Regione Veneto
01-20.09.2023 - Cinemoving 2023 "A look at Europe"
The setting of Venice's historic city centre has been the setting for the review in Campo San Polo, a look at Europe festival: from Tuesday 1 to Sunday 20 August 2023, the number of evenings in the field dedicated to European cinema has risen to 20, during which feature films, short films, documentaries and fiction films from various European nations hava been presented in depth, in close collaboration with various international institutions.
Three weeks of European cinema. Feature films, short films, documentaries and fiction films, introduced by directors and actors from different European countries: Romania, Hungary, France, Switzerland, as well as two European festivals, films from the Lux Prize, cartoons for children... A look at our neighbours, a look at us, different stories that bind us and tell us, different but the same, all made in Europe.
A special focus has been made on the European Parliament's Lux Award that pays tribute to European cinema and aims to raise awareness of social, political and cultural issues in Europe in collaboration with Europe Direct Venezia Veneto of the City of Venice, the European Parliament's Liaison Office in Milan and the European Parliament's LUX Award. Three evenings with three Lux Award-winning films: 6, 11, 16 August 2023 at 9 pm.
The films has been screened in the original language with Italian subtitles.
All performances were free admission subject to availability of places.
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"CINEMOVING 2023 - A Look at Europe" is the result of the collaboration between the City of Venice, with its Culture Sector, Cinema Circuit and Europe Direct services, the LUX Award of the European Parliament, the international organisations connected to the nations involved:
France: Institut Français e Alliance Française of Venice
Romania: International partners
Switzerland: Swiss Cinema in Venice and the Consulate General of Switzerland in Milan and Venice
Hungary: National Film Institute Hungary, Academy of Hungary Rome, Hon. Gen. Consulate of Hungary - Venice and Italian-Hungarian Cultural Association of Triveneto
PROGRAMME:
=> Film Lux Award of the European Parliament
In collaboration with Europe Direct Venezia Veneto of the City of Venice, European Parliament. Liaison Office in Milan and LUX Prize of the European Parliament.
The LUX Award pays tribute to European cinema and aims to raise awareness of social, political and cultural issues in Europe. Three evenings with three Lux Award-winning films.
SUNDAY 6 AUGUST, 21.00
LUX AWARD Winner Film 2023
LUX AWARD Winner Film 2023
Close, the second work by Belgian director Lukas Dhont
It received four nominations at the European Film Awards: best film, best director, best screenplay and best actor (for the young lead Eden Dambrine). Dhont, already known to audiences for his acclaimed Girl, nominated for the official selection of the LUX Prize in 2018, offers another coming-of-age story centred on an all-male friendship. The film has also been chosen to represent Belgium at the Oscars 2023.
MONDAY 11 AUGUST, 21.00
Film winner LUX AWARD 2015
Film winner LUX AWARD 2015
Mustang by Deniz Gamze Ergüven (France, Germany, Turkey, Qatar, 97' v.o. Turkish s/t English/Italian)
Deniz Gamze Ergüven tells us the story of five sisters whose family home gradually turns into a prison where the only law is the traditional, male-dominated one.
TUESDAY 16 AUGUST, 21.00
Film winner LUX AWARD 2019
Film winner LUX AWARD 2019
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, by Teona Strugar Mitevska (North Macedonia/Belgium/Slovenia/Croatia/France) 100'
A powerful piece of cinema, it tells the story of a woman who finds herself in a position accessible only to men during a religious ceremony, making a significant contribution to the battle for women's rights: the most burning social issue of our time, which has yet to gain momentum in the Balkans.
