Close Up

BFM — 42
BFM — 42

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.

Film list

  • And They Will Talk About UsItalian title: E parleranno di noi [t.l.]
    Directed by Sieva Diamantakos
    Ukraine, Italy, Finland / 2023 / 103 min., col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Au cimetière de la pelliculeItalian title: Il cimitero della pellicola [t.l.]
    Directed by Thierno Souleymane Diallo
    France, Senegal, Guinea, Saudi Arabia / 2023 / 93 min., col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Bis hierhin und wie weiter?Italian title: Restiamo uniti [t.l.]
    Directed by Felix Maria Bühler
    Germany / 2023 / 91 min., col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Bon voyageItalian title: Buon viaggio [t.l.]
    Directed by Karine Birgé
    Belgium / 2023 / 54 min., col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Contos do EsquecimentoItalian title: I racconti dell’oblio [t.l.]
    Directed by Dulce Fernandes
    Portugal / 2023 / 63 min., col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • En Tavs HistorieItalian title: Una storia silenziosa [t.l.]
    Directed by Anders Skovbjerg Jepsen
    Denmark, Sweden / 2023 / 100 min., col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Glas, mijn onvervulde levenItalian title: Bicchiere, la mia vita incompiuta [t.l.]
    Directed by Rogier Kappers
    Netherlands / 2023 / 94 min., col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • MegaheartzItalian title: Megaheartz
    Directed by Emily Norling
    Sweden, Norway / 2023 / 80 min., col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Når vandene delesItalian title: Acque torbide [t.l.]
    Directed by Martin B. Gulnov
    Denmark / 2023 / 67 min., col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Poznámky z EremocénuItalian title: Note dall’Eremocene [t.l.]
    Directed by Viera Čákanyová
    Slovakia, Czech Republic / 2023 / 78 min., col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • The Golden ThreadItalian title: Il filo d’oro [t.l.]
    Directed by Nishtha Jain
    India, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom / 2022 / 86 min., col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Twin FencesItalian title: Recinzioni gemelle [t.l.]
    Directed by Yana Osman
    Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Germany / 2023 / 97 min., col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Wanha MarkkuItalian title: In costruzione [t.l.]
    Directed by Markus Toivo
    Finland / 2023 / 61 min., col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.
  • Wir Waren KumpelItalian title: Una volta eravamo minatori [t.l.]
    Directed by Christian Johannes Koch, Jonas Matauschek
    Germany, Switzerland / 2023 / 103 min., col., O.V., o.v. sub. it./en.