Close Up

BFM — 44
BFM — 44

14 Independent international productions never before screened in Italy. Documentary films in which the inquisitive and attentive gaze of the director delves without hesitation into the heart of reality, proving capable of grasping and synthesising the visible and the invisible, narrating a theme, a place, a character in “close-ups”, with intensity and participation. Two awards will be assigned: worth € 2,000, the Best Documentary CGIL Bergamo – Close Up Section will be awarded based on the preferences expressed by the audience, as a recognition to promote independent film productions; the CGIL Jury Prize – La Sortie de l’Usine, worth € 1,000 and reserved for the film that best addresses the issues related to the labour market and working life, will be awarded by the CGIL Bergamo trade union delegates to the director of the best film in competition.

All films

  • AzzaItalian title: Azza
    Directed by Stefanie Brockhaus
    Germany / 2025 / 90’, col. , O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Ceux qui veillentItalian title: Coloro che vegliano [t.l.]
    Directed by Karima Saïdi
    Belgium, France, Qatar / 2025 / 88’, col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Grünes LichtItalian title: Luce verde [t.l.]
    Directed by Pavel Cuzuioc
    Austria, Romania / 2025 / 101’, col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Lentävä kuolemaItalian title: Cavalcando con la morte [t.l.]
    Directed by Nina Forsman, Sakari Suuronen
    Finland / 2025 / 70’, bw and col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • LetopisItalian title: Cronaca [t.l.]
    Directed by Martin Kollar
    Slovakia, Czech Republic / 2025 / 70’, col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Padrone e sottoItalian title: Padrone e sotto
    Directed by Roberto-C.
    Italy / 2025 / 83’, col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Päivien lumoItalian title: Giorni meravigliosi [t.l.]
    Directed by Karin Pennanen
    Finland, Denmark, Norway / 2025 / 87’, col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Road 190Italian title: Strada 190 [t.l.]
    Directed by Emilie Cornu, Charlotte Nastasi
    Switzerland, Belgium / 2025 / 66', col., O.V., o.v. sub. it.
  • SupernaturalItalian title: Soprannaturale [t.l.]
    Directed by Ventura Durall
    Spain, France, Belgium / 2025 / 81’, col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • TestamentsItalian title: Le ultime volontà [t.l.]
    Directed by Jānis Ābele
    Latvia / 2025 / 73’, col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • To Close Your Eyes and See FireItalian title: Chiudere gli occhi e vedere il fuoco [t.l.]
    Directed by Nicola von Leffern, Jakob Carl Sauer
    Austria / 2024 / 98’, col. , O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • VapeurItalian title: Vapore [t.l.]
    Directed by Anush Hamzehian, Vittorio Mortarotti
    France / 2025 / 73', col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Wir, die WolfsItalian title: Noi, gli Wolf [t.l.]
    Directed by Darío Aguirre
    Germany, Ecuador / 2025 / 98’, col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Útóipe CheilteachItalian title: Utopia celtica [t.l.]
    Directed by Dennis Harvey, Lars Lovén
    Sweden, Ireland / 2025 / 90’, col., O.V., o.v. sub. it.