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25° San Giò Verona Video Festival 2019
Verona 23 – 27 luglio 2019
Premi Concorso Lungometraggi
Miglior Film – Best Movie
“Layla at the Bridge” (Canada, Afghanistan, 2018)
di Elissa Sylvia Mirzaei e Gulistan Mirzaei
Una storia raccontata con forza e determinazione da una donna che, in un clima di disorientamento del mondo maschile, riesce a perseguire il proprio sogno. La figura di Layla risalta senza lasciar spazio a commiserazione e vittimismo.
Miglior Regia – Best Director
Sabrina Paravicini e Nino Monteleone
per “Be Kind” (Italia, 2018)
Per il grande equilibrio con cui viene affrontato il tema della “diversità” data dalla sindrome di Asperger. Il film offre una panoramica a 360° attraverso le testimonianze di quanti vivono in prima persona le diversità, dei loro familiari e degli esperti.
Miglior fotografia – Best Cinematography
Rafael Eiras
per “El Rey Negro” (Bolivia, Spagna, Brasile, 2018)
di Paola Gosalvez, Luis Carlos Nascimento
L’ottimo uso della luce ha saputo descrivere il vissuto e il vivere dei personaggi con visi, mani, corpi. La fotografia è l’elemento portante del film, sostituisce le parole e la musica.
Premio “Abbas Kiarostami – L’undicesima stella”
¡Folk! Una mirada a la música tradicional de Castilla y León (Spagna, 2018) di Pablo Garcia Sanz
Kiarostami aveva riscoperto il valore della musica nella sua narrazione cinematografica, per questo abbiamo assegnato il premio a questo film dove la musica è interprete dell’anima di un paese.
La Giuria
Abbas Gharib (Presidente), Cinzia Inguanta, Luciano Cenna, Moein Fahti, Davide Rossi, Guido Zauli
Il Festival
Direttore Ugo Brusaporco
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25th San Giò Verona Video Festival, 2019
Verona 23rd– 27th July 2019
Feature Film Competition Awards
Best Film
“Layla at the Bridge” (Canada, Afghanistan, 2018)
by Elissa Sylvia Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei
A story told with force and determination by a woman who, in a climate of disorientation created by a masculine world, succeeds in following her personal dream. Layla’ great character stands out, without leaving room for commiseration or a persecution complex.
Best Direction
Sabrina Paravicini and Nino Monteleone
for “Be Kind” (Italy, 2018)
For the splendid balance with which it deals with the topic of “being different” as a result of Asperger syndrome. The film offers a comprehensive overview of the subject through the testimony of those who suffer from the syndrome themselves, as well as that of family members and of experts in the field.
Best Cinematography
Rafael Eiras
for “El Rey Negro” (Bolivia, Spain, Brazil, 2018)
by Paola Gosalvez and Luis Carlos Nascimento
The excellent use of light succeeds in conveying the past and present lives of the characters, through their faces, hands and bodies. The cinematography is the fundamental aspect of this film, substituting for words and music.
The “Abbas Kiarostami – The Eleventh Star” Award
“¡Folk! Una mirada a la música tradicional de Castilla y León”
(Spain, 2018) by Pablo Garcia Sanz
Kiarostami rediscovered the importance of music in his cinematographic narration: for this reason, we have given the prize to this film in which music interprets the soul of a region.
The Jury
Abbas Gharib (President), Cinzia Inguanta, Luciano Cenna, Moein Fahti, Davide Rossi, Guido Zauli
25° San Giò Verona Video Festival 2019
Verona 23 – 27 luglio 2019
Premi Concorso Cortometraggi
Miglior Film – Best Movie
AUA (Aria)
(Kazakhstan 2018) by Aizhana Kassymbek
Per la grazia con cui filma senza una parola i pensieri di un ragazzo che vorrebbe abbandonare la casa del nonno per diventare pilota e volare nel cielo, ma arriva a scoprire sulla terra un’empatia più profonda e inaspettata, in un film che prima e più che una storia è un film sul cinema.
For the grace with which it reveals, without any words, the thoughts of a boy who would like to abandon his grandfather’s house to become a pilot and take to the skies, but ends up finding a deeper, unexpected empathy with him on the ground. This is a film that is - first and foremost - a film about cinema.
Miglior Regia – Best Director
Priit Tender
for Orpheos (Estonia 2019)
Per la rilettura creativa del mito in una dimensione altrettanto ancestrale eppure attuale grazie a un’animazione, una sceneggiatura combinate a una musica perfettamente aderente in un mix coinvolgente ed emotivamente efficace
For its creative reinterpretation of the myth in a dimension that is similarly ancestral, yet rendered contemporary by its animation, screenplay and an ideal musical accompaniment that create a beguiling and emotionally effective mix.
Miglior Sceneggiatura - Best screenplay
Sofia Auza
for Octubre otra vez (Mexico 2018) by Sofia Auza
Come unire una storia d’amore a una dieta ecologicamente compatibile attraverso una scrittura limpida, a volte tenera e ironica. L’ironia irresistibile degli opposti nella irrinunciabile commistione amorosa.
How to combine a love story with an ecologically compatible diet, by means of a text that is crystal-clear, and at times tender and ironic - with the irresistible irony of opposites involved in an irrevocable amorous relationship.
Miglior fotografia – Best Cinematography
Brendan McGinty
for The Number (South Africa, Great Britain 2018), by Manuela Gray
Il segno tracciato da un bianco e nero artistico e spietato come i protagonisti di vite crudeli edificate nella prigionia. Il ritmo serrato delle immagini esalta la drammaticità della narrazione.
The film’s message is powerfully conveyed in an aesthetically effective black and white that is as hard and ruthless as the protagonists, whose lives have been cruelly marked by their time in prison. The rapid rhythm of the images heightens the dramatic tension of the narration
Miglior Montaggio – Best Editing
Max Hattler
for Serial Parallels (Hong Kong, Germany 2019) by Max Hattler
Per come esprime il passare del tempo nella verticalità orizzontale degli edifici come viaggio contemporaneo degli umani in un mondo che ne appare svuotato.
For the way it shows the passing of time in the horizontal verticality of the buildings, reflecting the contemporary journey of humans in a world that appears to ignore them completely.
Miglior Musica – Best Music
Rudi Wahl
for 60 Ways to Die or Fly (Switzerland 2018) by Christina Benz
Archeologia chitarristica del rock in movimento con la creazione estemporanea del disegno sulla sabbia. Lo strumento solitario si muove come la mano che disegna i tratti della morte e del volo.
Miglior interprete - Best performance
Lilibeth Rivas
for Duro de amar (El Salvador 2018) by Jorge Avalos
Per l’ipnotico rituale con cui “danza” la fine del suo amore nel quale è sufficiente un oggetto soltanto - un mattone - a portare in scena in un duetto surreale il suo uomo perduto e duro de amar.
For the hypnotic ritual with which she “dances” the end of her love story, in which a single object - a brick – is sufficient to conjure up, in a surreal duet, the man she has lost and who was decidedly duro de amar.
La Giuria
The Short Film Jury, led by Carlo Micheli and composed of Rodrigo Diaz, Elena Gladkova, Marco Ongaro, Giovanna Tamassia and Simone Villani.
