Lecce Film Fest 18

Can cinema still be a readable sign of reality, even when it appears increasingly enigmatic and contradictory? Probably yes, as long as its gaze is free from any conditioning. This is the gaze of the Lecce Film Fest which, coming of age, returns to open a window on the world through full-length and short films of independent cinema.
From Tuesday 24th to Saturday 28th September 2024, five days of "cinema without borders" at the Convitto Palmieri in Lecce to smile, get passionate and reflect with a careful selection of fiction, documentaries, animations, and experimental films among the most interesting in the international panorama.
A mosaic of humanity with many pieces: the turmoils of childhood and adolescence, hope in the midst of war, gender identity, women's experiences, poetry in disability, the South, cinema, and music.
There are also many styles and genres of storytelling in the twenty-six competing films, featuring well-known Italian actors (Ascanio Celestini, Alessandro Benvenuti, Giacomo Rizzo), international professionals, and young beginners.
To accompany the screenings, there will be interviews with the present authors, a writing workshop led by screenwriter Demetrio Salvi, two focuses on the history of rock dedicated to Claudio Rocchi and Alice in Chains, the meeting "Visions of Women" on women's cinema, and the out-of-competition short film "Terra mala" by Chiara Idrusa Scrimieri with the Salento singer-songwriter Mino De Santis.
The Festival is organized by the Cineclub Fiori di Fuoco, in collaboration with the Italian Union of Cinema Circles, Bernardini Library, and Biblio-Museum Center of Lecce, with the sponsorship of the Ministry of Culture and under the artistic direction of Nicola Neto and Ornella Striani.
Entry fee: € 5.00.
Information: leccefilmfest@gmail.com - Full program on www.leccefilmfest.it.
Web: www.leccefilmfest.it