4 September, 2015 – On September 20, the Italian Cultural Institute of Osaka will present the movie “9×10 Novanta,” an original tribute to the Istituto Luce made by some of the most popular authors of contemporary cinema. First screened in 2014 at the Venice Film Festival as a special event, the film will be screened out of competition at the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2015 in Osaka. The film consists of 9 short movies (10 minutes long each) that depict different realities, stories and fantasies: the first day of a war; the declarations of peace; collapses and reconstructions; memories of landscapes; miracles, superstitions and dreams; women rights; sexuality; the meaning of a song, and the Moon.