Maremetraggio Short film Festival

MAREMETRAGGIO 2009 –10^TH EDITION

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM AND DEBUT WORKS FESTIVAL

Maremetraggio, Trieste's International Short Film and Debut Works Festival, held each year on the first week of July, has reached its 9^TH edition in 2008 and shall continue its tireless activity offering to its audience high quality works with a unique pan- European coverage (also through its CEI dedicated section) promoting countries of low capacity production, young professionals and inter-cultural dialogue.

Core of the event are the four screening sections which follow:

1) Maremetraggio Section dedicated to shorts that, in the previous year, have won the most important European Festivals. The event's strong emphasis on European works, will see many national and non-national European short films compete for the final prize of € 10.000,00;

2) Ippocampo Section, dedicated to debut feature films by Italian directors;

3) Corallino Section, dedicated to the best Italian short film by Italian primary, junior high and high schools ; in the last edition 150 works were submitted of which 13 were selected and 2 screened.

4) CEI Section, a special competition for short films and directors from countries belonging to the Central European Initiative. This in order to offer an overview of the Central Europe cinema as well as to enhance the eastern European production and promote works from EU candidate (Croatia and Macedonia), western Balkans (Bosnia Herzegovina, Serbia Montenegro and Albania) and NIS countries (Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus).

The Festival will be an event unique in its kind for the number of prizes:

Best Short Film (€ 10.000,00); Best Italian Short  Film; Best Animation Short Film; Audience's Favorite Short Film;   Ippocampo Prize – Best Debut Work; Ippocampo Prize – Best Actor; Ippocampo Prize – Best Actress; Ippocampo Prize – Audience's Favorite Feature Film; Ippocampo Prize – Critics Award; Coraggio Prize – To the Producer of a Debut Work; Stake Prize to a beginning Actor; Corallino Prize – Best Primary High School Short Film, Corallino Prize – Best Junior High School Short Film; Corallino Prize – Best High School Short Film; CEI Prize - Best Short Film.

Maremetraggio is also member of of the AFIC (Italian Film Festivals Association).

In 2009, Maremetraggio is planning  to increase the total number of the films to be put on screen.

Maremetraggio will continue promoting its initiatives such as the "MaremetraggioVillage" (free entrance) with meetings, press conferences and special projections. This will bring about parallel events, giving an added value to the kermesse. Interacting with representatives “cinema world” makes Maremetraggio a very attractive event. Directors, actors, distributors and directors of photography will also be available for the public during the lively morning debates in particular.

Special attention has always focused on training activities, bringing together more and more young visitors over the years.

In 2007, Serbia a CEI country member, has been chosen in order to promote its directors and productions. The most representative Serbian new director, Dusan Milic has been testimonial of CEI day and also a member of the jury for the section, and has given Maremetraggio the chance to show a preview of its new movie, “Gucha?(Distant Trumpet)”. This collaboration with Serbia has lead to a special night in Belgrad that has taken place last 25th of November. During the event all the CEI section’s short movies had been showed again and also judged by a new international journalist jury and by the public too. 

            After this successful experience Maremetraggio, for its 9th edition has evaluated a Focus on another Eastern Country: Romania. Maremetraggio’s public will have the privilege to increase its knowledge of its productions, becoming aware, as it always happens, of the culture and the habits of that country.

            During the CEI day 2008 has been organized a Round table involving the directors of Film Festivals coming form the CEI countries that will discuss about the problems of the cinema in their own reality. This special occasion will give an important statement about the perception and the requests of the  Film Festival public in countries that have just reached or are still waiting for entering the European Union.

             The Focus on Romania, will also give Maremetraggio the occasion to cross boarders one more time in order to present the CEI section there.

            This off festival events are a big chance for Maremetraggio to promote abroad the Festival and also to make aware new publics about the CEI countries productions.  Serbia has recently renewed the invitation to the Festival, and the Italian Ambassador Alessandro Merola, having appreciated the Serbian enthusiasm on the CEI short movies has asked a new and bigger event for next autumn. These events are a great occasion for CEI too to increase the knowledge of the new publics about the Institution itself, its activities, and its constant effort for culture initiatives that are taking place in its area.

