SU E JÙ PAL FRIÛL: IL MANGJÂ DI ÎR E DI VUÊ
Recipes, Flavors, and Ancient Culinary Traditions of Friuli Venezia Giulia SYNOPSIS The cultural influences on Friulian cuisine are manifold. As a border region, Friuli Venezia Giulia has been shaped over the centuries by Austrian, Slovenian, and, of course, Italian culinary traditions. This cultural melting pot has profoundly enriched the region’s gastronomic repertoire, giving rise to […]
Legami Tipici
A journey through history, memory, and flavors to rediscover the roots of Bisiac cuisine Legami Tipici is a research and enhancement project exploring the deep historical and cultural connections preserved in the traditional recipes of the Bisiac area. Ancient preparations, interpreted through a historical and ethnographic lens, become valuable markers of identity, revealing social connections […]
The Bubble of the Wayward Waters
A film by Anna Di Francisca Lorenzo has a dream: to repopulate his village, to bring it back to life… even more so after the fury of the earthquake that also destroyed his farmhouse. Synopsis An isolated mountain village, shattered by a terrible earthquake… its rebirth prevented by bureaucracy. When reality is too hard to […]
LUNA
A short film by Aurora Ovan Nature and City are in conflict. On both sides, everyone is convinced that they cannot coexist peacefully. Luna wants to prove otherwise. Synopsis In a dystopian 2045, the world is divided into two great Countries constantly in war: Nature and City. Luna, a young and rebellious shaman-to-be, wants to […]
The Kiss of the Grasshopper
A film by Elmar Imanov The idiosyncratic Bernard covers his books in paper and lives with his sheep Fiete. When his father falls ill, his reality grows even more shaky and he sets out to find his lost balance. A magic realist tale of grief, loneliness, intimacy and new starts. https://vimeo.com/1052290676 Synopsis Bernard is a […]
The last miners
Notes and memoirs of four now elderly former miners of Cave del Predil A short documentary collecting the memories of four elderly miners – Felice Sabidussi, Danilo Kravanja, Gianfranco Pontarini and Valerio Rossi – who lived and worked a lifetime in the former Cave del Predil Mine. A documentary produced by Incipit Film with the […]
Gris Biblia Pauperum
A multimedia journey of discovery through a cycle of frescoes which is unique The Gris Biblia Pauperum project was born out of a desire to highlight the unique and little-known historical-artistic heritage of the church of Sant’Andrea in Gris, in the Municipality of Bicinicco. The church of Sant’Andrea is in fact the only one in the Friuli […]
SEARTH – The European Video-Art Contest in the Adriatic Lagoon
An international video-art contest for young artists under 35 from Austria, Italy and Slovenia. An international video-art competition, set in the Lagoon of Grado (GO). 9 artists under 35 from Italy, Slovenia and Austria participate in an artistic residency with the aim of reinterpreting the Lagoon of Grado through video art, specifically the areas of […]
To the origins of the mine
A visual journey to discover the former Bretto Gallery, Monte Re and the Laveria of Cave del Predil. A short documentary about the ex former Cave del Predil Mine and its unaccessible zones like lower levels of the Bretto Tunnel, the Monte Re area, and the Laveria, accompanied by footage of Geological measurements taken by […]
360° TRAIN CIVIDALE – CAPORETTO
The river, the railroad: a path of clashes and encounters throughout the Centuries An audiovisual project that aims to highlight how the social and cultural life of the Natisone and Cividalese Valleys territory has always been influenced by the presence of the border. Through this project a virtual reality film was made, with Alberto Moretti‘s […]
The story of Re Fosco
An animation project about Refosco wine https://vimeo.com/679953813 A storytelling project with promotional and educational value, to tell wine through stories of the territory and to tell the territory through wine. Refosco, and its history, told through three short episodes made with the video-animation technique. A project by Incipit Film, in partnership with Promoturismo FVG, Comune […]
The Laveria of Cave del Predil
A short documentary about the story of the Laveria in the processing cycle of the former mine of Cave del Predil. A collection of memories of a piece of Friuli Venezia Giulia’s history, which takes the viewer on a journey to discover the history of the Laveria of Cave del Predil and its role in […]
Pan di Sorc
Discovering the Friulian tradition A visual journey to discover the places of Friuli’s rural tradition. A project by Incipit Film realized with the Pan di Sorc Association, Carnico Museum of Folk Arts Michele Gortani, City of Gemona di Friuli, Slow Food Italia, Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Promoturismo FVG, in collaboration with the Associazione Natura Cavalli […]