TUESDAY 1 AUGUST, 21.00
Shorts On Tap presents Documenta - A Celebration of Documentary Short Films
Shorts On Tap lands in Venice for the third time this August with a documentary short film festival entitled 'Documenta'. Once again this year the event in collaboration with Circuito Cinema and #CineMoving2023 will be presented by actor and director Mattia Berto. A true celebration of the 'documentary short', Documenta will bring to Campo San Polo a programme of previously unseen works, through a variety of themes and subjects ranging from the docu-film to the investigative documentary and the biographical. In the magical setting of the open-air cinema in Campo San Polo, we will present a selection of docs from around the world, looking at original themes, stories and subjects captured through the lens of experienced filmmakers and documentary filmmakers. The short film screenings will be followed by a question and answer session between the filmmakers present and the audience. Shorts On Tap was born in London in 2013 from an idea of the Venetian Filippo Polesel. Since then, the festival has become a real point of reference for independent and non-independent filmmakers in the British capital.
Shorts On Tap lands in Venice for the third time this August with a documentary short film festival entitled 'Documenta'. Once again this year the event in collaboration with Circuito Cinema and #CineMoving2023 will be presented by actor and director Mattia Berto. A true celebration of the 'documentary short', Documenta will bring to Campo San Polo a programme of previously unseen works, through a variety of themes and subjects ranging from the docu-film to the investigative documentary and the biographical. In the magical setting of the open-air cinema in Campo San Polo, we will present a selection of docs from around the world, looking at original themes, stories and subjects captured through the lens of experienced filmmakers and documentary filmmakers. The short film screenings will be followed by a question and answer session between the filmmakers present and the audience. Shorts On Tap was born in London in 2013 from an idea of the Venetian Filippo Polesel. Since then, the festival has become a real point of reference for independent and non-independent filmmakers in the British capital.
=> Romanian Cinema
Screenings organised with the support of international partners
Screenings organised with the support of international partners
WEDNESDAY 2 AUGUST, 21.00
Bacalaureat (A father, a daughter, Romania, 2016, 128', subtitled language) drama, by Cristian Mungiu
Romeo Aldea, a doctor living in a small mountain town in Transylvania, raised his daughter Eliza with the idea that when she turned eighteen she would leave Romania to study abroad. Her plan is about to come to fruition: Eliza has obtained a scholarship to attend a psychology faculty in Great Britain. She still has to pass her school-leaving exam, a mere formality for a model student like her. But the day before the written exams, Eliza suffers an assault.
THURSDAY 3 AUGUST, 21.00
Comoara (The Treasure, Romania, 2015, 89', subtitled language) by Corneliu Porumboiu
Costi is 33 years old and has a six-year-old son to whom he enjoys reading the story of Robin Hood. One evening, the man receives a visit from a neighbour who tells him a secret: there is treasure in his grandparents' garden and if Costi finds a metal detector they will share that loot according to agreement. Despite all sorts of obstacles in their path, Costi is not discouraged and searches for the treasure. For his wife and son, he is a true hero, nothing and no one can stop him.
FRIDAY 4 AUGUST, 21.00
Pozitia copilului (The Kerenes Case, Romania, 2013, 112', subtitled language version) drama, by Cãlin Peter Netzer
Cornelia is a woman in her sixties, married to a man in whom she feels little interest. The only one who attracts her attention is Barbu, her son, who is living with a divorced woman. Cornelia disapproves of the relationship and fears that the woman will rob her of the love of her son, who is worth more to her than anything else. When Barbu is involved in a terrible accident, Cornelia has the chance to prove that she will do anything to defend her child.
=> FOR THE YOUNGEST
Two evenings of cartoons for young viewers, but also for adults
SATURDAY 5 AUGUST, 21.00
My life as a courgette (Ma vie de courgette, Switzerland, 63') animation, by Claude Barras
Zucchina is the nickname of a 9-year-old boy whose story, though peculiar, is actually surprisingly universal. After the sudden death of his mother, he befriends a kindly police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to a group home where other orphans reside. Zucchina will have to struggle to find her place in this strange and sometimes hostile, environment, but with the help of Raymond and her new friends she will learn to trust, find true love and a new family.
