Winners 2008
OFFICIAL PRIZES
Lessinia Gold
“Grand Prix Lessinia” of the Comunità Montana della Lessinia Prize
GROZNY DREAMING
by Fulvio Mariani e Mario Casella (Switzerland)
Lessinia Silver
Council of Bosco Chiesanuova Prize
OBCINA
by Björn Reinhardt (Romania)
Curatorium Cimbricum Veronense Prize
ECO DAS MONTANHAS. A VIAGEM DA PALAVRA (Mountain echo. Word’s journey)
by André Costantin (Brasil)
STORIE IN 4 LINGUE (A History in four Languages)
by Erica Barbiani, Elena Vera Tomasin, Sergio Beltrame (Italy)
Veneto Region Prize
DEVENIR UNE FEMME AU ZANSKAR (Becoming a woman in Zanskar)
by Jean-Michel Corrillion (France)
Verona Province Prize
HÖFATS – DER EINMALIGE BERG (Höfats - The unique mountain)
by Gerhard Baur (Germany)
THEIR HELICOPTER di Salome Jashi (Georgia)
Comunità Montana della Lessinia Prize
ORÇE (Ogre)
by Diego Carli (Italy)
Festival Prize
For the best work concerned with the care and defence of the mountain areas.
TERRITORIO DE ABEJAS. PAISAJE DE HOMBRES (A bee’s territory. A human landscape)
by Daniel Orte Menchero (Spain)
Lessinia Regional Natural Park Prize
For the best nature documentary
SUR LES TRACES DU RENARD (On the trail of the fox)
by Jérôme Bouvier (France)
Jury Prize
MANUEL UND DIE WOLKENSCHAFE (Manuel and the Cloud-Sheeps)
by Sylvia Rothe (Germany)
Special Mention
EINST SÜSSE HEIMAT (Beyond the forest)
by Gerald Igor Hauzenberger (Austria)
Special Mention
OSSIGNÙR! LA MONTAGNA ASSISTITA (Oh My God! Mountain Assistance)
by Sandro Gastinelli and Marzia Pellegrino (Italy)
SPECIAL PRIZES
Special Prize in memory of Mario Pigozzi
SHAFSKÄLTE
by August Pflugfelder (Germany)
Special Prize of the Cassa Rurale Bassa Vallagarinia
STORIE IN 4 LINGUE
di Erica Barbiani, Elena Vera Tomasin, Sergio Beltrame (Italy)
Special Prize by the Young Jury
EĐ KAMENOG MORA
by Vladimir Perović (Montenegro)
NEWS
Award ceremony
The awards ceremony of the 15th Film Festival della Lessinia, with the conferral of the Lessinia d'Oro, will take place on Saturday, August 29, 2009, at 6:30 pm in the main theatre of the Teatro Vittoria.
Tribute to Marcello Baldi
Il Film Festival della Lessinia rende omaggio a Marcello Baldi con la proiezione del suo ultimo film Narciso. Dietro i cannoni, davanti ai muli. Ospite dell'evento, nel Teatro Vittoria di Bosco Chiesanuova, giovedì 27 agosto 2009 alle ore 21.00, Dario Baldi, co-regista del film insieme con il padre.
Interview to Franco Piavoli
Vittorio Zambaldo interviews Franco Piavoli, guest of the Film Festival della Lessinia. Piavoli is the author of "L'orto di Flora" within Ermanno Olmi's film "Terra Madre", which will be shown again on Thursday, August 27 at 5:00 pm in the Teatro Vittoria. READ THE INTERVIEW
Heidi in Lessinia
The retrospective devoted to Heidi continues at the Film Festival della Lessinia. Three afternoon screenings will bring to Bosco Chiesanuova three masterpieces featuring the infamous shepherd-girl invented by Johanna Spyri. Monday, August 24, 4:00 pm: Heidi. Zoccoletti olandesi (Heidi. Dutch Clogs), by Allan Dwan (featuring Shirley Temple); Tuesday, August 25, 4:00 pm: Heidi. Sono tornata per te (Heidi. I've Come back for You), by Luigi Comencini; Wednesday, August 26, 4:00 pm: Heidi torna tra i monti (Heidi Returns to the Mountains), the celebrated animated cartoons by Isao Takahata.