N.I.C.E.City of Florence Award"Donatella Carmi Bartolozzi"
More than bringing Italian cinema abroad, N.I.C.E. Festival supports the city of Florence, Tuscany, its territory and culture from 30 years. N.I.C.E. shows and gives visibility, often as previews, to film produced and shot in Tuscany. N.I.C.E. City of Florence Award – “Donatella Carmi Barlozzi” represents each year the final celebration of the international experience of N.I.C.E. Festival.
The night juries are the followings: Students jury / Florence Public Award “Angela Caputi” / N.I.C.E. USA Public Award / Professional jury
We look forward to seeing you at theN.I.C.E. City of Florence Award"Donatella Carmi Bartolozzi"2021!
Program:
DEC 2 2022
Cinema La Compagnia, Florence, Italy
18.30 pm
Little body by Laura Samani (Italy/Poland, 2021, 89 min, v.o. ita)
Italy, 1900. Young Agata’s baby is stillborn and so condemned to Limbo. Agata hears about a place in the mountains, where infants can be brought back to life for just one breath, to baptize them and save their soul. She undertakes a voyage with her daughter’s small body hidden in a box and meets Lynx, a solitary boy who offers to help her. They set off on an adventure which will enable both to come close to a miracle.
Best New Director David di Donatello 2022
20.30 pm
Prizes Ceremony
followed by
Amazzonia by COSPE Onlus (8 min, v.o. ita)
Short documentary on the theme of deforestation and environmental protection, made thanks to COSPE Onlus within the “AMAzzonia” project which aims to support the resistance of the forest custodian peoples with concrete actions.
followed by
Californie by Alessandro Cassigoli e Casey Kauffman (Italy, 2021, 81 min, v.o. ita)
The film tells the story of Jamila, a young woman originally from Morocco who lives with her family in Torre Annunziata, closely observing the radical changes in her body as well as those of her desires and goals. Shot over a period of five years, Californie is the poetic and compelling representation of how many seemingly irrelevant decisions determine the future of an individual, poised between making it and succumbing to difficulties.
The following prizes will be awarded:
Best USA Film Prize
Technical Jury Prize
Students Jury Prize – “Oltrarno” and “Chiavi della Città”
Florentine Audience Prize – “Angela Caputi”