             Maremetraggio  offers free entrance. During our last edition we counted a daily attendance of around 1.900 people and a total festival audience of 13.000.Finally, the Festival is a unique opportunity for whoever likes cinema, audiovisual expression and new forms of communication.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR

MAREMETRAGGIO 2009

Don't miss its tenth edition!

All is ready for the tenth edition of Maremetraggio - International Short and Debut Works Films Festival - that will be held in Trieste, Italy, from June 26 to July 4, 2009.

Registration is now open for the four sections of the competition: Maremetraggio , reserved to Short Films that won one or more awards in one or more European Festivals during the 2008; Ippocampo , for Italian debut works ; Corallino , for the best Short Film realized by primary, junior high and high schools and, from this edition, also by primary schools of Grece; Cei , reserved to short films from the countries belonging to the CEI (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldavia, Poland, Rumania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine).

Check the rules and fill the entry form on the web site www.maremetraggio.com

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR

MAREMETRAGGIO 2009

Don't miss its tenth edition!

All is ready for the tenth edition of Maremetraggio - International Short and Debut Works Films Festival - that will be held in Trieste, Italy, from June 26 to July 4, 2009.

Registration is now open for the four sections of the competition: Maremetraggio , reserved to Short Films that won one or more awards in one or more European Festivals during the 2008; Ippocampo , for Italian debut works ; Corallino , for the best Short Film realized by primary, junior high and high schools and, from this edition, also by primary schools of Grece; Cei , reserved to short films from the countries belonging to the CEI (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldavia, Poland, Rumania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine).

Check the rules and fill the entry form on the web site www.maremetraggio.com

M AREMETRAGGIO

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM AND DEBUT WORKS FILM FESTIVAL

TENTH EDITION

Trieste, 26^th June – 4^th July 2009

FOR THE 10 YEARS OF THE FESTIVAL

A TRIBUTE TO THE GREEK CINEMA,

A HUNDRED SHORTS IN THE OFFICIAL COMPETITION

AND A PERSPECTIVE ON ALBA ROHRWACHER

Maremetraggio is ready to celebrate its first ten years of life with a special program for the 2009 edition. It will be a gold edition, as the colour we have chosen for the festival catalogue of this year, with many meetings and novelties. For nine days, from June 26 ^th to July 4 ^th , in Trieste, screenings, conferences and meetings with actors and directors will alternate to offer to the festival audience a total immersion in the world of cinema.
To have an idea of how this festival will be, y ou only have to look at numbers: for Maremetraggio section, reserved to Italian and foreign shorts, there will be 100 films fighting for the Shop & Play Città Fiera award , that will grant 10.000 euro to the best work of the selection.

But there will be many other awards: the “ Trudi ”, to the best animated short, the award of the audience “ 35mm.it ”, the award “ Imaghia ” to the short “that makes you feel good”, the award “ 242MovieTv” of 1000 euro to the best italian director and many others.

The selection includes 23 Italian shorts as well as 15 Spanish, 13 French and 12 German films. Among the shorts selected there are many european works, from Island to Lithuania, and some extra EU pearls: an Argentinian, a Canadian an a Israeli short, as well as a Swiss-Turkey co-production.

Besides these 100 shorts, there will be also 15 shorts of the CEI section (competing for an award of 2.500 euro ) , reserved to short films from the countries belonging to the Central European Initiative , that from 26 ^th June will be screen, together with shorts of Maremetraggio section, in the wonderful frame of the Public Garden. Every evening the public will be able to see about 15 screenings, for a world tour based on shorts.

Moreover, thanks to the partnership with the Ellenic Foundation of Culture , for Maremetraggio 2009 will be the year of Greece and its cinema: a retrospect on Greek short films , selected in collaboration with Drama Film Festival, will introduce every evening screenings of feature films of Ippocampo section – Debut Works at Cinema Ariston.

