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LAGUNA FILM LAB 2026: THE 4 SELECTED FILMMAKERS
From Italy to China, from Iran to Argentina, applications for the new edition of Laguna Film Lab – Giorgio Gosetti Artistic Residency have arrived from 12 countries. The documentary film residency is curated by ZaLab in collaboration with the Giornate degli Autori. More than 80 applications were received and assessed through an initial selection process followed by a…
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Open Call for Laguna Film Lab – Giorgio Gosetti Artistic Residency, curated by ZaLab in collaboration with Giornate degli Autori
Starting this year, Laguna Film Lab is evolving into a year-long residency culminating in the creation of a collective film. The residency is named after Giorgio Gosetti, founder of Laguna Sud and Giornate degli Autori, who passed away in March 2026. The call is open to four young filmmakers and artists under the age of…
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FATALITÀ – The Laguna Film Lab Short Films Tour Begins
The theatrical tour of the short films created during Laguna Film Lab 2025 is about to begin. Laguna Film Lab is an artistic residency dedicated to creative documentary filmmaking, curated by ZaLab in collaboration with Giornate degli Autori with the support of the 8×1000 funds of the Italian Buddhist Institute Soka Gakkai. Five perspectives, five…
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Past Future Continuous wins the IDFA Award for Best Film
Past Future Continuous by Morteza Ahmadvand and Firouzeh Khosrovani has won the IDFA Award for Best Film in the Envision Competition at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. This prestigious recognition celebrates the poetic and political power of a film that explores exile and memory through a radical and deeply human gaze. Moving between past…
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Laguna Film Lab: Meet the 5 Selected
We received over 150 applications for this new edition of Laguna Film Lab, the creative documentary residency curated by ZaLab in collaboration with Giornate degli Autori. Thank you to everyone who applied, sharing with us stories, visions and cinematic journeys.The selection process was anything but easy – the level was very high and choosing just…
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Zalab presents the 2025 projects in production and post-production
A journey through contemporary stories that explore the present while looking toward the future. Discover the upcoming works born from international collaborations and a continued commitment to socially engaged cinema — with an authentic gaze, attentive to the human and social transformations of our times. PRYVIT EUROPA Director: Michele Aiello | Length: 80’ | Status:…
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Flying Roots – International Tour
Thanks to the success of the Italian tour, the self-narrative documentary Flying Roots, is traveling all over the world, subtitled in five foreign languages, with the support of MiBACT and SIAE, as part of the “Per Chi Crea” programme. Flying Roots is a collective self-narrative documentary about the search for self and identity that explores some urgent issues for…