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25° San Giò Verona Video Festival 2019
Verona 23 – 27 luglio 2019
Premi Giuria Social Club
The SOAVITA' DELLA VITA “Soave Award”
Octubre otra vez
(Mexico 2018) by Sofia Auza
Attraverso il racconto di una storia d 'amore , fatta di semplici gesti condivisi, spesso dimenticati nella quotidianità tecnologica , il film esprime con delicatezza i sentimenti e la soavità della vita
By means of the description of a love story, made up of the simple shared gestures that are often overlooked in today’s technological age, the film delicately expresses the sentiments and the gentle tenderness of life.
The Fevoss Award for CHARITABLE SENTIMENTS
13 Seconds
(Iran 2018) by Milad Tangshir
Il film racconta la terribile esperienza del popolo iraniano colpito duramente dal terremoto nel novembre del 2017.
13 secondi per perdere tutto.
In quei tragici momenti la solidarietà, intrinseca nell'essere umano, si manifesta pienamente
The film shows the horrific experience of the Iranian people who were hit by the earthquake in November 2017.
13 seconds, in which they lost everything.
In those tragic moments, the charity that is an intrinsic quality of human beings was made fully manifest.
Special Award for the 25 years of the Festival
Matter and motion
(Hong Kong – Germany 2018) by Max Hattler
Il video rappresenta la sintesi di un festival che, evolvendosi nel corso di 25 anni, ha saputo farsi portavoce di immagini in libertà, di pensieri ed emozioni pure.
This video represents in synthesis a Festival which, evolving over the course of 25 years, has succeeded in making itself an ambassador for free-ranging images and thoughts, as well as pure emotions.
La Giuria
Giuseppe Genovese, Marta Covre, Flavia Marani, Susanna Serafin, Giampiero Arlani, Sante Storace, Giampaolo Veronese
Il Festival
Direttore Ugo Brusaporco
25° San Giò Verona Video Festival 2019
Verona
23 – 27 luglio 2019
Concorso
Cortometraggi
Martedì
23 Luglio
Ore
20.30
The
Bird and the Whale (Irlanda, 2018, 7’) Directed by Carol
Freeman. Produced by Jonathan Clarke. Screenplay by Carol Freeman. Music by Chris
McLoughlin. Animazione: Santiago Lopez Jover, Eimhin McNamara. Synopsis: The
Bird and the Whale is a story about a young whale struggling to find his voice.
After straying too far from his family to explore a shipwreck, he discovers
it’s sole survivor, a caged songbird. Together they struggle to survive lost at
sea.
Orpheos
(Estonia,
2019, 12’ 45”) Directed by Priit Tender. Produced by Kalev Tamm. Screenplay by Priit
Tender. Story by Priit Tender. Music by Kadri Voorand. Edited by Priit Tender.
Animazione: Ülle Metsur, Tarmo Vaarmets, Maiken Silla, Dag-Ole Solaas, Priit
Tender, Synopsis: Orpheus can enchant everyone with his music, including
animals and plants. His song can even rescue his beloved Euredice from the
underworld. But there is one condition – until Orpheus reaches the land of the
living, he cannot turn around to see if his love is truly following him.
With
a view of the Bosphorus (Svezia, Turchia, 3018, 11’ 18”)
Directed by Freja Andersson . Produced by Freja Andersson. Screenplay by Freja
Andersson. Story by Freja Andersson. Cinematography Freja Andersson. Edited by Freja
Andersson. Synopsis: On a street in Istanbul. On one side, masked people fire
slingshots and on the other, riot police are taking up positions. The balance
of power proved fragile overnight. Barricades were set on fire. Between the two
fronts, daily life goes on. Tea is served, taxis go about their business. A
film about the conquest of public space.
-6.831
miles (Gran Bretagna 4’23”) Directed by Shuna Luo. Produced
by Shuna Luo. Screenplay by Shuna Luo. Story by Shuna Luo. Cinematography Shuna
Luo. Edited by Shuna Luo. Animation: Shuna Luo. Synopsis: -6.831 miles tells a
story of a depressed man addicted to tiny space, and finally make himself
disappeared. It’s a film about the universal feeling of insecurity as an
individual that everyone had. and here are some still images you might need.
To
plant a flag (Norvegia, Islanda, 2018, 14’ 25”)
Directed by Bobbie Peers. Produced by Ruben Thorkildsen, Henrik Hofstad, Skúli
Malmquist. Screenplay by Bobbie Peers. Story by Bobbie Peers. Cinematography Jakob
Ingimundarson. Edited by Jon Endre Mørk. Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Jake Johnson,
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Seth Morris. Synopsis: In preparation for the moon landing in 1969,
NASA sent a team of astronauts to the lunar landscapes of Iceland. Their
hi-tech training mission soon discovers what obstacles one can meet when facing
an Icelandic sheep farmer.
5’23
avant la fin d’un monde ( Francia, 2018, 5’ 23”) Directed by
Bophal . Produced by Bophal. Screenplay by Bophal. Story by Bophal. Music by Théophane
Bertuit. Animation: Bophal.. Synopsis: A whale washes up on a beach. It is the
last of its species. It still breathes and it doesn't intend to leave without
saying "goodbye".
La
matita rossa (Italia, 2018, 17’ 34”) Directed by
Denis Dellai. Produced by Progetto Cinema. Screenplay by Denis Dellai. Story by
Denis Dellai. Music by Paolo Agostini. Cinematography Francesco Sandonà. Edited
by Denis Dellai. Cast: Carlo Properzi Curti, Davide Dolores, Andrea Pergolesi,
Diego Dalla Via. Synopsis: Un film dedicato alla Grande Guerra.
In
the beginning was silence
(Libano, 2019, 9’ 30”) Directed by Tatiana Saroufim. Produced by Doris Saba. Screenplay
by Tatiana Saroufim. Story by Tatiana Saroufim. Cinematography by Elias
Freifer. Edited by Charlie Hokayem. Cast: Nastia Saroufim, Doris Saba, Larissa
Ayyoub. Synopsis The main story of the film is about a beautiful teacher MARIA,
a young ambitious girl, she was loved by everyone in the school and seemed to
be the ideal for many of the students out there. Joy a 15 years old lonely
girl, one of Maria’s students, that she was ignored by many other
students. One night, felt so sad, joy
tried to contact her beloved teacher because she was her last hope. But
unfortunately, Maria was busy with friends to give time to Joy’s call and asked
her to wait for the upcoming day. The
second day, early morning, Maria was attending her first class when she discovered
that joy committed a suicide the night she ignored her call.
Shanti
Khana (USA, 2018, 28’) Directed by Lauren Anders Brown .
Produced by Lauren Anders Brown. Screenplay by Lauren Anders Brown. Music by
Daisy Coole , Tom Nettleship. Cinematography by
Lauren Anders Brown. Edited by Lauren Anders Brown. Cast: Ashley Judd
(narration) , Minara. Synopsis: Shanti Khana follows the journey of Rohingya
Muslim women who have escaped persecution in Myanmar and now call the makeshift
refugee camps of Bangladesh their home. Primo Levi once said: "Monsters
exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are
the common men, the functionaries ready to believe and to act without asking
questions." The 2018 documentary "Shanti Khana" begins with a
story of the victims of similar monsters.
