Growing up. Narratives from all over the world.

UNICEF INNOCENTI FILM FESTIVAL

25-27 October 2019

UNICEF Innocenti has curated the best current cinema depicting the reality of childhood to take stock of the dynamic forces shaping young lives and promote reflection on their experiences.

Come and explore cinema narratives of childhood from all over the world!

All live showings in Florence are free of charge – seats available on a first come, first served basis.

All films will be screened in the original language with English and Italian subtitles.

The inaugural UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival will take place 25-27 October 2019 at Cinema La Compagnia, Florence, Italy. The festival will showcase a creative and wide ranging programme of cinema narratives of childhood from over 40 countries.

25 October

19:15 Official festival opening

22:00  Q & A with filmmakers

26 October

 

11:00  Early programme/Matinée

  • TAHANAN, animation/animazione, Directed by Demetrio E. Celestino III, Philippines/ Filippine
  • THAALA, feature drama/lungometraggio, Directed byPalitha Perera, Sri Lanka

 

15:00  Around the world  

  • WINGED MIRACLE, short drama/cortometraggio drammatico, Directed by Zahra Mirrza, Azerbaijan
  • EUROPEAN PREMIERE: THEMBA, short drama/cortometraggio drammatico, Directed by Sara Momtazian, Sudafrica/South Africa
  • THE ENDLESS, animation/animazione, Directed by Yu Hoi Yan, Hong Kong SAR
  • METASTASISES, short drama/ cortometraggio drammatico, Directed by Felix Kalaivanan, Austria
  • COMETA EN ÓRBITA, short documentary/breve documentario, Directed by Naya Kuu, Ecuador

 

17:00  Afternoon programme/Pomeriggio al cinema

  • SINCERELY ANTHONY, animation/animazione, Directed by Max Shoham, Canada
  • LANE 4, feature drama/lungometraggio, Directed by Emiliano Cunha, Brazil/Brasile*

 

19:00  Prime-time shorts/Cortometraggi in prima serata

  • EUROPEAN PREMIERE: TANGO, short drama/cortometraggio drammatico, Directed by Inkar Karim, Kazakistan
  • WORLD PREMIERE: THE MATTRESS, short drama/cortometraggio drammatico, Directed by Neo Monyamane, Sufafrica/South Africa
  • AMIR ALI, short drama/cortometraggio drammatico, Directed by Shiva Ghanbarian, Iran
    20:15  Q&A with filmmakers/A tu per tu con il regista

21:00 Feature presentation/Lungometraggio

  • EVERYTHING’S FINE, animation/animazione, Directed by Katy Daft and Ellie Boll, UK/Regno Unito
  • THE HUNGRY LION, feature drama/lungometraggio, Directed by Takaomi Ogata, Japan*

22:30  Q&A with filmmakers/A tu per tu con il regista

27 October

 

11:00  Early programme/Matinée

  • OUR REALITY IS HAPPY, short documentary/breve documentario, Directed by Aniyah Faisal, Pakistan
  • CLEATS, short drama/cortometraggio drammatico, Abdullah Şahin, Turkey/Turchia
  • BUDDHA IN AFRICA, feature documentary/Lungometraggio documentario, Nicole Schafer, South Africa/Sudafrica

 

15:00  Around the world

  • WORLD PREMIERE: SOPHIA RISING, documentario breve/short documentary, regista/Directed by Sophia Lesiapadei, Kenya
  • CROSSFIRE, short drama/cortometraggio drammatico, Directed by Andrea Curbelo, Columbia
  • MINOR’S HOPE, feature documentary/lungometraggio documentario, Directed by Mohamed Kenawi, Italy/Italia
  • SISTER, short documentary/breve documentario, Directed by Nguyen Nhat Duy, Vietnam

17:00  Prime-time shorts/Cortometraggi in prima serata

  • RISE FROM THE TIDE, short drama/cortometraggio drammatico, Directed by Yang Liu and XU Mingsheng, China/Cina
  • MIST OF THE PAST, short drama/cortometraggio drammatico, Directed by Christian Banisreal, Indonesia
  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY, short drama/cortometraggio drammatico, Directed by Layth Daham, Iraq

20:15  Q&A with filmmakers/A tu per tu con il regista

19:00  Feature presentation/Lungometraggio

  • LOLO, short drama/ cortometraggio drammatico, Directed by Leandro Goddinho and Paolo Menezes, Germany/Germania
  • ITALIAN PREMIERE: ANBESSA, lungometraggio documentario / feature documentary, regista/Directed by Mo Scarpelli, Etiopia/Ehtiopia

21:00  Q&A with filmmakers/A tu per tu con il regista

21:30  Parting shots/Proiezione finale

  • ØDELAGT, animation/animazione, Directed by Eduarda Duarte, Portugal/Portogallo
  • KRESALA, short drama/cortometraggio drammatico, Directed by June Laka, Spain/Spagna
  • MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, feature documentary/lungometraggio documentario, Directed by Sammy Hossenny and Alexandre Brecher, Cameroon/Camerun