Overview

• Familia premiered in Venice’s Horizons strand in 2024, where Francesco Gheghi won the section’s best actor award, with Barbara Ronchi and Francesco Di Leva co-starring.
• The film adapts Luigi Celeste’s memoir about his youth as a far-right militant and the lasting damage of a violent family legacy.
• Italy’s selection committee chose the title from 24 contenders, which included Gianfranco Rosi’s Below the Clouds, Pietro Marcello’s Duse, and Leonardo Di Costanzo’s Elisa.
• Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grazia was not eligible because its Italian release is set for early January 2026, outside the Oct. 1, 2024–Sept. 30, 2025 window.
• The Academy’s international feature shortlist is due Dec. 16, with final nominations on Jan. 22 and the ceremony set for March 15, 2026.