Among the feature films selected there is Federico Bondi's debut work, “Dark Sea”, winner at Locarno Festival thanks to the very topical story and to the imposing acting of Ilaria Occhini; “The rebellous Sicilian”, mafia's story directed by the Palermitan Marco Amenta and “Pa-ra-da”, debut work of marco Pontecorvo, the son of the unforgettable Gillo. Many are the awards for this section: the award “ Fondazione Antonveneta” to the best debut work, the award “Fondazione Antonveneta” to the best actor, the “Fondazione Antonveneta” award to the best actress, the Critic Award and the Audience Award to the best debut work, the “Coraggio” award to a producer, the Officine Artistiche “scommessa” award to two beginners.

Furthermore, during the festival there will be a prospective on the young actress Alba Rohrwacher , with the screening of some films and shorts with her as feminine protagonist. At the end of the screenings, Alba will meet the festival public to speak about her professional career and her projects for the future.

But there will also be “ Oltre il muro ” (Beyond the wall), a documentary films exihibition that will take place inside the penitentiary of Trieste, to bring cinema also inside jails.

As usual there will be the Corallino section, reserved to the shorts produced by schools, that this year - thanks to the active role of the Ellenic Foundation of Culture - will present an original competition between Italian and Greek schools. To the best Italian shorts will be granted the award “ Rotary Club Trieste Nord” and to the best Greek short will be granted the award “ Giorgio Costantinides ”.

In addition to screenings, Maremetraggio will organise also many meetings with its guests: directors, actors and producers. In particular, thanks to the Ellenic Foundation of Culture, this year there will be a meeting among Greek shorts directors, that present their works at Maremetraggio. Directors, together with the director of Drama Film Festival (the biggest Greek short films festival), will discuss about the theme “Greek cinema of the last 10 years”.

Another special event will also be dedicated to the Greek cinema, with an absolute protagonist of the Ellenic cinematography: the director Yannis Smaradgis , that will meet the festival audience to present his last film, “El Greco”, that will be screen in national preview at Maremetraggio festival.

From June 26 ^th toJuly 4 ^th , thanks to the collaboration with the Ellenic Foundation of Culture and the Greek-Oriental Community of Trieste, the audience will also have the opportunity to visit an exhibition dedicated to Greek art, with the exposition of a hundred film posters made by famous artists, given by the Ellenic Cineteca for the occasion and displayed in the room of the Greek-Oriental Community.

Among meetings scheduled for the festival, there will be also the usual seminar among all the guests of Maremetraggio involved in cinema's works, called “ Fotogrammi incrociati ”. But there will also be a presentation of “ Centoautori ” association and a meeting realized in collaboration with the Sperimental Centre of Cinematography, the National Centre of Shorts and the Api (Independent Authors Producers), called “ Dal corto al lungo. Indice di scommessa produttivo? ” ( From short to feature film. Production's bet rating).

The last day of the festival, the 4 ^th of July, there will be the final award cerimony, followed in the evening by a party dedicated to Greece and offered by the Greek-Oriental Community of Trieste, with Greek food and traditional music.

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Maremetraggio is ready to celebrate its first ten years of life with a special program for the 2009 edition. It will be a gold edition, as the colour we have chosen for the festival catalogue of this year, with many meetings and novelties. For nine days, from  teenfashion 26 ^th to July 4 ^th , in Trieste, screenings, conferences and meetings with actors and directors will alternate to offer to the festival audience a total immersion in the world of cinema.
To have an idea of how this festival will be, y ou only have to look at numbers: for Maremetraggio section, reserved to Italian and foreign shorts, there will be 100 films fighting for the Shop & Play Città Fiera award , that will grant 10.000 euro to the best work of the selection.

But there will be many other awards: the “ Trudi ”, to the best animated short, the award of the audience “ 35mm.it ”, the award “ Imaghia ” to the short “that makes you feel good”, the award “ 242MovieTv” of 1000 euro to the best italian director and many others.

The selection includes 23 Italian shorts as well as 15 Spanish, 13 French and 12 German films. Among the shorts selected there are many european works, from Island to Lithuania, and some extra EU pearls: an Argentinian, a Canadian an a Israeli short, as well as a Swiss-Turkey co-production.