Registration now open for films and for accreditation requests

Registration opens today, Monday February 9^th, for the films and immersive projects to be selected for the 83^rd Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia (2 – 12 September 2026), directed by Alberto Barbera.

To apply for the selection, the pre-selection entry form must be completed online on or before June 4^th 2026, following the instructions in the Regulations of the 83^rd Venice Film Festival. 

For the Orizzonti Short Films Competition the deadline for registration is May 28^th 2026, while for the restored films of Venice Classics is May 4^th. For Venice Immersive the deadline is May 7^th.

Only works presented as world premieres (or international premieres for the Venice Immersive projects) are eligible for the selection of the 83^rd Venice Film Festival, and must meet the following criteria:

· they must have been completed after September 6^th 2025
· they must not have had any form of commercial distribution or streaming on the Internet
· they must not have had any public or press screening, nor participated previously in any other film festival or event.

The sections of the 83^rd Venice Film Festival include:

• Venezia 83
• Open - Out of Competition
• Orizzonti
• Venice Spotlight
• Venice Classics
• Venice Immersive

Today we open as well the following Industry Services Form, through which is possible to request the services of the Venice Production Bridge (3 – 9 September 2026), the film market organized as part of the Venice Film Festival and dedicated to the presentation of unreleased projects or works-in-progress, to advance their development and production.

The Venice Production Bridge offers film industry professionals the following events: the Book Adaptation Rights Market one-on-one meetings between selected editors/literary agents and producers interested in film adaptations of their catalogue; the Venice Gap-Financing Market, dedicated to a selection of feature-length films and immersive projects that seek to complete their financing in one-on-one meetings with international professionals; Final Cut Venice, a workshop in which the working copies of the selected films will be proposed to film industry professionals for post-production and to promote their access to the market; Meet the streamers, dedicated to SVOD/VOD platforms; the Venice Immersive Market, addressed to the XR/VR/AR market and starting this year, the VPB Locations Market that offers producers access to next-generation studios, exceptional filming locations, and film commissions providing attractive financial incentives and competitive rebates.

The Venice Production Bridge will also give continuity to the previously developed services: Market Screenings, exhibition areas, Industry Gold Club, and a series of international panels and events.

In order to check all the programmes and services of the VPB is possible to download the booklet

It is also possible to register for accreditation at the 83^rd Venice International Film Festival for the following categories:

• Industry
• Press
• Cinema
• Cinema for Students