Lignano Sabbiadoro
A long walkway to the sea https://vimeo.com/556119179 A multimedia project about the story of the well-known Friulian seaside resort through a series of videos made from archival material. Accompanying it are exhibition panels using historical postcards (from the early 1900s to the 1970s) from the collection of the Lignano Sabbiadoro Municipal Library. An Incipit Film […]
Diogene Penzi – San Vito al Tagliamento
The Friulian peasant world told through modern audiovisual language The Diogenes Penzi project was created with the intention of engaging the visitor in a unique museum experience, discovering the Friulian farming world through a dynamic and varied tour, where the films made complement and complement the story of the objects on display in the various […]
Women of the Resistance
A project sustained by the European “Europe for Citizens” programme and realized by 6 cultural organization from three countries: Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. “Women of the resistance” is a project started with the discovery of the diary of Maria Antonietta Moro, a partisan borned on the Italian-Slovenian border who fought for the liberation from the […]
In Lampedusa
A photography exhibition by Marta Zaccaron, exposed in Trieste and Udine. A photography exhibition born to document through images the portraits of immigrant people landed in Lampedusa and then welcomed in Friuli Venezia Giulia. Lampedusa has been chosen as a reportage’s starting point both because the island has become a symbol of immigration in Italy, […]
The history of European women
A cultural project for Friuli Venezia Giulia high schools. During 2018, the students of selected Friuli Venezia Giulia high schools took part on a research work about 50 female prominent figures that signed the European history of 20th century in many areas: art, science, geography, sport and politics. The result of this activity is a […]
Mohamed on Tour
Mohamed and the fisherman in projection all over Italy. Thanks to our collaboration with journalists and cultural associations, in 2014 we showed the documentary “Mohamed and the fisherman” around Italy. A unique occasion to examine in depth the major themes treated in the documentary and open new dialogues Screened at Libreria Griot, RomeWith the participation of: Carla […]
The story of Anton Ukmar
The adventure of a Italo-Slovenian idealist revolutionary through the 20th century. First a communist, then a pro-slovene nationalist terrorist, in 1929 he fled from the police and began a long journey to the most violent places of war of the last century. To document the history of Anton Ukmar we collaborated with numerous historians from all […]
Joséphine in Friuli
Joséphine De Beauharnais arrives in Friuli Venezia Giulia. Thanks to our collaboration with the cultural association “La Giordola” (Marano Lagunare – UD) and the french association “Le souvenir Napoléonien”, in 2015 we organized a cultural event at Feltrinelli Bookshop in Udine, with the screening of the documentary in conversation with Paolo Foramitti. ––– Discover more about […]
Ai Weiwei’s Turandot
A documentary by Maxim Derevianko AI WEIWEI’S TURANDOT follows world renowned artist, Ai Weiwei, as he brings his artistic vision and iconoclastic activism to Puccini’s Turandot at the Rome Opera House during his operatic directorial debut, using the opera as a backdrop to address many issues that plague mankind.https://vimeo.com/1052245479 Synopsis The documentary follows Chinese revolutionary […]
WILD ANIMALS AND WHERE TO TREAT THEM
A documentary by Marta Zaccaron Stories of rescue, research, and return to the wild from the University of Udine’s Research and Coordination Center for Wildlife Rescue. SYNOPSIS The documentary follows the work of the Wildlife Recovery and Coordination Research Center of the University of Udine, based in Pagnacco. The only facility of its kind in […]
The Chain of Time
A short film by Aurora Ovan In a remote mountain village, the ritual of the chain of time occurs every year: here, a child, chosen by the Priestess, must deliver her the symbol of the childhood.https://vimeo.com/1076654441 Synopsis In a remote mountain village, the ritual of the chain of time is kept happening every year: here, […]
The Other Side of the Pipe
A documentary by Marko Kumer Three activists join forces to stand against a massive European gas pipeline project, impacting civil rights from Azerbaijan to southern Italy.https://vimeo.com/873975555 Synopsis The Southern Gas Corridor, spanning 3500 kilometers from Azerbaijan to Southern Italy, represents Europe’s largest energy endeavor. Greek farmer Themis, retired teacher Ippazio, and young activist Giacomo feel […]
Family Therapy