Trumped
(Nigeria, 2019, 10’) Directed by Stanlee Ohikhuare. Produced by Stanlee
Ohikhuare. Screenplay by Stanlee Ohikhuare. Story by Stanlee Ohikhuare. Cinematography
by Stanlee Ohikhuare. Edited by Stanlee Ohikhuare. Cast: Brutus Richard, Ronya
Mangertzman, Lucas Haddoub, Josephine Haddoub. Synopsis: "There's no crime
like war! There's none brutal like man."
Tarakanishe
(The Big Cockroach, Russia, 2018, 8’ 53”) Directed by Sonia Telamud Produced by
Master film and Studio 25. Screenplay by Sonia Telamud e Elizaveta Simbirskaya.
Story by Kornei Chukovskiy. Music by Oleg Yatsina, Alexander Melamud.
Cinematography: Sonia Melamud. Editing: Sonia Melamud. Synopsis In questo film il mondo è una bellissima
macchina musicale. Ognuno deve prendere il suo posto per suonare una musica
secondo il piano dei direttori. Ma nessun piano può funzionare per sempre se
non c’è la possibilità di cambiarlo.
Skin
(USA,
2018, 20’) Directed by Guy Nattiv. Produced by Guy Nattiv, Jaime Ray Newman. Screenplay
by Sharon Maymon, Guy Nattiv. Story by Sharon
Maymon. Music by Brian McOmber. Cinematography by Drew Daniels. Edited by Yuval
Orr. Cast: Danielle Macdonald, Jackson Robert Scott, Jonathan Tucker. Synopsis:
A small supermarket in a blue-collar town, a black man smiles at a ten-year-old
white boy across the checkout aisle. This innocuous moment sends two gangs into
a ruthless war that ends with a shocking backlash.
The
Return (Russia, 2018, 8’ 51”) Directed by Mila Komrakova . Produced by Domino. Screenplay by Mila Komrakov Story by Mila Komrakova. Music by Jack
Savoretti, Russian Roulette. Cinematography Yacheslav Kazantsev. Edited by Yacheslav
Kazantsev. Cast: Anton Popichenkov, Maria Marinova Vasilieva. Synopsis: The
military returns home. His wife is not at home. While waiting for her he is
looking through their belongings thinking about happy past. How would be their
meeting when she returns? It is a story about war, love and relationships
affected by them.
Mercoledì 24 Luglio
Ore
20.30
Vertigo
(Italia,
2019, 3’ 37’) Directed, Produced , Writing, Cinematography and
Edited by Flavio Sciolè. Video Art
Materanneta,
l’usato green e social (Italia, 1969) Directed by Walter Mazo Produced by Walter
Mazo. Screenplay by Walter Mazo, Elena Rodella. Music by AA.VV. Cinematography by Walter Mazo. Edited by Walter Mazo Synopsis:
Mattaranetta è una Cooperativa Sociale che sogna di diventare un Centro di
Riuso ufficialmente riconosciuto. Nata nel 2007, si occupa di servizi
ambientali, sgomberi per privati e aziende e compravendita di beni usati. Nasce
dalla precedente esperienza della Comunità Emmaus e ne continua le attività
impiegando persone normalmente escluse dal mondo del lavoro. La sede storica è
da sempre un posto dove si valorizzano i "rifiuti", un esempio quindi
di applicazione pratica di Economia Circolare.
13
Seconds (Iran, 2018)
Directed by Milad Tangshir. Produced
by Milad Tangshir. Screenplay by : Milad Tangshir. Music by Mood Collider
Shirman. Cinematography by : Milad
Tangshir. Edited by : Milad Tangshir. Synopsis Nel novembre 2017, un devastante
terremoto ha colpito l'Iran. Ci sono voluti solo 13 secondi per perdere
tutto...
16
districts, 16 floors, 16 people (Armenia, 2018, 19’
44”) Directed by Tatevik Vardanyan. Produced by Tatevik Vardanyan, Garo
Berberian. Screenplay by Tatevik Vardanyan. Story by Tatevik Vardanyan. Music
by Kai Engel, 'Sunset' ; Technology of Silence 'Ruins of Soviets'. Cinematography
by Tatevik Vardanyan, Vahe, Nersisyan, Alex Tarverdi. Edited by Tatevik
Vardanyan. Cast: Anahit Yengibaryan, Andranik Harutyunyan, Artur Harutyunyan,
Avetis Paronyan, Biata Tikhonov, Hakop Aghekyan, Hamlet Harutyunyan, Hamlet
Malyan, Hasmik Gevorgyan, Janna Gevorgyan, Kristina Aghasaryan, Lavrent
Tovmasyan, Mamikon Muradyan, Narek Sargsyan, Rafayel Papoyan, Shavarsh
Nikoyan.. Synopsis: 16 District, 16 Floors, 16 People”, is a short film
featuring a district in Yerevan, Armenia, where the legacy of the Soviet Union
still occupies the minds and daily lives of the residents living in these huge
unfinished monolithic structures built to write the letters CCCP. The film
highlights the communities everyday issues and concerns, linking the past and present
with all its changes and difficulties of the people once living in a superpower
that’s become a decaying empire.
Fusilao
(Venezuela, 2018, 10’) Directed by Maria Laura Reina. Produced by Tábata
Briceño y María Laura Reina. Screenplay by Maria Laura Reina. Cinematography Camilo
Paparoni. Edited by Lorena Colmenares y María Laura Reina. Cast: Laura Boully: Mamá. Henrique Quintero: Niño . Luis Alfredo
Albarrán: Doctor. Synopsis Un accidente inesperado deja a Henrique
inconsciente, su madre lo lleva de emergencias al hospital. Sin embargo pronto
descubrirá que el juego Fusilao podría convertirse en una metáfora de lo que se
vive día a día en los pasillos de un hospital en Venezuela.
Ca$h
(Singapore, 2018, 11’ 45”) Directed by Tan Wei Ting . Produced by Ying Tong
Chng. Screenplay by Tan Wei Ting, Zoea Tania Chen. Story by Tan Wei Ting, Zoea
Tania Chen . Music by Joel Nah. Cinematography by Shaun Neo. Edited by Gladys Ng, Tan Wei
Ting. Cast: Jalyn Han, Doreen Toh, Catherine Wong, Judy Ngo, Glendon Ho, Prem
John, Synopsis Four cashier aunties gather to stage a revolt by locking
themselves up inside the supermarket late at night; they are about to lose
their jobs as the chain transits into a cashless system. The group of friends
struggle with themselves and the outside world as the night unfurls.
The
number (Sud Africa, Gran Bretagna, 2018, 13’44”) Directed by Manuela Gray. Produced by
Manuela Gray, Brendan McGinty, Janette DeVilliers. Screenplay by Manuela Gray. Story
by Manuela Gray. Music by Travis Hefferen. Cinematography by Brendan McGinty. Edited by Paul Gardner. Cast:
Isaac, Jamut, Joseph, Michael, Turner. Synopsis: The Number is a short
documentary film that looks at the myths and markings of South Africa's prison
'Number' gangs A secret code spelt out and spoken across the bodies of the
inmates. The film immerses its audience in the world of the Number gangs, their
history, personal journeys, codes and body markings.
