with the esteemed consultant of international co-productions, Katriel Schory.
Between August 30 and September 1, almost 40 individual meetings were arranged between producers and directors with Katriel Schory.

VPB WEBSITE
From 19 July to 3 September:
2.386 Industry registered delegates (2.321 in 2024) had access to the restricted areas of the website. Overall, the website had 14.387 sessions (11.224 in 2024) with 80.675 page views.
Percentage increase as follows:
Delegates with access to the site: 3%
Sessions: 28%

NOTABLE DECISION MAKERS ATTENDING THE VPB
The VPB has once again welcomed a considerable number of key Industry players and decision makers in order to cover all the initiatives. The professionals who participated in the one-to-one meetings of the Venice Gap-Financing Market, Book Adaptation Rights Market, Final Cut in Venice, Meet the Streamers and VPB Market screenings were producers, distributors, financiers, institutions, broadcasters, sales agents, VR/XR -Immersive experts from distinguished companies such as A24, Academy Two, Ad Vitam, Adler Entertainment, Adok Films, Amazon MGM Studios, Apple, Arte France, Atlas V, Arvore, Avventurosa, BAC Films, Be for Films, BE TV, Bayrischer Rundfunk, Beta Cinema, BIM Distribuzione, BFI Distribution, BIM, Canada Media Fund, Canal+ Poland, Cattleya, Cercamon, Charades, Cherry Pickers Film Distribution, Ciné Canal Group, Cinéart, Cinecittà Studios, CinemaLeap, Cinephil, Coproduction Office, Curzon Artificial Eye, Diaphana, Dogwoof, Eagle Pictures, Elle Driver, Epicentre,  Fandango, Film Movement, Film4, Films Boutique, Frenesy, Fremantle Media, Gaumont, Goodfellas, Haut et Court, Google, HBO Max, Head Gear Films, Heretic, I Wonder, Indiana Production, Imagine Film Distribution, Intramovies, INVR.Space, Jour2Fete, Killer Films, Kino Lorber, Kinology, Latido, Lemming Film, Lucky Red, Lumière, Madman Entertainment, Magnify, M-Appeal, Medusa Film, Mediaset Group, Memento Distribution, Meta, MK2, Minerva Pictures, Modern Films, MUBI, Neon, NBCUniversal International Ltd,  Netflix, New Europe Film Sales, Palace Films, Palomar, Pandora Filmproduktion, Paramount Vantage, Pathé Films, Picturehouse Entertainment, Piperfilm, Playtime, Protagonist Pictures, Pyramide International, Q Department/ Mach, Rai Cinema, Rapid Eye Movies, Rediance, Rouge International, Sandman Studios, Searchlight Pictures, September Film, Sony, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Space Rocket Nation, Strand Releasing, StudioCanal, StudioCanal UK, Studio Hamburg Production Group, Teodora, The Match Factory, The Party Film Sales, Tempesta, True Colours, TrustNordisk, Under the Milky Way, United Talent Agencey, Universal Pictures International, Vision Distribution, Vive Arts, Vivo Film, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Warner Bros. Discovery, Weltkino Filmverleih, Wild Bunch Germany, X Verleih, ZDF German Television, Zentropa.

These were joined by representatives from major festivals, markets and institutions, such Atlas Workshops, Austrian Film Commission, Barbican Centre, British Council, Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival, Black Nights Film Festival, British Film Institute, Cannes Film Festival, Catalan Films, CinemaChile, Czech Audiovisual Fund, Danish Film Institute,  Doha Film Insitute, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Eurimages, El Gouna Film Festival, European Film  Market, Europa Distribution, European Producers Club, European Film Academy, EYE Filmmuseum, Festival International du Film de Marrakech,  Film Fund Luxembourg, Film I Våst, Film Fest Hamburg, Film und Medienstiftung NRW, Filmfonds Wien, FFA – German Federal Board, German Films, Goteborg International Film Festival, IDFA, Indigenous Screen Office, IFFR - International Film Festival Rotterdam, Internationale Münchner Filmwochen, Istanbul International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Les Arcs Euroopean Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, Lithuanian Film Centre, Mar del Plata, Marché du Film Cannes, Luxembourg Film Fund, Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg, MOIN Film Fund Hamburg, Netherlands Film Fund, PHI Centre, Quatar Museums, Red Sea Film Foundation, Red Sea International Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival, Saudi Film Commision, SODEC, SXSW, Swiss Films, Sydney Film Festival, TAICCA, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, The Gotham, Thessaloniki Film Festival, Unifrance, Viennale, Vision du Réel, amongst many others.