Get your fancy clothes out of storage! Force your feet into those sexy pumps. It is almost time to prance down the red carpet at Pontelandolfo’s International Film Festival – Comicron!
This December 15th and 16th our little southern Italian village will be screening short comic films from all over the world. The glitterati will be there. The press will be there. Hell, Jack and I will be there. Will your short comic film be there?
Producers of Short Comic Films – Enter ComicronToday!
Pontelandolfo, in cooperation with Centro Studi Ugo Gregoretti and Pontelandolfo’s Pro Loco presents the fifth edition of the Comic Short International Film Festival, Comicron. The project creator and artistic director is award winning film director and Honorary Pontelandolfo Citizen, Ugo Gregoretti.
Reaching out to handy dandy Wikipedia, I discovered a little of Gregoretti’s background –
Ugo Gregoretti is an Italian film, television and stage director, actor, screenwriter, author and television host. He has directed 20 films since 1956. For RAI, Gregoretti worked as a documentarist and a director. In 1960 he won the Premio Italia Award for the television documentary La Sicilia del Gattopardo. In 1962 he made his film debut with the comedy-drama I nuovi angeli. Having directed both theatre and opera, he was president of the Turin Permanent Theatre from 1980 to 1989 and in 1995 he was nominated president of the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico. In 2010 he was awarded with a special Lifetime Nastro d’Argentofor his career.
The location of the Festival in Pontelandolfo is not only indicative of the Gregoretti’s desire to create an alternative venue for this quirky art form, but also his commitment to the village where he summered as a child. His family actually owned Pontelandolfo’s iconic tower. Not only is he the driving force behind the Short Comic Film Festival, Gregoretti has also donated his personal archives to the town. Centro Studi Ugo Gregoretti is an invaluable resource for film students.
Comicron, devoted exclusively to one genre – comedy – is a unique experience in the International Festival scene. Audiences come and leave the viewing areas smiling. Seriously, this is not only a great experience for we giggling audience members but also for Indie Film makers with a comic flair.
So, now that you have the basics please spread the word to your artsy and funny film making pals. Unlike other festivals this one is FREE to enter – it costs nada, nothing, niente. The top prize is €500! Think about it for only a nano-second and then forward the guidelines to your pals. (The website only translated the guidelines – hisss – but you can check out the pictures and let google translate play. Also, they call the application area subscribe. Strange, I know. If you need help ask me.)
Registration Fee: Free
Deadline for applications: November 10, 2018
Festival dates: December 15 and 16, 2018
€500 Award – ComicronAward 2018 – Best Short Film
ENTER TODAY AND VISIT PONTELANDOLFO THIS DECEMBER!
Ci vediamo sul tappeto rosso!
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