Yousef
(Italia,
Francia, 2018, 14’16”) Directed by Mohamed Hossameldn. Produced by Saverio
Pesapane (Prem1ere Film Srl), Autorino Mariapia (Prem1ere Film Srl), Roberto De
Feo (Prem1ere Film Srl), Giovanni Stella (Smile Vision). Screenplay by Mohamed
Hossameldin. Story by Mohamed Hossameldin. Music by Federico Landini. Cinematography
by Daniele Ciprî. Edited by Miriam Palmarella. Cast: Jean-Christophe Folly,
Rita Gatti, Rocco Lo Schiavo, Teresa Piergentili, Tullio Sorrentino, Giorgia
Spinelli. Synopsis: Yousef è un cuoco di
successo, figlio di immigrati, cresciuto in Italia. Dopo una lunghissima attesa
riesce ad ottenere la cittadinanza italiana, pochi giorni dopo l'attentato di
Macerata. Le certezze di Yousef iniziano a vacillare, fino a condurlo ad una
vera e propria crisi di identità. Quando si troverà di fronte ad una scelta che
fino a poco prima sarebbe stata ovvia, non saprà più cosa fare.
Biciklisti
(Cyclist
Croazia, Francia, 2018, 7’ 20”) Directed by Veljko Popovic. Produced by Lemonade3d,
Bagan Films. Screenplay by Veljko Popović. Story by Veljko Popović. Music by Pablo
Pico, Siniša Jakelić, Nikola Džaja. Edited by Veljko Popović. Animators: Goran
Stojnić, Chloe Roux, Lucija Bužančić, Sander Joon, Mario Vrandečić. Synopsis
The cycling season is nearing its grand finale. During the final race, the two
men in the lead are competing for more than the Grand Trophy; they are fighting
for the affection of a lady and fulfilment of their erotic fantasies.
Meanwhile, the small port town prepares for the arrival of a large ocean liner
and its dashing captain. Inspired by the art of Vasko Lipovac, Veljko Popović
created an animated short marked by unique aesthetics. Painted in vivid colours
of summer and with a dash of the erotic, its is a comedy that captures the
spirit of a small Mediterranean town.
Pooling
(USA, Spagna, 2018, 4’ 05”) Directed by di Dawn Westlake. Produced by Ron de
Cana Productions, inc.. Screenplay by Dawn Westlake. Story by Dawn Westlake. Music
by Jjoan Armand Forero. Cinematography by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig. Edited by Pol
Carrizo Vilarroig. Cast: Markitus. Synopsis : When one takes an ill-advised
leap of faith into the void, the body breaks. It takes a pooling of the deepest
resources of the spirit to reconstruct the man.
A
White Dog, over the Fog (Sud Corea, 2018, 13’ 20”)
Directed by Jung Seunghee. Produced by Kwon TheQ. Screenplay by Jung Seunghee.
Story by Jung Seunghee. Music by Kwon Hyun-jeong, Animation Artwork. Edited by Jung
Seunghee. Cast: Yujeong Moon. Synopsis: A girl who is afraid of the outside
comes across a white dog who lives alone next door. They look at each other
through the window, over the fog.
AUA
(Air, Kazakistan, 2018, 13’ 53”) Directed by Aizhana Kassymbek. Produced by Diana
Ashimova. Screenplay by Aizhana Kassymbek. Story by Aizhana Kassymbek. Cinematography
by Aigul Nurbulatova. Edited by Aigul
Nurbulatova, Timur Nurdaulet. Cast: Chingiz Uketayev, Alexander Kolovertnykh, Synopsis:
“Can we just throw grandpa away somewhere?” A young boy who dreams of becoming
a pilot someday is taking care of his grandpa on another boring day—until that
question. What choice will he make? Or what choice can he make?
La
eternidad de Paula (Venezuela, 2018, 10’ 45”) Directed by
di Dayana Gauthier Produced by Mireya Piñuela. Screenplay by Dayana Gauthier y
Lino Ocando. Story by Dayana Gauthier y Lino Ocando. Music by Lino Ocando. Cinematography
by Gerard Uzcategui. Edited by Dayana Gauthier. Cast: Estefany Chirino (Niña),
Mercedes Bueno (Madre) y Evarista Vásquez (Abuela). Synopsis; Liana, a
5-year-old girl and her family face a fierce drought. While the mother packs to
emigrate. The girl has an unexpected encounter that will change the destiny of
all.
Giovedì
25 Luglio
Ore
20.30
10
(Croazia,
2018, 8’ 09” ) Directed by Paula Konjušić. Produced by Ustanova Zagreb. Screenplay
by Paula Konjušić. Story by Paula Konjušić. Music by Milan Pantović. Animation Paula
Konjušić. Edited by Paula Konjušić. Cast: Voice Roko Crnić. Synopsis: A young
man experiences other people’s lives and emotions. Unable to find his own self,
he visits a psychiatrist who immediately diagnoses the problem. It can be
resolved in ten steps, with the help of a cassette player. As the metronome
sounds the start of the treatment, the patient is launched deep into his own
subconscious.
Coucouleurs
(Svizzera, 2019, 6’ 35”) Directed by Oana Lacroix. Produced by Julien Duret
& Alexandra Ruepp. Screenplay by Oana Lacroix. Story by Oana Lacroix. Music
by Jacques Zürcher. Cinematography & Animation Oana Lacroix. Edited by Julien
Duret- Synopsis: In a large forest where single-colored birds live, everyone
has found his place in a tree that looks like him. But what happens when a bird
has two colors?
Schauerfilm
(Kosovo, Albania, 2018, 18’) Directed by Lorena Sopi. Produced by Agim Sopi,
Lorena Sopi. Screenplay by Lorena Sopi. Story by Lorena Sopi. Music by Mendi
Mengjiqi. Cinematography Besnik Hasolli. Edited by Lorena Sopi. Cast: Afrim
Muçaj as Profesor Selo, Agron Shala as Profesor Bady, Ylber
Bardhi as Uci, Beslidhje Bytyqi as Tina, Kreshnik Malushaj. Synopsis:
Some of the students
from Film History class went missing. The professor sends their classmates to
go find them wherever they went, and let them know that class is starting. The
students that go to look for them, end up not coming back. They disappear in
mysterious ways among the labyrinths and classrooms of the school.
Prvi
korak (First Step, Croazia, 2019, 9’50) Directed by Petra
Kožar. Produced by Vinko Brešan. Screenplay by Petra Kožar. Story by Petra
Kožar. Music by Nika Kožar. Animation Petra Kožar, Mislav Tomašinjak, Željko
Kolarić. Edited by Petra Kožar. Synopsis: There is a small creature Plupko
living in a large tree in a forest. Plupko dreams about adventure in the big
world, but he has never left his tree. One day, Plupko decides for the first
time to get to the ground, but it seems more difficult than he expected…
Octubre
otra vez ( Messico, 2018,
5’ 41”) Directed by Sofia Auza. Produced by Sofía Auza. Screenplay by Sofía
Auza. Story by Sofía Auza. Music Themes: Kai Engel. Cinematography Sofía Auza. Edited
by Sofía Auza. Cast: Joshua Davie, María José Villanueva, Jeremie Cormier. Voce
narrante Jair Arizimedi. Synopsis: Memories of an intense love with its ups and
downs, interwoven with witty enviromental statements, reminds us that in order
to enjoy our loved ones we must first keep our only planet inhabitable.
