A print shop owner with seasonal depression becomes obsessed with copying the life of his new customer, an extravagant jungle explorer, based on his film photographs...
When a young woman volunteers for a neuroscientific trial on near-death visions, she and the lead researcher are drawn into a dangerous experiment where memory and reality collapse. “Afterburn” is a haunting exploration of guilt, grief, and forgiveness, asking what it means to cross the...
The Climate Future Film Festival: Chapter 2 — Youth, Reckoning & Resolve Awards Judge: Edward Norton Honorary Judge: Bill McKibben Best Performance Award: Tilda Swinton Twelve shorts. Nine countries. One question: what comes next? A program of Merlyn Climate Grants, this edition of the Climate Future Film Festival is presented...
As part of the 25th edition of the RIFF, we will host a special Masterclass with Academy Award-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis and film editor Jo Francis. Building on their longstanding artistic collaboration on internationally acclaimed films such as Third Person (2013), In the Valley of Elah...
Performance Live: Cinema Espanso e Improvvisazione Audiovisiva An immersive "Live Cinema" experience in which moving images, conceptual art, and experimental music merge live before an audience. The artist manipulates their latest films in real time, deconstructing sounds and visuals through glitches, ambient noise, and unique sound...
This phase of the day is structured to ensure that the pitching session is as productive as possible for all participants. A selection of 8 to 10 candidates, chosen from the finalists of the RIFF screenplay competition, will pitch their projects (5 minutes per project)...
The RIFF returns with a special Forum dedicated to the intersection of cinema and artificial intelligence, pushing past the boundaries of visual experimentation. Under the banner of “Hackering the Frame,” this second edition explores the act of deconstructing and re-signifying the traditional cinematic frame through...
From the camera to the light: constructing the cinematic image on set with cinematographer Gherardo Gossi One of the most prominent cinematographers in contemporary Italian cinema, he has collaborated with directors such as Daniele Vicari, Guido Chiesa, Emma Dante, Daniele Gaglianone, Francesco Amato, and Lucio Pellegrini....
While revisiting his now-abandoned school, Ignas runs into a former classmate. As they wander through corridors filled with conflicting memories, they try to capture what will soon be gone. ...
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