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BFM — 39

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, 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.

Film list

Albert, bergerItalian title: Albert, pastore [t.l.]
Directed by Philippe Van Cutsem
Belgium, France / 2019 / 62 min., Colour, O.V., sub. it./en.
Alt det jeg erItalian title: Tutto ciò che sono [t.l.]
Directed by Tone Grøttjord-Glenne
Norway / 2020 / 75 min., Colour, O.V., sub. it./en.
Amor FatiItalian title: Amor Fati
Directed by Cláudia Varejão
Portugal, France, Switzerland / 2020 / 102 min., Colour, O.V., English, French
Après L'usineItalian title: Oltre La Fabbrica [t.l.]
Directed by Maxime Coton
Belgium / 2019 / 50 min., Colour, O.V., sub. it./en.
ArgumentsItalian title: Discussioni [t.l.]
Directed by Olivier Zabat
France / 2019 / 108 min., Colour, O.V., sub. it.
Ikuiset vaeltajatItalian title: Eterni vagabondi [t.l.]
Directed by Mika Mattila
Finland, Norway, Germany / 2020 / 88 min., Colour, O.V., sub. it./en.
Lobster SoupItalian title: Zuppa d'aragosta [t.l.]
Directed by Pepe Andreu, Rafa Molés
Spain, Iceland, Lithuania / 2020 / 97 min.O.V., sub. it./en.
My Father, The SpyItalian title: Mio padre, la spia [t.l.]
Directed by Gints Grube, Jaak Kilmi
Latvia, United States, Germany / 2019 / 84 min., Colour, O.V., sub. it./en.
My Mexican BretzelItalian title: Il mio bretzel messicano [t.l.]
Directed by Nuria Giménez Lorang
Spain / 2019 / 74 min., Colour and B&W, O.V., Spanish, English
My Piece Of The EarthItalian title: Il mio pezzo di terra [t.l.]
Directed by Maka Gogaladze
Georgia / 2019 / 54 min., Colour, O.V., sub. it./en.
Olliver HawkItalian title: L'ipnotizzatore [t.l.]
Directed by Arthur Franck
Finland / 2019 / 72 min., Colour and B&W, O.V., sub. it./en.
PollywoodItalian title: Pollywood
Directed by Pawel Ferdek
Poland / 2020 / 85 min., Colour, O.V., sub. it./en.
Show DancerItalian title: Ballerino di spettacolo [t.l.]
Directed by Laurits Flensted-Jensen
Denmark / 2020 / 77 min., Colour, O.V., English
Síðasta HaustiðItalian title: L'ultimo autunno [t.l.]
Directed by Yrsa Roca Fannberg
Iceland / 2019 / 79 min., Colour and B&W, O.V., sub. it./en.
The Sound Is InnocentItalian title: Il suono è Innocente [t.l.]
Directed by Johana Ožvold
Czech Republic, France, Slovakia / 2019 / 68 min.O.V., sub. it./en.
They Thought They Saw A GhostItalian title: Pensavano di aver visto un fantasma [t.l.]
Directed by Paolo Patelli, Giulio Squillacciotti, Giuditta Vendrame
Netherlands, Italy / 2020 / 51 min., Colour, O.V., sub. it./en.

Visti da Vicino – Fuori Concorso

SoloItalian title: Assolo [t.l.]
Directed by Artemio Benki
Czech Republic, France, Argentina, Austria / 2017 / 84 min., Colour, O.V., sub. it./en.

Visti da Vicino – Proposta CGIL

La giornataItalian title: La giornata
Directed by Pippo Mezzapesa
Italy / 2017 / 11 min., Colour, O.V.

Sections

As always dedicated to new authors, the international competition will premiere 7 feature films, never before screened in Italy, characterized by their stylistic and narrative originality in dealing with contemporary themes.

Competition – Exhibition

Encounters: Cinema and Contemporary Art

All the films BFM 39

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Film list

Visti da Vicino – Fuori Concorso

Visti da Vicino – Proposta CGIL

Sections

Competition – Exhibition

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Europe, Now!

Animation cinema: Izabela Plucińska

Previews, Classics and Special Events

Volker Schlöndorff.
The BFM 39 retrospective

Tribute to Jerzy Skolimowski

Tribute to Márta Mészáros

Encounters: Cinema and Contemporary Art

All the films BFM 39

Bergamo Film Meeting Onlus

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