Campo
minato (Italia, 2018, 9’ 57”) Directed by Michele Bellio. Produced
by Associazione Culturale Sguardi, Lanterna Magica s.n.c. di Bellio Michele e
C.. Screenplay by Michele Bellio, Lorenzo Ferrari, Michele Odorizzi. Music by Massimo
Faes. Cinematography by Wlady Avanzo. Edited by Michele Bellio. Cast: Michele
Bellio, Lorenzo Ferrari. Synopsis Un conflitto imprecisato. Un campo
probabilmente minato separa due soldati dal riparo offerto da una chiesa. La
situazione di stallo diventa l'occasione per riflettere sulla vita ed
affrontare il passato.
Duro
de amar (El Salvador, 2018, 10’) Directed by Jorge Avalos. Produced
by Paolo Hasbun. Screenplay by Jorge Avalos. Music by Arturo Corrales. Cinematography
Paolo Hasbun. Cast: Lilibeth Rivas. Synopsis: A surreal silent film that
explores the love of a woman for a cruel and indifferent man, represented in
this short film by a brick. The lonely woman, who lives in a desolate world, recreates,
as in a ritual, the last days of her relationship with him in order to overcome
her pain.
Carne
( Italia, 2018, 27’ 10”) Directed by Stefano Zampini. Produced by Stefano
Zampini. Screenplay by Stefano Zampini. Story by Stefano Zampini. Music by In
nomine lucis, di Giacinto Scelsi, eseguita da C.M Moosmann. Cinematography Stefano
Zampini. Edited by Stefano Zampini. Cast: Jhafis Quintero, Valentina Apostoli..
Synopsis: È una sera qualsiasi e un uomo sulla quarantina decide di uscire per
una passeggiata, ma quando fa per aprire la porta del suo appartamento si accorge
che è bloccata. Prova ad aprirla con le chiavi, forzando e spingendo, ma ogni
tentativo si dimostra vano.
Today
Artist, Tonight Taxist (Moldova, Romania 2018 14’28”) Directed by Dumitru Grosei. Produced
by Dumitru Grosei. Screenplay by Dumitru Grosei, Sergiu Terente. Music by LabbaTrissta –
Parșîv, Sergiu Terente – Melodica Song, Pyotr
Tchaikovsky – Waltz of the Flowers. Cinematography Dumitru Grosei. Edited by Dumitru
Grosei. Cast: Sergiu Terente, Stefan Koch, Eva Cernei, Ștefan Gâlcă. Synopsis: The
film is about the last hours in the life of a young loser from Chisinau, who
isn’t neither a rocker, nor a taxi driver, not even a boyfriend. As a
consequence – he makes an accident, in which he dies with a German customer,
who has come to look for his grandfather’s grave, dead in WW II.
Venerdì 26 Luglio
Ore 20.30
Volver
(Messico, 2018, 15’) Directed by Diego Salazar. Produced by Pórtico
Producciones. Screenplay by Diego Salazar. Story by Diego Salazar. Music by Frank
Álvarez, Dea Arjona. Cinematography by Daniel Aragón. Edited by Alejandro Saram.
Cast: Karla Rodríguez, Eduardo Orozco, Claudia Paredes, Pablo Rojas. Synopsis: After an appalling revelation, Max
walks through the city – along with Maria – talking about marriage, children,
and infidelity. Lourdes, a deaf woman who has raised Luis, is about to give him
up him to his real mother. Ricardo, a man who has had an affair, fears to lose
his family.
Fuera
de control (Spagna, Panama, USA, 2018’, 15’) Directed by
Reynaldo Quijada. Produced by Edwin Castillo, César Garrido. Screenplay by Reynaldo
Quijada. Story by Reynaldo Quijada. Music by Dennis Serrano. Cinematography by Jeico
Castro Ferrari. Edited by Daniel Bethencourt. Cast: Karl Hoffman, Andrea Pérez
Meana, Andres Morales, Ash Olivera, Andrea Rivera, Carmen Elena Rojas, Juan
Uchima, Juanxo Villaverde. Synopsis: An air traffic controller receives an
emergency call from a flight that has electrical faults that will reduce the
operating conditions of the aircraft, directing it to possible disaster. The
Captain of the plane is his brother.
61
Qram (61 grams, Azarbaijan, 2018, 10’05”) Directed
by Rashad Babayev. Produced by Rashad Babayev. Screenplay by Rashad Babayev. Story
by Rashad Babayev. Music by Anar Muradov. Cinematography by Rauf Gurbanaliyev. Edited
by Emin Muradov. Cast: Eliar Alimirzayev, Namiq Mammadov, Zakon Qasimov, Lala
Bagirova, Fikret Mamedov |. Synopsis: The
main hero of the story is а tin can which goes from hand to hand, gets into
different stories, completes its path, leaving behind a valuable trace.
Matter and motion (Hog Kong,Germania, 2018, 2’ 15”) Directed by Max Hattler. Produced
by Max Hattler. Animation: Roda Mei Bargo, Ka Wan Chan, Lai Ying Chan, John
Chow, Mo Yee Fung, Max Hattler, Suet Yi Ho, Sammi Ho, Wing Ho, Natasha Mae
Jenner, Hyun Seung Kim, Sky Kung, Aqua Kwok, Sean Lau, Wangtiansui Lei, Sze
Ling Luk, Ray Mok, Jasmina Mok, Bianka Parazs, Luane Qin, Ting Yiu Sin, Wing
Yee Tong, Red Wong, Oliver Wong, Yoki Yao, Ka Yan Yeung, Ron Yip, Riwen Zhang .
Music by Lux Prima. Synopsis: Motion
creation, energy transmission, kinetic combustion. Audiovisual collaboration
between composer Lux Prima, director Max Hattler, and a group of animators from
the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong.
Serial
Parallels (Hong Kong, Germania, 2019, 9’) Directed by Max
Hattler. Produced by Relentless Melt. Animation: Zhang Riwen, Iresa Cho. Cinematography
by Iresa Cho, Zhang Riwen, Max Hattler. Edited by Max Hattler. Synopsis: This
experimental animation approaches Hong Kong’s built environment from the
conceptual perspective of celluloid film, by applying the technique of film
animation to the photographic image. The city’s signature architecture of
horizon-eclipsing housing estates is reimagined as parallel rows of film
strips: Serial Parallels.
60
ways to die or fly (Svizzera, 2018, 4’ 29”) Directed by
Christina Benz. Produced by Christina Benz. Screenplay by Christina Benz. Music
by Rudi Wahl. Animation Christina Benz. Edited by Christina Benz, Christine
Rüfenacht. Synopsis: The film sketches out 60 ways to die or fly – and
sometimes trying the latter means risking the former. Drawn with sand, fleeting
images take the shape of brief narratives. Protagonists and episodes change
from one scene to the next. The viewer is confronted with a flood of events,
accompanied by the sound of an electric guitar.