TUESDAY 15 AUGUST, 21.00
Dilili in Paris (Dilili à Paris, France/Belgium, 95') animation, by Michel Ocelot
In the Paris of the Belle Époque, the young detective Dilili, originally from New Caledonia, begins to investigate with the young bellboy Orel some mysterious abductions of girls. During their search, the two meet extraordinary men and women, famous artists and thinkers, who provide them with a series of clues. Dilili and Orel thus become aware of an underworld of very special villains, the Master Men, and will do anything to stop them.
=> Hungarian Cinema
In collaboration with the National Film Institute Hungary, the Hungarian Academy Rome, the Hungarian Consulate - Venice and the Italian-Hungarian Cultural Association of Triveneto
MONDAY 7 AUGUST, 21.00
Hat hét (Six Weeks, Hungary, 2022, 95', subtitled language) drama, by Noémi Veronika Szakonyi
Six weeks is the time within which a biological mother can change her mind about adoption and ask for her child back. An exhausting time for teenage Sofi, torn between the desire to return to the daily routine of study and sports training and doubts about her own choices. A first feature by a young director who presents the perspective of the biological mother and her emotional complexity without levity, in the context of present-day Hungary.
TUESDAY 8 AUGUST, 21.00
Western Holiday (Riviera est, Ungheria, 2022, 105', v.o.sott.it.) commedia, di Dániel Tiszeker, Balázs Lévai
Brilliant photography and a pop soundtrack for a Hungarian family's holiday postcard from the 1980s. But instead of arriving on the Côte d'Azur, the four protagonists of the highly original comedy pretend to be German tourists in a Grand Hotel on Lake Balaton and find themselves embroiled in an international espionage intrigue.
WEDNESDAY 9 AUGUST, 21.00
Az Unoka (The Nephew, Hungary, 2022, 116', subtitled language version) thriller, by Kristóf Deák
The 40-year-old director Deák already has an Oscar for best short film behind him and knows how to stage everyday life, with its small beauties - a grandfather who goes to a dance class at the neighbourhood social centre - and its terrible horrors - telephone scams on the elderly that break their hearts. The grandson is a young man like so many, a boy who works all day in a call centre but finds time for his nearest and dearest. The nephew is a young man like many, made a criminal by a marginal life, who takes advantage of the frailty of the elderly. A gripping noir about the nuances of the soul.
=> French Cinema
Screenings organised with the support of the Institut Français and the Alliance Française of Venice
SATURDAY 12 AUGUST, 21.00
Azuro (France, 2022, 104', language in Italian) drama, by Matthieu Rozé
It is summer, the heat is overwhelming, the weather is out of control. Like every year, the friends return to their favourite little village, nestled between the sea and the mountains. As usual, they are bored, they eat, they drink a lot. They pay no attention to the fire on the mountain, nor to the world around them. But this year, a mysterious man arrives from the sea and upsets their supposed balance... Film adaptation of The Horses of Tarquinia by Marguerite Duras.
SUNDAY 13 AUGUST, 21.00
Robuste (France, 2021, 95', subtitled in Italian) comedy, by Constance Meyer
When his right-hand man and security man has to go away for several weeks, Georges, an ageing film star, is assigned a replacement, Aïssa. A unique bond is formed between the disillusioned actor and the young security agent.
MONDAY 14 AUGUST, 21.00
César et Rosalie (He's nice... but I'd break his face, France, 1972, 110', subtitled language version), comedy, by Claude Sautet
The story of a trio in love and a budding friendship. César loves Rosalie. César is at ease in society, full of enthusiasm and runs a scrapping company. Rosalie, who has remained very close to her family, shares her life with César. And there is also David, an artist who was once the lover so dear to Rosalie's heart. The two men, who fight over the same woman, end up becoming friends....
=>Swiss Cinema
In collaboration with Swiss Cinema in Venice and the Consulate General of Switzerland in Milan and Venice.
