The " PuntodiVista Film Festival, " organized by the cultural association " Art'In, " kicks off on November 6th. The eight-day event, running until mid-December, will take place at the Teatro Adriano in Cagliari. It follows the tried-and-tested format of evenings featuring themed interactions with guests, tastings, and a cross-disciplinary journey through cinema, music, theater, and literature. Screenings of the 16 finalist short films, representing 10 countries from around the world, will also be included.
On November 6th, starting at 8:30 pm, the short films from the first group of finalists will be screened: "America," by Javier Arias-Stella (Peru); "Son," by Zhanna Bekmambetova (Kazakhstan); "Pinocchio Reborn," by Matteo Cirillo (Italy); and "At Night," by Pooya Afzali (Iran). Guests include musicians from the group "The Cue Makers," a musical digression that spans crime jazz, spy themes, and detective soundtracks.
The other guests of this edition will be: Lorenzo Hendel, Franco Paoletti, Didi Bizzarro, Francesco Piras, Marco Pani, Salvatore Spanu, Fabio Piazzalunga, Gianni Cannas, Giacomo Deiana, Mick Taras and Pierpaolo Frailis .
The evenings will be hosted by actresses and singers Rossella Faa and Manuela Loddo , with their thematic digressions, narrated and sung, on famous soundtracks, as part of the project/show "Beyond Time." This 19th edition will focus on an original topic: food in films.
This year too, the “Meetings Section” will feature three afternoon events: two events entitled “Young Cinema” are scheduled for November 14th and December 12th, in collaboration with the “Mario Sironi” Academy of Fine Arts in Sassari ; and one on November 28th in collaboration with the “Inmediazione” social promotion association .
