September, 2nd
10 a.m. HOTEL EXCELSIOR SPAZIO REGIONE VENETO. Presentation of the International Short Film Festival of Castelfranco Veneto. Metrically Short 12. Speakers: Claudio Locci, Mario Baesso, Andrea Corazza, Gaia Pulliero.
10 a.m. HOTEL EXCELSIOR SPAZIO ITALIAN PAVILION Meeting between the European Commission and the Italian audiovisual industry in collaboration with the Creative Europe Desk Italy Media.Speakers: Giuseppe Abbamonte, Nicola Borrelli, Nicola Maccanico, Massimiliano Smeriglio, Bruno Zambardino. Meeting by invitation and behind closed doors.
11:15 a.m. CORINTO ROOM. Actress Marisa Paredes introduces the screening of Profundo Carmesí – Director’s Cut (1996) by Arturo Ripstein.
11:45 a.m. HOTEL EXCELSIOR ITALIAN PAVILION. Hong Kong film production, between past glories and future prospects, will be the theme of the panel organized in collaboration with Create Hong Kong and Cinecittà for the General Directorate of Cinema and Audiovisual of the Italian Ministry of Culture. With Roberto Stabile, Wilfred Wong President of the Hong Kong Film Development Council.
3 p.m. CORINTO ROOM. Antonio Saura, son of Carlo Saura and general manager of Latido Films, and actor Emilio Gutierrez Caba introduce the screening of Carlos Saura’s La Caza (The Hunt) (1965).
3 p.m.. HOTEL EXCELSIOR ITALIAN PAVILION. New anti-piracy laws, an opportunity for the audiovisual industry, are discussed. Organized by Cinecittà for the General Directorate for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Ministry of Culture DGCA-MiC in collaboration with the Federation for the Protection of Audiovisual and Multimedia Content Industries.
3 p.m. HOTEL EXCELSIOR SPACE FONDAZIONE ENTE DELLO SPETTACOLO. Presentation of the docufilm La storia di Peppino Fumagalli, la Candy, le imprese, la famiglia, written and directed by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory.
3:30 p.m. PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM. Cartier Glory to the filmmaker award. Wes Anderson masterclass. Conducted by Giulia D’Angnolo Vallan.
3:30 pm. AUTHORS’ HOUSE. Masterclass with Portuguese director Joao Pedro Rodrigues by Fondazione Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and Isola Edipo.
4 p.m.. HOTEL EXCELSIOR SPAZIO REGIONE VENETO. Metamorphosis: how entertainment changes, from animation to content. Curated by Good Girls Planet.
4:15 pm. ENTERTAINMENT ENTITY FOUNDATION. As part of the panel: International co-production, a look into the future, ” I don’t believe in anything ” the first film by Alessandro Marzullo will be presented. Producer Lorenzo Lazzarini and leading lady Demetra Bellina will be there.
4:45 p.m.SALA PERLA. Presentation of the SIAE Andrea Purgatori Lifetime Achievement Award to director and screenwriter Luca Guadagnino. This will be followed by a screening of the film Sobre todo.
5 p.m.. HOTEL EXCELSIOR SPAZIO REGIONE VENETO. Presentation of a short film for the new Padua Pediatric Hospice by Associazione La migliore vita possibile. Speakers include Giuseppe Zaccaria, director Paolo Borraccetti, Marina Massironi and Mirko Artuso.
5 p.m. HOTEL EXCELSIOR ITALIAN PAVILION. Panel on the evolution of the Italian scene, from storytelling to international distribution.
5 p.m. HOTEL EXCELSIOR ITALIAN PAVILION. Presentation of the ITTV International Award to Tini Andreatta vice president for Italian content at Netflix. Maria Pia Ammirati (Rai fiction), Nicola Borrelli, Nicola Maccanico, Luca Milano will also be there.
5:30 pm. AUTHORS’ HOUSE. Presentation of the project: 6 dwellings in search of an author, with the screening of the short film Giardino Cielo Terra by Paolo Consorti, a journey through the beauty of the historic residences of the Marche region.
6 p.m.. RED CARPET. Flash mob in solidarity for the women and men of the Iranian people and also to remember the recent conviction of filmmaker Saeed Roustaee.
6 p.m. COSMOPOLITAN AFTER-CINEMA REEF. With Giorgia Soleri, Gianluca Gazzoli, Giulia Valentino, Clotilde Esposito, Elena DiCioccio and Caterina Gonnelli.
6:10 p.m. HOTEL EXCELSIOR ITALIAN PAVILION. Focus on China. Organized by Cinecittà for the General Directorate for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Ministry of Culture DGCA-MiC. Speakers include Pan Zhi, Xinhuanet Europe, Li Jie President of Alibaba, Li Lian President, Bocai Media, Lin Mingjie director Alibaba.
9 p.m. ARSENALE VENICE. one night only, Giorgio Armani fashion show. A party will follow. Invitation only.