THURSDAY 17 AUGUST, 21.00
Die Goldenen Jahre (The Golden Years, Switzerland/Germany, 2022, 92', subtitled language) comedy, by Barbara Kulcsar
Free at last! Alice and Peter celebrate their retirement and, with it, the beginning of a new phase in their lives. But upon the sudden death of their dear friend Magalie, Alice makes a shocking discovery: Magalie was having a secret affair! Peter, however, faced with the finiteness of life, falls into an existential crisis. Alice hopes that the cruise she has been dreaming of will rekindle the passion in her marriage to Peter, but to her surprise, her husband invites Magalie's widower Heinz to join them. On the ship, Peter spends all his time with his friend, so Alice decides to investigate Magalie's mysterious lover... Between Bread and Tulips and Sliding Doors, director Barbara Kulcsar paints with brushstrokes of irony (sometimes fierce) and great sensitivity a hilarious comedy about old age and the infinite possibilities of life. Because, in the end, it is never too late!
FRIDAY 18 AUGUST, 21.00
Tosca's Kiss (Switzerland, 1984, 87', rev.) documentary, by Daniel Schmid
Without the performances of singers and musicians, the history of music would only tell of forgotten and dusty sheet music. That is why, as a sign of gratitude to those who had made his music famous, the great composer Giuseppe Verdi founded a retirement home to house all artists who had fallen into decline. Daniel Schmid, the great master of Swiss cinema, gives us a magical and timeless fresco of 'Casa Verdi', capturing the faces, bodies, voices, notes, and stories of those who trod the stage for a lifetime. Thanks to the magic of cinema, past and present merge, as soon as the lights around the director's camera bring back memories of the times when the elderly inhabitants of the house were stage stars. An authentic gem to be rediscovered, the inspiration for Dustin Hoffman's Quartet, and loved by audiences on all continents.
SATURDAY 19 AUGUST, 21.00
The temptation to exist (Switzerland, 2022, 95', ver.o.) comedy/drama by Fabio Pellegrinelli
Elvezio Zoppi, a recently retired teacher beset by a thousand phobias, realises that over four million francs have been mistakenly deposited into his bank account. Instead of reporting the oversight, an unexpected decision takes shape in his mind: he withdraws the money and flees at 50 km per hour on his old but stainless scooter. Thus begins an enthralling on-the-road adventure that will take us from Ticino to the Po Delta, all on Elvezio's moped (magnificently played by Paolo Sassanelli) to sow the seeds of bizarre Swiss-German hitmen and an unlikely private investigator in the pay of the big bank. We have fun (a lot!), we are moved (a lot!), and we all become heroes for a day. Like Elvezio!
=> VENICE FILM WEEK
In collaboration with Venice Film Week - International Selection of Independent Cinema
SUNDAY 20 AUGUST, 21.00
Tarkovski Agency presents Venice Film Week: six Venetian evenings dedicated to independent films (at the Casa del Cinema and Campo San Polo).
Venice Film Week returns to Venice with its seventh edition! Created by and for independent filmmakers, the free-entrance event has consolidated itself in just a few years as an appointment for those curious about out-of-the-ordinary and experimental cinema. The selection of films offers an ever-changing mix of works of different lengths and nationalities characterised by original ideas and aesthetics. Once again this year the festival runs between the Cinemoving screen and the Casa del Cinema screen. The screenings, all in original language with English subtitles, will be held on 20 August at the open-air cinema in Campo San Polo; from 21 to 25 August at the Casa del Cinema.
Venice Film Week returns to Venice with its seventh edition! Created by and for independent filmmakers, the free-entrance event has consolidated itself in just a few years as an appointment for those curious about out-of-the-ordinary and experimental cinema. The selection of films offers an ever-changing mix of works of different lengths and nationalities characterised by original ideas and aesthetics. Once again this year the festival runs between the Cinemoving screen and the Casa del Cinema screen. The screenings, all in original language with English subtitles, will be held on 20 August at the open-air cinema in Campo San Polo; from 21 to 25 August at the Casa del Cinema.
Some photos of the 2022 edition:
For info:
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