28
de Outubro (Portogallo, 2018, 10’ 41”) Directed by Tiago Albuquerque. Produced by Animanostra, Screenplay by João Aibéo. Story Adaptação
do conto "Adão e Eva no Paraíso" de Eça de Queiroz. Music by João Barreiros. Edited by Luís Canau.
Animation: Helena Lopes, Osvaldo Medina,
Cathy Douzil, Rita Silvestre & Vera Machado. Synopsis: From a primordial
tree, in a primordial earth the primordial Being is born. Involved by a hostile
world, this virtuous being in all its animal fullness is metamorphosing into an
intelligent force destined to subject brute force.
30
Amper (Repubblica Ceca, 2018, 13’ 45”) Directed by Michal
Kubicek. Produced by Kreus. Screenplay by Honza Zeman. Animation Michal Kubicek.
Cinematography by Ivan Vít. Edited by Jan Zeman. Synopsis: This atmospheric
debut takes place in a post apocalyptic world where the director combines
elements of sci-fi, horror, thriller, and the western. The viewer follows the
hero in a ruined dead world as he searches for a certain something. After
battles with strange monsters he finally finds the desired object which leads
to a surprising outcome.
Il
ragazzo che smise di respirare (Italia, 2018, 12’
43”) Directed by Daniele Lince, Elena Beatrice. Produced by Elena Beatrice. Screenplay
by Daniele Lince. Story by Daniele Lince. Music by Simone Lampedone. Cinematography
by Domenico Bruzzese and Davide Piazzolla. Edited by Daniele Lince. Cast: Alex
W. Syed (Max), Virginia Ruth Cerqua (la mamma), Simone Moretto (il papà), Maya
Panico (Erika), Gabriele Bocchio (lo psicologo). Synopsis: Max ha 11 anni, è
ossessionato dall'inquinamento atmosferico e decide di smettere di respirare -
o almeno vuole farlo il meno possibile per vivere più a lungo. Lo confessa a
Erika, la sua migliore amica: la notizia non la sorprende. Sorpresi invece sono
i genitori di Max quando lo scoprono impegnato in uno dei suoi esercizi
quotidiani di apnea. I genitori lo portano da uno psicologo che, nel tentativo
di aiutarlo, fa cambiare forma alla sua ossessione.
300
g/m 2 ( Estonia, Slovakia, 2018, 5’ 33”)
Directed by Kamila Kucikova. Produced by Kamila Kučíková. Screenplay by Kamila
Kučíková. Story by Kamila Kučíková. Music by Estrada Orchestra. Cinematography by
Urmas Jõemees. Edited by Kamila Kučíková. Animation Kamila Kučíková. Synopsis: It's
a monodrama of a white-white paper.
Saras
intime betroelser (Norvegia, 2018, 21’ 50”) Directed by
Emilie Blichfeldt. Produced by Ole Elverhøi. Screenplay by Marianne Røise
Kielland, Emilie Blichfeldt. Music by Bendik Lund Haanshus. Cinematography by Vegard
Landsverk. Edited by Gøthe Lasse
Ellevsøy. Cast: Anne Sofie Wanstrup , Frida Stavnes , Mattis Herman Nyquist ,
Dagny Backer Johnsen , Gisken Armand. Synopsis: After being confronted with her
fear of being too big, Sara, 181 centimeters tall and heavily built, begins to
explore her perception of femininity, with her talkative vulva.
Sabato 27 Luglio
Ore 20.30
Ritmi
di borgo (Italia, 2019, 3’01”) Directed by Romano Martinis. Produced
by Romano Martinis. creenplay by Romano Martinis. Cinematography Romano
Martinis. Edited by Andrea Musi. Synopsis: "In un luminoso pomeriggio
d'autunno uscivo con la bella Elizabeth ben pasciuto e meglio ancora ben bevuto
dalla " Locandina (L'oca loca andina??) di Bacco) di Carbognano e mi ha
colpito un suono che era come un gracidare di
ranocchio in giusto contrappunto
con i borgorigmi prodotti da un grande e copioso Canaiolo.Mi sono avvicinato
alla fonte e questo è il risultato."
Il
mondiale persiano (Italia, 2019, 11’) Directed by
Francesco Alino Guerra. Produced by Federico Massa, Raffaele Pizzatti
Sertorelli. Screenplay by Francesco Alino Guerra. Story by Francesco Alino
Guerra. Cinematography by Francesco Giacomel. Edited by Tommaso Brugin. Cast;
Valerio Mazzucato (Alberto), Sami Gharib (Farhad), Diego De Francesco (primo
teppista), Luca Scholl (secondo teppista), Federica Serpe (ragazza derubata). Synopsis:
Per Alberto il tifo è una ragione di vita. Quando la nazionale italiana non
riesce a qualificarsi ai mondiali di calcio, gli viene un colpo.
Improvvisamente la bandiera italiana accanto alla tv si stacca, girandosi in
verticale. Alberto viene investito da una mistica illuminazione: il suo vicino
ha una bandiera simile attaccata al portone di casa. È quella dell’Iran, che ai
mondiali si è qualificato. E’ un segno divino…
Colette
(Spagna, 2018, 29’) Directed by Elena Saura Castaño, Jaime Baselga Agustí,
Telmo Basterretxea Seijo, María López Torres. Produced by Jaime Baselga Agustí,
Elena Saura Castaño. Screenplay by Elena Saura Castaño, Jaime Baselga Agustí,
telmo Basterretxea Seijo, María López Torres. Cinematography by Elena Saura
Castaño, Jaime Baselga Agustí. Edited by Juan Alba. Synopsis: Colette is a 70
year old French woman that works as a fortune teller in her apartment in
Madrid. She lives alone, spending her live doing videocalls and having sporadic
encounters with a young neighbour. Her peculiar relationship with her past
floats in the ambience.
Bhalobasar
Jonve, Bhalobasar Songe (For Love, with Love, India, 2018.
26’ 29”) Directed by Manav Kaushik. Produced by Manav Kaushik, Screenplay by Manav
Kaushik,. Story by Manav Kaushik. Music by Sanjeevni Bhelende. Cinematography by
Layashree Joshi. Edited by Ritam Bhattacherjee, Dipak Mondal. Cast: Dilip Dave,
Padma Francis, Arup Majumdar, Arush Sengupta. Synopsis: It is a tale of
Sonamoni, a married daughter who is sincerely taking care of her mentally
unwell dad Parag Da.
