The International Archaeological Cinema Festival starts tomorrow, Wednesday 3 July 2024: Cremona and Cavriana are preparing to host the first edition of the event, a one-of-a-kind event dedicated to the valorization of ancient cultures through cinematographic art.
International Archaeological Film Festival
Tomorrow, Wednesday 3 July 2024, from the afternoon until the evening, Cremona and Cavriana will become the suggestive frames of a film marathon dedicated to archaeology and lost civilizationsThe creator of the review, Petra Paola Lucinioriginally from Cremona, chose her hometown as the main venue for the event, to celebrate its thousand-year history and the important archaeological finds that have made it famous.
A cinematic journey through past, present and future
The program of the festival promises to be rich and engaging, with eight films on the program that will range from short films to world premieres of documentary films. Among the highlights, the evening screening of the film “CAHUACHI – labyrinths in the sand” by Petrafilm, which follows the adventures of the archaeologist Joseph Orefici in the Nasca desert, Peru.
Cavriana: Keeper of Prehistoric and UNESCO Treasures
Cavriana, picturesque town in the Upper Mantua area, will be the other fulcrum of the review, thanks to its rich archaeological heritage and the careful management of the two UNESCO pile-dwelling sites. The local Archaeological Group, under the guidance of Adalberto Smallhas documented the cultural and productive interactions of the ancient Central European populations for over half a century, making Cavriana an international point of reference for ancient history enthusiasts.
An opportunity to meet and share
The festival will not be limited to film screenings alone, but will also offer moments of discussion with the directors, authors and filmmakers present. After each screening cycle, viewers will have the opportunity to participate in debates animated on the themes covered in the films.
For all history and cinema enthusiasts
The event is designed for a cross-section of audiences: from children to adultseveryone will be able to immerse themselves in the magical and evocative atmospheres of ancient places and cultures, deepening their knowledge through the universal language of cinema.
Free access
Entrance to the exhibition is free for all participants, who will also have the opportunity to vote for their favorite movie through an evaluation form distributed at the end of the evening screenings.
The projections
The program of the event includes 5 screenings in the afternoon from 4pm to 7pm e 3 in the evening from 8.30pm to 10.30pm for each location. At the end of the screening cycle: debate with the protagonists (directors, authors, filmmakers). An important moment of sharing among the Guests / Spectators who attended.
The program:
Cremona-Teatro Filo (July 3, 2024)
Afternoon from 4pm to 7pm
- WATER is LIFE. Director: ANIL GOK – Year of production: 2023 – Running time: 5′ – Country: Turkey. Production: SADIK CULMAN – ANIL GOK: Water, an indispensable resource to always share!
- BIBLICAL JORDAN. Directed by: Alberto Castellani – Year of production: 2024 – Running time: 60′ – Production: Media Venice Comunicazione: The places of the Old and New Testaments, the timeless charm of an ancient land, for its archaeological and religious history. WORLD PREMIERE
- MEN AND GODS: the Sea and the Sacred. Director: Massimo D’Alessandro – Year of production: 2023 – Duration: 43′ – Country: Italy. Production: ASSO (Archeologia Subacquea Speleologia Organizzazione), University of Foggia, University of Bari – Massimo Mazzoli – M.Teresa Pilloni: In the caves of Sant’Eufemia, in front of Vieste, more than 200 rock inscriptions are preserved that tell ancient stories. Testimony of centuries of life, with archaeological finds that cover almost a thousand years of history.
- THE SINGING WELLS. Directed by: Alfredo Castiglioni, Angelo Castiglioni – Year of production: 2009 – Running time: 30′ – Country: Italy. In southern Ethiopia there are wells that sink thirty meters underground. Men and women bring the necessary water to the surface, while their singing marks the work.
- ACHILLES on the island of SCYROS. Animation – Duration: 5′ – Country: Spain. Production: Balawat: Achilles’ Flight. The Final Battle.
