(Dec. 1) Two projects will represent Italy at ùEuro Connection 2015, the Forum of European co-production that will take place on 3-4 February at the Festival International du Court-métrage of Clermont-Ferrand, to be held from January 30 to February 7. They will be “Fama postuma”, by Francesco Satta and “(S)Words”, by Federico Di Corato. “Italy – the National Short Film Centre says in a statement – will be the only country represented by more than one project at the Forum.” Among the proposals coming from 24 countries participating in this edition of Euro Connection (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the Baltic countries, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Spain, Sweden and Hungary) a total of 15 projects have been selected. The committee that submitted the 12 Italian projects ot the National Centre of Short Movies, was composed of Mauro Gervasini (journalist and selector at the Venice Film Festival), Francesco Munzi (director) and Paolo Vidali (director of the Fondo Audiovisivo del Friuli Venezia-Giulia). The two projects mentioned by the Committee were subsequently chosen by a panel coordinated by the Festival of Clermont-Ferrand, passing a further selection and then going into the finals which will be presented to an international audience of potential co-producers during the pitch forum of the Euro Connection. (red)