25° San Giò Verona Video Festival 2019
Verona
23 – 27 luglio 2019
Concorso
Lungometraggi
Martedì
23 Luglio
Ore
16
Los
Pilares (Spagna, 2018, 59’) di Raúl Vallejo, Claudia Negro,
Lucía Touceda, Javier Moreno. Produced by Raúl Vallejo Herrero. Screenplay by Javier
Cástor Moreno, Claudia Negro, Lucía Touceda, Raúl Vallej. Cinematography Fernando Torcal Tabarés, Antonio
García-Zarandieta. Edited by Claudia Negro García, Javier Cástor Moreno
Biurrun, Raúl Vallejo Herrero, Lucía Touceda. Synopsis: Los Pilares es una
finca familiar, y también un retrato del paso del tiempo en un lugar y en una
vida, contenido en las filmaciones personales de Antonio García Zarandieta
entre 1971 y 2018. En torno a la pisciv tina, conocemos cada árbol, cada nieto
que va naciendo, cada celebración familiar, que Antonio graba minuciosamente
mientras narra en directo. Una película que se detiene en la lírica de lo
doméstico, al tiempo que indaga a través del pasado en un tema actual: cómo
afecta a lo que nos rodea el registro constante, qué significa vivir cada
acontecimiento a través de la mediación de un dispositivo.
El
Rey Negro (Bolivia, Spagna,Brasile, 2018, 68’) di Paola
Gosalvez, Luis Carlos Nascimento. Produced by Pucara Films, Creta Producciones
(España), Jabuti Filmes (Brasil). Screenplay by Paola Gosalvez, Luis Carlos
Nascimento. Music by Sergio Medina. Cinematography Rafael Eiras. Edited by Antonio
Gómez-Escalonilla. Synopsis: Julio Pinedo, un campesino negro, que nació y
creció en Bolivia, es legítimo descendiente de un monarca de una tribu
africana. A pesar de ser el único descendiente monarca reconocido en América
Latina, no es el rey que muchos podrían concebir.
Sono
Cesare ma chiamatemi Mimmo (Italia, 2018, 43’) di Orfeo
Orlando , Produced by Barbara Boldri. Screenplay by Marco Tarozzi. Story by Marco
Tarozzi. Music by Daniele Furlati. Cinematography Simone Gambelli. Edited by Mattia
Biancucci. Cast: Giorgio Comaschi, Bob Messini. Filippo Marchi, Emanuele
Marchesini, Leonardo Galotto, Luca Comastri, Luca Mazzamurro, Barbara Boldri.
Jack Gallo, Bruno Tabarroni, Marco Masetti, Dante Monari, Massimo Bianconi,
Cristian Frabboni, Lamberto Bertozzi. Synopsis: La vita di Cesare Alberti è un
romanzo. Breve, tragico, maledettamente incompiuto. Sbatterci contro significa
perdersi in un vortice di domande, a cominciare da quelle più banali e
prevedibili, quelle che tentano impossibili risposte ai "se fosse" e
ai "se avesse".
Mercoledì
24 luglio
Ore
16
¡Folk!
Una mirada a la música tradicional de Castilla y León (Spagna,
2018, 77’) di Pablo Garcia Sanz . Produced by Jaime Alonso de Linaje, Pedro del
Rio, Miguel Sánchez González. Screenplay by Pablo García Sanz, Jaime Lafuente. Story
by Pablo García Sanz. Cinematography Víctor Martín Caballero. Synopsis: «¡Folk!
Una mirada a la música tradicional» nos encamina a buscar nuestra propia
identidad dentro de una sociedad globalizada. La mirada
crítica y plural del documental ‘¡Folk!’ a la maltratada música tradicional El
reconocido filme que reúne las voces de Joaquín Díaz, Eliseo Parra, Vanesa
Muela, Mayalde o El Naán, entre otros,
Il
sorriso del gatto ( Italia, 2018, 60’) di Mario Brenta e
Karine de Villers. Produced by Francesco Bonsembiante per JOLEFILM. Story by Mario
Brenta e Karine de Villers. Music by Brian Finatti. Cinematography Mario
Brenta. Edited by Karine de Villers. Cast: Con la voce di Marco Paolini. Synopsis:
Il sorriso del gatto è uno sguardo sulla realtà così come appare oggi nella
strade e nelle città in quanto immagine della crisi e del declino della società
occidentale nell’era della globalizzazione. Tra ricchezza estrema ed estrema
povertà, tra omologazione e perdita d’identità, tra realtà e illusione,
nient’altro che una grande favola, un inganno, una menzogna collettiva di cui
la rappresentazione della vita quotidiana non è altro che l’inquietante
metafora. Inquietante come il sorriso del gatto di Alice nel paese delle
meraviglie.
Giovedì
25 luglio
Ore
16
En busca del
Óscar (Spain, Argentina, Dominican Republic, USA, 2018,
72’) di Octavio Guerra. Produced by Elisa
Torres. Screenplay by Octavio Guerra. Cinematography Víctor Montoya Casaña. Edited
by Octavio Guerra, Abián Molina. Cast: Óscar Peyrou, Claudio Utrera, Antonio
Weinrichter. Synopsis: Oscar Peyrou (72) he is currently president of the
Spanish Association of Film Critics and delegate of the FIPRESCI awards in
Madrid. Two years ago, the love of his life passed away. A year before that, he
had left her for a much younger woman. Now, he lives with guilt and complete
solitude in a small apartment in Madrid. Film festivals have become the engine
of his life. Óscar has a very peculiar method to write his critics, for him it
is not necessary to see the films, it is enough to analyze them through the
poster.
Laila
at the Bridge (Canada, Afghanistan , 2018, 97’) di Elissa Sylvia Mirzaei, Gulistan
Mirzaei. Produced by Ina Fichman. Music by Jessica Moss. Cinematography Elizabeth Mirzaei.
Edited by Andrea Henriquez. Synopsis: Laila Haidari è sopravvissuta a un
matrimonio in età infantile e ai traumi del proprio passato combattendo uno dei
problemi più letali diffusi in Afghanistan, la dipendenza dall'eroina.
Ore
22
1918
Fuga dalla Russia (Svizzera, 2018, 56’) di Ruben Rossello
. Produced by Michael Beltrami. Screenplay by Ruben Rossello. Cinematography Ariel
Salati. Edited by Bettina Tognola. Cast: Roberto Albin, Margherita Coldesina,
Graziella Rossi, Renato Scarpa, Michele e Renata Raggi, Elena Gladkova, Pia
Todorovic Redaelli. Synopsis: Michele Raggi, agronomo di Morcote, è il
fondatore della Colonia italo-svizzera di san Nicola, fiorente azienda agricola
attiva in Caucaso, nel sud della Russia, fin dal 1896. Sarà uno degli ottomila svizzeri
che scapperanno dalla Russia dopo la Rivoluzione bolscevica dell’Ottobre del
1917. Critico nei confronti del regime zarista e inizialmente favorevole alla
Rivoluzione, Michele Raggi fuggirà di fronte al radicalismo, il caos e la
violenza, che si abbatteranno anche sulla colonia svizzera.
Venerdì 26
luglio
Ore
16
Be
Kind
(Italia, 2018, 83’) di Sabrina Paravicini, Nino Monteleone. Produced by Sabrina
Paravicini. Story by Sabrina Paravicini, Nino Monteleone Music by Piero
Salvatori. Cinematography Lorenzo Messia.
