Nyon – The documentary film festival “Visions du Réel”, scheduled from April 25th to May 3rd in Nyon, Switzerland, is ready to take off. In the 2014 edition of the Festival, among the largest in the world for documentary film, will be presented 175 productions from 51 countries, a number never reached so far. With 28 movies, Switzerland is the best represented country, followed by France with 23 , while Tunisia is present with 16 productions. On April 29th, the Festival will present for the first time the award “Maître du Réel”, intended for a director of global significance. This year it will go to the German -Swiss director Richard Dindo, who will present on this occasion extracts of his next film. Italy will participate with “Brasimone” by Riccardo Palladino, “Dal Profondo” by Valentina Pedicinim “Inseguire il vento” by Filippo Ticozzi, and “Striplife” by Nicola Grignani, Alberto Mussolini, Luca Scaffidi, Valeria Testagrossa e Andrea Zambelli. (9colonne)
