September 2: 3 pm – THE PANAHI CASE
Following the world premiere of his latest work, The Accordion, Janar Pahani, winner of the 2000 Golden Lion for The Circle, meets with the press and the public, along with Iranian director Mazdak Taebi and the producers of Art for the World.
September 3: 3 pm – LISETTA CARMI, A STORY TO BE TOLD
Lisetta Carmi created portraits of Genoa’s Via del Campo, captured the expressions of Ezra Pound and produced memorable writings on the history of photography. But above all she was “a soul in movement,” as Daniele Segre shows us in his latest film.
September 4: 3 pm – DEBUTTING IN EUROPE
(organized by 100 Autori and Associazione Giovani Produttori Cinematografici).
A conversation with young directors and producers on their debut experiences. Matteo Berdini’s documentary Esordire in Europa – which will screen at the outdoor cinema of the Filmmakers Villa on September 3 at 10 pm – lends its name to this discussion on cultural politics in regards to cinema of four European countries: Germany, Spain and Romania.
September 5: 3 pm – WHERE ARE FILM COMMISSIONS GOING?
(organized by 100 Autori)
A discussion with Maurizio Gemma, president of the Italian Film Commission (the umbrella organization of 19 regional film commissions) and many other Italian film commissioners, to try and understand the future of these institutions that offer an important source of film funding in Italy. Moderator writer-director Mario Balsamo will also discuss private film funding with Davide Ferrario, Cinzia Masotina and Enza Negroni, among others.
September 5: 5:30 pm – WHO NEEDS FESTIVALS?
(organized by AFIC and IULM)
The first field research has begun on the real economic and cultural impact of Italian festivals. The most important Italian festivals will be monitored for 12 months; comparisons will be developed with international festivals; and statistics and evaluations will be presented on a cultural sector too often seen as subreptitious. The project is presented by Giovanni Puglisi and Gianni Canova, respectively rector of the Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione of Milan (IULM) and dean of the university’s Communications Department; and Giovanni Spagnoletti, president of AFIC (Association of Italian Film Festivals).
September 6: 3 pm – AFTER AVATAR – THE AUTEUR IN THE DIGITAL CINEMA
(organized by ANAC)
What are the costs (economic and beyond) facing urban, arthouse and cultural association cinemas? Will digital belong only to multiplexes and large productions or will it become a forte of independent production and distribution companies as well? Director and organizer of cultural events Francesco Ranieri Martinotti coordinates this discussion with exhibitors, filmmakers and technical workers.
September 6: 5 pm – ALMANAC OF CINEMA BY MICROMEGA
A discussion-debate on the content of the traditional in-depth examination on the Italian audiovisual situation coordinated by Paolo Flores D’Arcais and Gianni Canova.
September 7: 3 pm – THE SCORCHING AUTUMN OF ITALIAN CINEMA
(organized by ANAC)
Today we are faced with policies that are progressively disintegrating overall Italian cultural life and our cinema, within a general politics that impedes the circulation of ideas, autonomous intelligence with regards to reality and, subsequently, a critical conscience. Which is why the recent publication of the research commissioned by Federculture of Stage Up is particularly significant. It states that the economic reasons behind the budget cuts to the culture industry are inexistent because the activities of the various cultural sectors together are extremely productive and important for Italy. Intellectuals, mayors, critics, journalists and creative and professional figures from cinema and related associations are invited to speak on this burning matter, as well as the recent decree law affecting the creative and independent structures of Italian cinema
September 8: 3 pm – CINEMA & HISTORY, PART II
We revisit the special Venice Days project “100+1. One Hundred Films and One Country, Italy” with a presentation of the second edition of its experimental program in schools in the Province of Rome: the project Cinema & History, held with support from the Province, Cinecittà Luce and the General Direction for Cinema of the Ministry of Culture. During the discussion – with, among others, Nicola Zingaretti (president, Province of Rome), Luciano Sovena (managing director, Cinecittà Luce) and Giorgio Assumma (president, SIAE) – the results of the questionnaires distributed in schools will also be presented, verifying how familiar Italy’s youngest audiences are with the faces and titles of our cinema classics.
September 8: 4:30 pm – HOW TO PRESENT REALITY
(organized by 100 Autori)
The discussion takes its inspiration from Filippo Vendemmiati’s documentary È stato morto un ragazzo and focuses on investigative documentaries (such as those made in Italy by Current TV). In particular, their necessity and usefulness, and comparisons to fictional films that, in recent years, have been inspired by real life (such as Marco Risi’s Fortapasc, among many others).
September 9: 3:30 pm – CINEMA DESK
The Fondazione Roberto Rossellini per l’Audiovisivo presents its new Cinema Desk, along with other activities programmed locally and internationally.
September 10: 3 pm – A CINEMA NETWORK FOR EUROPA
(organized by ANAC)
The Cultural Commission of the European Parliament is committed to listening to the professional associations of the film world, beginning with the crucial relationship between the European Union and cultural identity. However, it is fundamental that these discussions take into consideration the associations of filmmakers on both the national and international scale. The filmmakers of ANAC and Italian directors will discuss these issues with Doris Pack, president of the Cultural Commission, and representatives of the European Parliament present at Venice.
Moderator: Roberto Barzanti, President of Venice Days