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VENICE DAYS UNVEILS LINEUP; U.S. presence strongest ever partly thanks to Tribeca tie By Nick Vivarelli ROME — The Venice Film Festival’s independently run Venice Days, modeled on Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, has unveiled its lineup of 12 pics unspooling in the official selection which marks a departure from its customary Eurocrentric bent, and sees the U.S. playing prominently thanks in part to a pact with Tribeca. Venice Days and Tribeca have launched a “cultural exchange” initiative under which Venice Days as a special event will screen a U.S. title chosen by Tribeca – this year Josh and Benny Safdie’s docu “Lenny Cooke” – while Tribeca will be showcasing a European pic selected by Venice Days. As for entries in this year’s more geographically diverse main section, eight are world preems and seven are first works. VENICE DAYS LINEUP “Alienation,” Milko Lazarov (Bulgaria) “La Belle Vie,” Jean Denizot (France) “Bethlehem,” Yuval Adler (Israel) “Gerontophilia,” Bruce LaBruce (Canada) “Traitors,” Sean Gullette (Morocco/U.S.) “Kill Your Darlings,” John Krokidas (U.S.) “Nobody’s Home,” Deniz Akcay (Turkey) “May In The Summer,” Cherien Dabis (U.S., Qatar, Jordan) “La Mia Classe,” Daniele Gaglianone (Italy) “La Reconstruccion,” Juan Taratuto (Argentina) “Rigor Mortis,” Juno Mak (Hong Kong) “Siddharth,” Richie Mehta (India,Canada) Women’s Tales Project (Shorts) in collaboration with Miu Miu “The Door,” Ava DuVernay (Italy,U.S.) “Le Donne Della Vucciria,” Hiam Abbas (Italy,France) Source: variety/2013/film/international/venice-days-unveils-lineup-with-global-accent-1200566787/