The short film by Legacoop Romagna “The pain and the strength of cooperation”, shot in the days of the flood of May 2023, was selected among the works competing in the documentary section for the national “Film Impresa” award, scheduled at the Casa del Cinema in Rome from 9 to 11 April.
Judging the nominations will be Oscar winner Gabriele Salvatores, who in his role as president of the jury will be joined by numerous important names in the sector, such as the actress and sports manager Cristiana Capotondi, the journalist, essayist and film critic Piera Detassis, the producer cinematographic Elisabetta Olmi and the director and screenwriter Maria Sole Tognazzi.
On the morning of April 11th, the president of Legacoop Romagna, Paolo Lucchi, and the authors, Emilio Gelosi and Fabio Blaco, will go on stage at the Casa del Cinema to present the screening.
The program of the event promoted by Unindustria was presented in recent days, in a press conference in the presence of the president of the Prize Giampaolo Letta, the artistic director Mario Sesti and the president of the jury.
In addition to the four areas in competition, Special Prizes will be awarded to personalities who during their career have been able to describe, explore or interpret the world of work and business. Among these are the director and screenwriter Ferzan Ozpetek, Gabriele Salvatores himself, the director and screenwriter Francesca Archibugi, the entrepreneur Renzo Rosso and the singer and record producer Caterina Caselli.
Produced by Cooperdiem/Treseiuno, “The pain and the strength of cooperation” (6’16”) tells in images only the climate catastrophe that hit Emilia-Romagna in May 2023. The only very brief comment is entrusted to the voice by Lino Bacchilega, director of the CAB Terra cooperative in Ravenna, protagonist of a gesture that remained in the history of the city and became a symbol of those days.
«We are proud of this nomination – says the president of Legacoop Romagna, Paolo Lucchi – and honored by the possibility of presenting our work in front of such an important jury and national audience. We want to continue to keep the light on what happened in Romagna a year ago now and, thanks to the power of the images, we try to convey the emotions of those days to those who did not experience the flood: the pain, the fear, but also the solidarity of a people who have been able to support each other, rolling up their sleeves, as we usually do in Romagna, because by cooperating we can face and overcome any challenge.”