Evening from 8.30pm to 10.30pm
- THE AGES OF THE FORTRESS, CASTEL BESENO. Directed by: Stefano Benedetti and Oscar Sartori – Year of production: 2007 – Duration: 12′ – Country: Italy. Production: Buonconsiglio Castle of Trento: 3D reconstruction of the various historical phases of Castel Beseno (Courtesy of Buonconsiglio Castle of Trento)
- CAHUACHI. Labyrinths in the Sand. Directed by: Petra Paola Lucini – Year of production: 2020 – Duration: 48′ – Country: Italy. Production: petraFILM: A journey through time and the dreams of two people who cross paths. The girl who takes care of the tower of Cremona and Professor Orefici who brings to light the ancient civilization in the desert of Nasca in Peru.
- THE SOUL OF THE ISLAND Director: Lorenzo Daniele – Year of production: 2024 – Duration: 50′ – Country: Italy. Production: Fine Art Produzioni: The site of Palikè, in Sicily, was already considered a sacred place in prehistoric times. Starting from the archaic age, it was equipped with structures dedicated to the celebration of aggregating rituals.
Cavriana – Archaeological Museum (July 5, 2024)
Afternoon from 4pm to 7pm
- WATER is LIFE. Director: ANIL GOK – Year of production: 2023 – Running time: 5′ – Country: Turkey. Production: SADIK CULMAN – ANIL GOK: Water, an indispensable resource to always share!
- BIBLICAL JORDAN. Directed by: Alberto Castellani – Year of production: 2024 – Running time: 60′ – Production: Media Venice Comunicazione: The places of the Old and New Testaments, the timeless charm of an ancient land, for its archaeological and religious history. WORLD PREMIERE
- THE SINGING WELLS. Directed by: Alfredo Castiglioni, Angelo Castiglioni – Year of production: 2009 – Running time: 30′ – Country: Italy. In southern Ethiopia there are wells that sink thirty meters underground. Men and women bring the necessary water to the surface, while their singing marks the work.
- THE SOUL OF THE ISLAND Director: Lorenzo Daniele – Year of production: 2024 – Duration: 50′ – Country: Italy. Production: Fine Art Produzioni: The site of Palikè, in Sicily, was already considered a sacred place in prehistoric times. Starting from the archaic age, it was equipped with structures dedicated to the celebration of aggregating rituals.
- ACHILLES on the island of SCYROS. Animation – Duration: 5′ – Country: Spain. Production: Balawat: Achilles’ Flight. The Final Battle.
Evening from 8.30pm to 10.30pm
- CARPENTERS AND JOINERS IN THE BRONZE AGE. Directed by: Mario Piavoli – Year of production: 2015 – Running time: 24′ – Country: Italy. Production: Zefiro Film, Museo Archeologico Alto Mantovano Cavriana: The film illustrates the work phases, the construction techniques and the faithful reconstruction of some elements of the pile-dwelling structures of a population that lived in the southern Garda hinterland thousands of years ago.
- CAHUACHI. Labyrinths in the Sand. Directed by: Petra Paola Lucini – Year of production: 2020 – Duration: 48′ – Country: Italy. Production: petraFILM: A journey through time and the dreams of two people who cross paths. The girl who takes care of the tower of Cremona and Professor Orefici who brings to light the ancient civilization in the desert of Nasca in Peru.
- MEN AND GODS: the Sea and the Sacred. Director: Massimo D’Alessandro – Year of production: 2023 – Duration: 43′ – Country: Italy. Production: ASSO (Archeologia Subacquea Speleologia Organizzazione), University of Foggia, University of Bari – Massimo Mazzoli – M.Teresa Pilloni: In the caves of Sant’Eufemia, in front of Vieste, more than 200 rock inscriptions are preserved that tell ancient stories. Testimony of centuries of life, with archaeological finds that cover almost a thousand years of history.
(Cover photo: CineTeatro Filo – Cremona)