A tragi-comedy by Sonja Prosenc When all Aleksander wants is to present his perfect family for the upcoming Trip to Space contest, his grown-up son from an old relationship enters the family household, and the seemingly ideal family image is put to a test. https://vimeo.com/962959625/ Synopsis When a young stranger enters what appears to be […]
Felicità Cannibale
A short film by Daniel Baldotto When Antonella discovers the contents of her father’s will, she is left speechless: if she wants the substantial inheritance he left her, she will have to eat a spoonful of his ashes. Synopsis When Antonella discovers the contents of her father’s will, she is left speechless: if she wants […]
Kino Volta
A film by Martin Turk In early 20th century Austro-Hungarian city of Trieste, a group of local fearless entrepreneurs decided to open Ireland’s first full time cinema, the Cinema Volta, led by an unknown english teacher from Dublin: James Joyce. https://vimeo.com/868229887 Synopsis In 1909, four fearless entrepreneurs and then-unknown Irish writer James Joyce met in […]
Erto – The moon beneath the water
A film by Alessandro Negrini A fresco with dreamlike atmospheres in Erto, a village devastated by the Vajont tragedy, torn between the desire for rebirth and the need to preserve the memory of a painful past. https://vimeo.com/868302697 Synopsis A portrait of the community of Erto, in the Dolomites, which 60 years ago suffered a huge […]
Sanremo
A film by Miroslav Mandić Living in the same nursing home, the two elderly enjoy their time together, sometimes argue like couples do, but often have to start over again, as if they met for the first time. https://vimeo.com/513335286 Synopsis A unique love story evokes Gigliola Cinquetti’s “Non ho l’età”, the winner of the 1960’s […]
Don’t forget to breathe
A feature film by Martin Turk Everything changes for 15-year old Klemen, when his older brother Peter, who he is very attached to, falls in love with beautiful Sonja. https://vimeo.com/365245150 Synopsis Klemen (15) lives with his older brother Peter and single mother in a small remote rural town. Klemen’s well-established routine of spending time with […]
The identity dilemma
A documentary by Sabrina Morena Five women whose lives have been brushed by the winds of History, are forced to make hard choices that changed their life projects. https://vimeo.com/280323728 Synopsis Five actresses and their director are working on a play representing the lives of five women that lived during World War I, looking for the […]
I_Island
A documentary by Miha Čelar Every man is an island.A story about an old man from Slovenia and a small Croatian island. Synopsis Biševo is a tiny Adriatic island – only 5.84 km². The island community is faced with extinction. But, the people who are still there are determined to stay. The youngest couple on […]
Pappenstory
A documentary by Martin Turk A Story about a group of young artists that in the 70s decided to establish the Slovene amateur theatre SAG in Trieste to represent a critical perception to social reality, not subordinating itself to current political authorities. https://vimeo.com/212500040 Synopsis The institution of the Slovene theatre in Trieste was a fundamental […]
Women on the border
Ritrovato il suo diario di guerra dopo la sua morte, una figlia scopre chi era veramente sua madre: una relazione tra due donne nel momento estremo in cui una cessa di vivere e l’altra continua ad esistere.
U.Z.C. – The secret story
A documentary by Massimo Garlatti-Costa A secret story, recently resurfaced after over fifty years, that shows office politics at the Italian borders and the establishment of democracy after WWII. https://vimeo.com/315197941 Synopsis Following the end of World War II, the Italian Government acquired jurisdiction over two borderland territories, inhabited by large linguistic minorities, that were dangerously […]
Like a bullet around Europe
A documentary by Mauro Tonini The story of an Italian-Slovenian revolutionary idealist through the 20th century between yielding and rebellion, harshness and mercy, fear and courage. https://vimeo.com/118573920 Synopsis Beginning with the fascist repression in Slovenian Carso in the 20‘s, the life-tale of a young Slovenian terrorist, Anton Ukmar. The story of his flight to Paris […]
Mohamed and the fisherman
A documentary by Marco Leopardi A simple and yet powerful story about an incredible rescue in the Mediterranean Sea. The last survivor on a sinking boat departed from Africa, after a week without food nor water. The story of a reunion that brings hope and humanity. https://vimeo.com/55770985 Synopsis Mohamed is a young African man who […]
In search of Joséphine
A documentary by Eric Ellena In France, Canada, Italy and the Caribbean, there is a historical icon that novelists, historians and curators all share a common passion for – a woman who died in 1814 only to become the central topic of numerous texts and literature worldwide. https://vimeo.com/237079293 Synopsis Joséphine de Beauharnais, born Rose Tascher […]