Conversation with Lav Diaz (director and President of the Feature Film Competition Jury) moderated by Paolo Bertolin, member of the selection committee of the Venice Film Festival.

Speakers: Marie Gomis-Trezise, Osaru Obaseki, O'Plérou Grebet, Michael Yohanes.
Modertor: Maria Pia Bernardoni

With Elen Sylla Grollimund (director of Villa Madjo)

With Babak Jalali (director of Fremont) and Valeria Weerasinghe (director of In a Drop)

With Daniele Caruso and Matteo Boscolo Gioachina (directors of Maieti), Niccolò Corti (regista di Non piangere), Pietro Falcone and Tessa Zofia Laporese (director and editor/co-screenwriter of Saudade), Michele Pennetta (director of Lonely), Adriano Valerio (director of Casablanca) and Gabriele Biasi (director of La linea del terminatore).

With the artistic directors of FESCAAAL and MiWY, the two official juries, and Ali Asgari (director of Until Tomorrow and member of the Feature Film Competition Jury).

With Dibakar Das Roy (director of Dilli Dark), Astrid Rondero (director of Sujo), Awa Moctar Gueye (director of Dusk) and Qiu Yang (director of Some Rain Must Fall)

With Ali Asgari and Gianluca Mangiasciutti (directors of My Name is Aseman), Mauro Bucci (director of The Strong Man of Bureng), Mamadou Dia (director of Demba) and Tommaso Santambrogio (director of Taxibol)

With Paula Hernandez (director of A Ravaging Wind) and Giovanni C. Lorusso (director of Song of All Ends)