Categories
The focus of the Lessinia Film Festival is mountain life in its myriad forms: human settlement, the surrounding territory, work, traditions, habits and clothing, minority languages and cultures, religiosity, artisan traditions, artistic and musical events, environmental protection, natural wonders, natural parks, scientific, environmenal, historic, and anthropological research, architecture and reclusion, and issues dealing with the future of life lived at high altitudes.
The Lessinia Film Festival program is divided into the following sections: competition, non-competition, Lessinia-Mount Baldo, and special events.
Competition
This section presents the best new international works regarding the theme of life, history and traditions of the mountains.
Other Mountains
This section offers a vast panorama of mountain life themes, and includes both old and new productions.
Lessinia-Mount Baldo
This section presents new works about the Veronese mountains of Lessinia and Mount Baldo.
Special events
This section offers retrospectives, homages to the masters of mountain cinema, historic films, and viewings of classic mountain films.
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.