Press releases 2020

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These are the opening films of the 17th PROVINZIALE

Landretter / All for the Countryside /

Germany, Österreich / 2019 / Documentary / 84 min
OT German / UT –

A mayor is struggling to keep the last local school open. A farmer goes to Brussels to campaign against the increasing concentration of farmland. An astronomer and a restaurant owner try to turn the darkness of the nightly sky into something beneficial for their village. All four protagonists, through their commitment, represent the challenges of living in the rural areas of Europe. A film about passion, courage and the love of rural life.

Director: Gesa Hollerbach, Producer: Erik Winker und Martin Roelly, Script: Gesa Hollerbach, DoP: Jennifer Günther, Editor: Carina Mergens, Sound: Johannes Winkler, Music: Johannes Winkler

LUGAR ALGUM / No Place / Kein Ort

Brazil, – / 2019 / Short Film / 22 min
OT Portuguese / UT German

Nego manages a cocoa farm with great dedication. When the farm is sold, he loses all ties to his land and former mission and is left with nothing. Is there anything to give him new confidence?

Director: Gabriel Amaral, Producer: Gustavo Morozini, Gabriel Amaral, Script: Gabriel Amaral, DoP: Jero me Kim, Editor: Caroline Leone, Sound: Debora Murakawa, Music: Rodrigo Trevisan

OPINCI / Opanci / Opanken

Romania, FRANCE / 2019 / Animation / 17 min
OT Romanian / UT German

A father draws on his extraordinary past as a globetrotter to teach his daughter lessons on life. The film is based on a true story.

Director: ANTON GROVES & DAMIAN GROVES, Producer: PATRICK HERNANDEZ & VERONIQUE SIEGEL, Script: BOGDAN MURESANU, ANTON GROVES & DAMIAN GROVES, DoP: DAVID LEE, Editor: BOGDAN ORCULA, Sound: STEFAN CRISAN, Music: PABLO PICO

Mud Road / / Schlammpiste

Italy, Ethiopia / 2019 / Documentary / 10 min
OT Amharic / UT –

A young woman is expecting the birth of her child. An ambulance car picks her up in the village in order to give her a five-hour ride to a hospital. The film lets us take part in their journey on a road in Southern Ethiopia.

Director: Francesco De Giorgi, Producer: Francesco De Giorgi, Script: Francesco De Giorgi, DoP: Francesco De Giorgi, Editor: Giovanni Iavarone, Sound: Tommaso Barbaro, Music: No music