OCTOBER 16
09:30 | PALAEXPO | Opening - Welcome desk10:00 - 11:45 | PALAEXPO CINEMA ROOM
UNBOX Italia - Pitching Session Training with Stefano Tealdi
Training program exclusively for the teams of producers and directors selected for the UNBOX project.
10:30 - 12:00 | PALAEXPO AUDITORIUM ROOM
10:30 | INSTITUTIONAL GREETINGS (15’) | Opening of the SHORT FILM DAYS
11:00 | FOCUS CANADA: GUEST COUNTRY 2024
Members of the Canadian delegation will present their projects for new coproductions and share existing funding models in their country to support co-production in the global content market.
Event in English/Italian
12:00-13:00 | SALA CINEMA PALAEXPO
“RE-IMAGINE CABIRIA: technological innovation at the service of great cinema”
"Re-Imagine Cabiria" is an innovative reinterpretation of the famous 1914 silent epic Cabiria, directed by Giovanni Pastrone and enriched with literary captions by Gabriele D'Annunzio. The project transforms the original work into an immersive and multiplatform experience through the most advanced digital technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and the 3D graphics engine Unreal Engine developed by Epic Games.
A project by the National Cinema Museum of Turin and Rai Cinema, realized by Cubia and Spazio Koch in collaboration with Unspace and the University of Turin, with the goal of bringing new generations closer to the great classics of Italian cinema through a modern and innovative approach.
Speakers
Carlo Rodomonti | Head of Strategic Marketing and Digital Rai Cinema;
Mattia Arrigoni | Spazio Koch Director of Re-Immagine Cabiria;
Nicola Di Meo | Unspace.
Sergio Del Prete | Director of Anica Academy
Moderator
Carlo Rodomonti | Head of Strategic Marketing and Digital Rai Cinema
Event in English/Italian
12:00 – 13:00 | SALA AUDITORIUM PALAEXPO
Meet The Streamers
Discover how streaming is changing audience engagement with the world of short films and the opportunities these platforms can offer to both new and established filmmakers. This conversation provides a clearer look at the connections and the future of short films in the streaming era.
Speakers:
Manuela Rima | Strategic Marketing and Digital Rai Cinema
Alessandro Del Re | Senior Programming Manager MUBI Italia
Event in English/Italian
14:00 - 16:00 | PALAEXPO AUDITORIUM ROOM
“UNBOX Italia- Pitching Session Training” with Stefano Tealdi
Training program aimed exclusively for the teams of producers and directors selected for the UNBOX project.
5:30 | Auditorium della Conciliazione
SHORT FILM PROGRAM ONDE CORTE 1
15:00 pm – 16:00 | PALAEXPO CINEMA ROOM
CINEMA FOR NATURE, a project by Rai Cinema and Fondazione Sylva
Cinema as a vehicle to tell, raise awareness, and support the mission of Fondazione Sylva, which has had a clear goal for three years: reforest and restore biodiversity where pandemics, drought, and climate change are causing destruction, and contribute to rebuilding a healthy environment to be handed down to future generations.
Speakers
Anna Foglietta | Actress
Luigi De Vecchi | President of Fondazione Sylva
Paolo Del Brocco | CEO Rai Cinema
Sergio Del Prete | Director Anica Academy ETS
Moderator |
Pedro Armocida, critic, journalist, festival director
16:00 pm -17:00 | PALAEXPO AUDITORIUM HALL
The Profile of Short film Directors and Screenwriters
Panel organized by the u35 Cross-Collective (100autori, WGI, ANAC). Who are the short film directors and screenwriters in Italy in 2024? The u35 Cross-Collective (100autori, WGI, ANAC) presents the results of a new preliminary survey involving emerging directors and screenwriters who are taking their first steps in the industry with short films, but not exclusively.
This panel will aim to give voice to new authors by outlining their profiles and sparking reflections on sustainability and the role that short films play in building their careers.
Speakers | u35 Transversal Collective
Event in English/Italian
18:30 | Auditorium della Conciliazione
SHORT FILM PROGRAM ONDE CORTE 2
21:00 | Auditorium della Conciliazione
ALICE NELLA CITTA' – OPENING FILM
ACCESS MODE: invitation, public and accredited guests.
OCTOBER 17
09:30 | PALAEXPO | Opening - Welcome desk11:30 - 12:30 | PALAEXPO CINEMA ROOM
The reality that doesn't exist - Press Conference/Industry Conference
Launch of the new contest, created by One More Pictures with Rai Cinema, aimed at promoting new forms of digital storytelling and informing teenagers, institutions, and families about the threats and opportunities of the web, social networks, and new technologies.
Speakers:
Gennaro Coppola | CEO One More Pictures
Fulvio Firrito | Head of Social Short Films
Barbara Strappato | Italian State Police
Nicola Conversa | Director
Ginevra Francesconi | Actress
Moderator
Carlo Rodomonti – Head of Strategic Marketing and Digital Rai Cinema
11:00 -13:00 | SALA 6 CINEMA BARBERINI
in collaboration with MIA | International Audiovisual Market
“UNBOX ITALIA - FROM SHORT TO FEATURE”
The selected authors meet with a group of producers for a pitch session, where they will have the opportunity to present their feature film project.
