Anteprime, Classici, Eventi Speciali

A variegated section full of surprises, expanding the selection that Bergamo Film Meeting offers its audience. It features special events, previews, classic film screenings and projects created in collaboration with other institutions and long-time partners of the Festival. Not to be missed are the five Cult Movies that pay homage to Lauren Bacall, one of the biggest Hollywood stars of all time, and the midnight movie, the Sci-Fi masterpiece War of the Worlds. Also included in the programme are the four shorts by the young Olmi 2022 Award finalists, and the Prospettiva Olmi section, in collaboration with FIC – Federazione Italiana Cineforum, dedicated to the late director and his pupil Giorgio Diritti.

The renewed collaboration with the ORLANDO festival this year features Fogo-Fátuo by João Pedro Rodrigues, a musical comedy set in the future. This year, the Encounters: Cinema and Contemporary Art section features Antonio Rezza, one of the most significant Italian contemporary cinema and theatre performers. His latest film, Il Cristo in gola, will be presented, accompanied on BFM’s social channels by an extensive video interview with Rezza himself, which will be subtitled and translated into LIS – Italian Sign Language.

Finally, on the occasion of the commemoration of the victims of Covid-19, the short film 18 marzo by Beppe Manzi, produced by Oki Doki Film, will be screened: the story, loosely based on true events, tells a story of love and hope at the time of the pandemic.

Psycho Live Orchestra

A tribute to Lauren Bacall. The American actress is the image of the BFM 41 fundraising campaign
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In 2019, the City of Bergamo established the Ermanno Olmi Award in memoriam of the late lamented director and fellow citizen. Main goal of the Ermanno Olmi Award is the promotion of young filmmakers and their works. It is addressed to filmmakers of all nationalities and not older than 30. The short film Flores del precipicio by Andrea Gatopoulos (Spain, Italy, 2022) has won the fourth edition of the Ermanno Olmi Award. The film, along with the other finalists, will be shown during the festival.