Edited by Lorenzo Messia. Cast: Roberto Saviano, Fortunato Cerlino, Samantha
Cristoforetti. Synopsis: Nino, che a tre mesi pronunciava già qualche parola e
a 18 era precipitato nel silenzio, soffre della sindrome di Asperger, una forma
di autismo che si può definire ad alta funzionalità. Chi ne è affetto può avere
altissime competenze in alcune aree ma soffrire al contempo di difficoltà nel
relazionarsi con le persone. In questi giorni questa sindrome è assurta
all’attenzione della cronaca perché è stato rivelato che Greta Thunberg, la
sedicenne attivista in favore dell’ecosostenibilità e candidata per il Nobel,
si confronta con questa sindrome
Fausto
(Messico, Canada, 2018, 70’) di Andrea Bussmann. Produced by Andrea Bussmann, Nicolás
Pereda. Screenplay by Andrea Bussmann. Story by Andrea Bussmann. Cinematography
An drea Bussmann. Edited by Andrea Bussmann. Cast: Victor Pueyo, Gabino
Rodríguez, Ziad Chakaroun, Fernando Renjifo, Alberto Núñez. Synopsis: Lungo la
costa dello stato di Oaxaca, in Messico, il passato non è mai veramente
sepolto: storie di metamorfosi, telepatia e patti col diavolo sono inscritte
nella colonizzazione e nell'assoggettamento delle Americhe. Personaggi ispirati
alla leggenda del Faust si confondono con la popolazione autoctona, mentre
continua a svilupparsi il processo di colonizzazione e controllo della natura
attraverso un'attività edilizia che non finisce mai. Fra letteratura, mito e
intrecci locali il confine tra realtà e finzione, visibile e invisibile, svanisce.
Sabato
27
Ore
16
Atto
di fede (Italia, 2018, 58’)
di Vittorio Antonacci . Produced by Vittorio Antonacci, Rosario
Altavilla. Screenplay by Vittorio Antonacci. Story by Vittorio Antonacci. Cinematography
Gianluca Sanseverino. Edited by Claudio Macchitela. Synopsis: Una banda da giro
si sposta verso la prossima festa di paese a bordo di un pullman. Vituccia
sfoglia rose, mette i petali in freezer e si siede ad aspettare la Madonna.
Raffaele lotta contro pedoni e macchine, per difendere il suo san Rocco, e
contro il tempo, per preservare il senso popolare della festa religiosa.
Sbirciando oltre il sipario delle feste patronali, il mistero del sacro si
sbriciola nei preparativi febbrili e gioiosi della gente comune, nei silenzi e
nelle chiacchiere che riempiono l’attesa di Dio, della Madonna e dei santi.
Tiberghien
storia di una fabbrica
(Italia, 2018, 42’) di Dario Dalla Mura e Elena Peloso. Produced by Ivres
CGIL. Screenplay by Dario Dalla Mura e Elena Peloso. Story by Dario Dalla Mura
e Elena Peloso. Edited by di Dario Dalla Mura e Elena Peloso. Synopsis: Il film
racconta di lotte per la difesa del posto di lavoro soffermandosi su un
periodo, dal 1975 al 1981, quando il lanificio fu gestito dal Comune di Verona
e da tutti i partiti dell’arco costituzionale. A
hundred years of history of a woollen mill, which is also the history of a
whole suburb of a town and of a production model that no longer exists.
Photographs and documents, together with the faces and voices of people from
that world, carry us back to what was once a thriving community, revealing a
unique experience of dignity and participation which should not be forgotten.
Ore
22
A
prescindere…Antonio de Curtis (Italia, 2019, 51’ 44”) di Gaetano di Lorenzo.
Produced by Arknoah . Screenplay by Gaetano di Lorenzo. Story by Gaetano di
Lorenzo da “Totò, l’ultimo sipario” di Giuseppe Bagnati, Nuova Ipsa Editore. Music
by Giovanni Renzo. Cinematography Fulvio Bellanca. Edited by Pietro Vaglica. Cast:
Elio Pandolfi, Gianfranco Ponte,
Ferdinando Chifari, Emanuela Mulè, Giuseppe Bagnati, Ennio Bispuri,
Nello Bonvissuto, Giuseppe Cascio, Domenico Livigni, Gigi Petyx, Francesco
Puma, Giacomo Rizzo, Corrado Taranto. Synopsis: il docufilm ripercorre il
percorso artistico e umano del grande attore attraverso le voci vive dei
colleghi ed esperti nostalgici del teatro di Totò.
Avanti tutta!
25 anni, un quarto di secolo, un evento per un piccolo festival internazionale, nato dalle fresche ceneri di un altro festival segnato subito dalla necessità di comunicare, di usare le immagini in movimento per cambiare le idee, non per divertire, ma con grande serietà di raccontare il mondo.
Nel 1994 con Le arti al cinema, al Centro Mazziano, una struttura capace di orientare l’idea di cinema negli anni ’70 ne ’80 dello scorso secolo, gli ultimi in cui le sale si riempivano, insieme a Fausto Pavesi avevamo pensato a quell’idea di cinema come arte, da indagare e offrire, ad aiutarci era venuto Sirio Luginbühl, artista video legato all’underground.
L’idea era piaciuta a Igino Maggiotto, all’epoca assessore alla cultura del Comune di San Giovanni Lupatoto, così l’anno dopo nasceva il San Giò Video Festival. Quattro anni dopo ritornavamo a Verona, a occuparne le piazze d’estate per cinque giorni, dal 23 al 27 luglio, le date fisse del festival.
Un festival è tante storie e tante figure, è fatto di immagini e persone, è fatto di arrivi e partenze, di ricordi e anche di rimpianti, per film non avuti, per i soldi sempre troppo pochi, per gli amici che se ne sono andati nel tempo dopo essere stati fondamentali per far crescere e vivere la manifestazione come Fausto, Igino, Sirio, insieme a Mario Dell’Argine, a Corso Salani, a Giorgio Trentin e altri ancora, sono loro le stelle protettrici di questo che è diventato San Giò Verona Video Festival.
Ma non è tempo per festeggiare, e neppure per mettere le pantofole e ricordare. Dopo aver passato al chiuso di una sala la scorsa edizione, problemi di organizzazione logistica e economici ci spingono alla stessa scelta anche quest’anno, una scelta che rende ancor più selettiva la programmazione, non è la stessa cosa avere lo spazio all’aperto e al chiuso, siamo dimezzati.
Nella città di Giulietta e Romeo un piccolo festival che porta decine e decine di opere da nazioni di tutto il mondo non trova luce perché non ha un tappeto rosso, non cerca ospiti da copertina, ma offre una grande qualità di produzione, e se questo basta a noi che l’organizziamo, evidentemente non basta a chi ormai ha un’idea di cinema legata alle proposte televisive.
Così stiamo affrontando l’edizione numero 25, con le solite paure e le solite certezze, la qualità dei film arrivati fino ad oggi è di gran rilievo e i temi trattati sono un dipinto preciso del mondo in cui viviamo.
Perché questo è il senso di un festival aprire al pubblico finestre troppo spesso chiuse sul mondo in cui viviamo.
La via è aperta, sarà un grande Festival anche quest’anno, viva il Cinema viva il San Giò Verona Video Festival.
Ugo Brusaporco
Direttore artistico
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Agnès Varda (Bruxelles, 30 maggio 1928 – Parigi, 29 marzo 2019)