13:30 | PALAEXPO - 2nd floor | UNBOX Lunch (in collaboration with One More Pictures)
14:30 - 16:30 | Sala Teca | PALAEXPO - 2nd floor
NETWORKING MEETING
A meeting space dedicated to market operators. Producers will meet UNBOX projects.
ACCESS METHOD: Private appointment by invitation and reservation.
18:00 | Auditorium della Conciliazione
SHORT FILM PROGRAM ONDE CORTE 3
17:30 | PALAEXPO CINEMA ROOM
BALENTES by Giovanni Columbu, 70’
The director and author Giovanni Columbu will introduce the screening with Gianluca Giannelli. Event in collaboration with MIA | International Audiovisual Market
Followed by a cocktail hosted by Fondazione Sardegna Film Commission - Serra Palazzo Esposizioni
22:30 | Auditorium della Conciliazione
SHORT FILM PROGRAM ONDE CORTE 4
OCTOBER 18
09:30 | PALAEXPO | Opening - Welcome desk10:30 -11:30 | PALAEXPO AUDITORIUM ROOM
Tax credit and short films: from production to distribution.
Opportunities and challenges of the new regulatory framework
Keynote Speaker: Francesco Lattarulo | Executive Member of CNA Cinema National Delegate for Short Films
Q&A: Francesco Lattarulo, Saverio Pesapane | Première Film
Moderator: Manuela Rima | Strategic Marketing and Digital Rai Cinema
11:30 - 12:30 | PALAEXPO CINEMA ROOM
STATES GENERAL OF SHORT FILMs - INSTITUTIONS IN DIALOGUE
A meeting where the most important players in the Italian short film industry will discuss meet the current state of the short film market, new funding dynamics, independent production and distribution, future challenges in the audiovisual industry, promotion strategies, new projects, and the relationship with the audience and cinema venues.
14:30 - 16:30 | | Sala Teca | PALAEXPO - 2nd floor
Networking meetings
A meeting space dedicated to market operators. Producers will meet the UNBOX project.
ACCESS METHOD: By invitation and reservation only.
15:00 - 16:30 | PALAEXPO CINEMA ROOM
DUET: ALESSANDRO RAK - GIOVANNI COLUMBU
In collaboration with MIA | International Audiovisual Market and Cartoon Italia
Directors Alessandro Rak (The Art of Happiness, Cinderella the Cat) and Giovanni Columbu (Archipelagos, Su Re, Balentes) represent seemingly distant worlds. They share a creative resistance that defends their vital space through stories that tackle the most difficult challenge: reconciling art with the audience. In this conversation, moderated by Carla Vulpiani, the two offer insights into the importance of animation for those who seek to cultivate their artistic perspective, which in their case is nourished by influences and creative processes that likely extend far beyond the screen. As part of this session, Rak's animated short film Mediterraneo will be screened.
Speakers:
Alessandro Rak | director
Giovanni Columbu | director
Moderator: Carla Vulpiani | Programmer, Short film Advisor
16:00 | Auditorium della Conciliazione
SHORT FILM PROGRAM 5
Follows OFFICIAL ONDE CORTE AWARDS CEREMONY
16:30 - 18:00 | PALAEXPO CINEMA ROOM
CINEMA AND EDUCATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND COOPERATION
Supporting young filmmaking talent in the Mediterranean: this is the goal of "A première vue," an international cooperation project that, for ten years, has promoted debut works by students from training institutes in Morocco, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Algeria. This initiative aims to enhance the creative potential of this geographic area by fostering new partnerships, cultural and professional exchanges in audiovisual and film training between Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, with Italy playing a strategic role.
Speakers
Claudio Cappon | Secretary General / COPEAM
Maria Amata Garito | Rector - UNINETTUNO University
Manuela Rima | Strategic Marketing and Digital Rai Cinema
Francesco Rutelli | President - Anica Academy ETS
Alaa Eddine Aijem | Director Cinema & Audiovisual - ESAV Marrakech
Houcem Boukef | Director - ESAC Tunis
Adriano De Santis | Dean Experimental Center of Cinematography
Marco Simon Puccioni | Coordinator of the directing course - Volonté School
Simona Banchi | Head of the Multimedia section - Officina Pasolini
Moderator | Micol Pancaldi (Copeam)
Followed by the screening of the winners of the “A’ Première vue” 2024 Award, with the presence of directors from Lebanon, Tunisia and Morocco
Screening:
Generous Bodies by Achref Toumi, 8’ | Tunisia (Grand Prix TV5MONDE)
Happy Hours by Yara Gebaram 23’ | Lebanon (Grand Prix TV5MONDE)
Panic at the Wedding by Haythem Ben Hmida, 13’ | Tunisia (Prix FID/Mucem)
Cenere di Luna by Denis Cluchier 13’ | Morocco (Mention SFC)
The Run by Andrea Abdelnour, 10’ | Lebanon (Rai Cinema Award)
Inouï by Labib Benslama, 10’ | Algeria (Special Mention)
