Submissions will be accepted starting February 10, and up until June 15. Films submitted to our selection committee need to be accompanied by a completed entry form; the form can be found in our 2026 regulation

The 23rd edition of Giornate degli Autori  the independent sidebar of the Venice Film Festival that is promoted by ANAC and 100autori  will take place September 2 – 12, 2026.

Submissions will be accepted starting February 10, 2026, and up until June 15, 2026.

Films submitted to our selection committee need to be accompanied by a completed entry form; the form can be found in our 2026 regulation.

Artistic director Gaia Furrer will be responsible for the selection of our 2026 line-up, alongside  the selection committee.

Submitters are reminded that:
– films must be world premieres if they are European, whereas they may be either world premieres or international premieres (at the discretion of the Artistic Director) if they are produced in other countries;
– only features and documentaries longer than 60 minutes are eligible;
– films must be available as DCPs for the official presentation in Venice; for the pre-selection, a link for streaming/download must be provided along with the entry;
– submission fee is 60 euros per film if registered by May 15th, 90 euros if registered between May 16th and June 15th.

The Official Awards recognized by the Giornate degli Autori are the following:
– the GdA Director’s Award, assigned by the Official Jury of Giornate degli Autori, headed by an author; the award is accompanied by a cash prize of €20,000, to be split equally between the filmmaker and the film’s international distributor, who agrees to use the amount received for the international promotion of the film;
– the People’s Choice Award, bestowed on a film in the Official Selection;
– the Label Europa Cinemas, reserved for films produced and co-produced in Europe. The Label was created by a network of high-calibre European exhibitors, with the support of the EU’s MEDIA Programme. It consists of a financial contribution towards distribution and promotion of the film as well as a guarantee that the winning film will be shown in the cinemas belonging to the network.

As with the other sections of the Venice Film Festival, all the films participating in Giornate are also eligible for the former’s parallel awards, with an awards ceremony due to take place on the last day of the Festival (September 12, 2026).