Italian get-togethers
Programme:
Sat 20th - 2.30 pm, Teatro Dal Verme
29 febbraio
by Stefano Pari, Italia, 2008,14', minidv
9+1 metodi per ammazzarsi
di Antonello Picciotti, Italia, 2008, 9', 35mm
Apri le ali
by Tomaso Mannoni, italia, 2007, 5'
Camille e Mariuccia
by Samuele Romano, Italia, 2008, 23', 35mm
Dove ci porta la corrente (Until the End of the River)
by Fabio Baccelliere, Italia, 2008, 14', MiniHD
L'esame
by Andrea De Sica, Italia, 2008, 14', 35mm
H5N1
by Roberto De Feo, Italia, 2008, 14', 35mm
Inganno
by Davide Balbi, Italia, 2008, 10', 16mm
Welcome Bucharest
by Claudio Giovannesi, Italia, 2008, 39', MiniDv
Veglia
by Michele Rho, Italia, 2008, 19 min, 35mm
Presented by Alessandro Beretta
This season was first organized because we had received too many films. We had been greatly impressed by some Italian short films and we wanted to give their filmmakers the chance to meet and exchange ideas. A selection of short works we didn't consider ready for our international competition, but that at the same time we wanted to present and support, as they provided a cross-section of the Italian film production. The prerequisite is the presence of the filmmakers at the screening.
Back in 2002, we had over twenty films, and decided to start Italian Get-togethers. But this year something went wrong: this catalogue features some films, but the list is very short. Out of 399 Italian short films submitted, these are the ones we selected to represent our idea of what Italian shorts are at the moment. If the level of diversity is still the same, the stories told and the techniques used have become increasingly static. In a year in which Italian filmmaking has offered excellent works, this is, at least, strange. Maybe we haven't found the films, maybe they haven't been submitted, maybe they are still to be shot. We wait for news, discussions, and films to watch.
