Schedule La Guarimba International Film Festival Summer 2022
None of us have ever thought it would be easy to do a film festival in the wild region of Calabria. This land of the impossible is where things are always magnified, even when it comes to complications. In this second year of pandemic, the town has been put under external administration because of the mafia, the Parco della Grotta that we had repaired ourselves last year, has now closed and deemed unusable, following the collapse of part of the old town, and regional fundings are no longer available. Despite all of this, we have still decided to bring cinema back to the people and people to the cinema.
Thanks to our Calabrian stubbornness and Venezuelan hope for change, we set to work and found a badly kept space, symbol of the social degradation that the town is experiencing: a parking lot not far from the Arena Sicoli, the open-air cinema that we repaired and used for our first edition and which is to this day, unfortunately, closed.
The parking lot will be part of our urban regeneration project, and will recover with the help of street art and prompt work that will allow us to offer you a beautiful ninth edition, certainly more punk than ever, but with the same La Guarimba spirit: no fear in getting involved knowing that everything can change.
From the 1174 short films received from 80 different countries, the team of programmers carried out a meticulous analysis and evaluation work to select 172 works from 56 countries from all continents: 5 African countries, 13 Asian, 28 European, 9 American, 1 Oceanic. Gender equality is fairly represented in the program: 94 of the selected films are directed by women (55% of the total). This selection confirms the mission to represent different cultures, languages and traditions, bringing richness and cultural variety to a small village in Calabria without a cinema.
The programme is enriched by special sections: KARMALA, African cinema; AMERICANIA, US short films; EL GUAYABO, a selection of documentaries on the Venezuelan diaspora; FOCUS LITUANIA; and finally the winners of GLAS ANIMATION, the US animation festival that had to take place online this year and that we will host on our screen.
The monkeys are coming back, see you this summer in Amantea.
LA GUARIMBA ENTRY IS FREE
ALL THE FILMS WILL BE SCREENED WITH ITALIAN AND ENGLISH SUBTITLES
ARTISTS FOR LA GUARIMBA
Every day, starting at 18:00, we will host the exhibition “Artists for La Guarimba” an annual online and offline illustration exhibition organised by Sara Fratini. For this edition, the invited artists are Mikel Murillo (Spain), author of the official poster, Paulo Albuquerque a.k.a. Cesáh (Portugal), Egle Zvirblyte (Lithuania), Flora Anna Buda (Hungary), Giovanna Lopalco (Italy), Gwladys Gambie a.k.a. Black Meisha (Martinique), Meltem Şahin (Turkey), Natasha Dinjar (Australia), Sawako Kabuki (Japan), Śhąüņ Bůķhüţh (Mauritius), Zoran Popac (Serbia), Boyoung Kim (South Korea), Keya Tama (South Africa), Harriet Lenneman (USA) e Mela Pabón (Puerto Rico).
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCY
Every year, La Guarimba hosts artists from different disciplines to do research and make their project during the festival. For this edition, the Brazilian-Portuguese artist Cesáh and super Sara Fratini will create two street art works in the parking lot that will host the festival. The aim is to regenerate a degraded area in Amantea, giving it back to the community. The mural will be made thanks to the support of Colorificio VR, a company from Northern Italy which will sponsor the paint we will use for our action.
AMANTEA BEACH
8:00 | BEACH CLEANING
LIDO AZZURRO OF AMANTEA
20:00 | PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK “A SUD DEL SUD”
With the participation of the author Giuseppe Smorto, former vice-director of Repubblica. In Italian.
21:00 | EL GUAYABO: THE VENEZUELAN DIASPORA | Screening of documentaries about Venezuelan refugee crisis
Of Memory And Debris by Rodrigo Michelangeli | 16′ | Canada
A Backyard For My Grandchildren To Play by Pedro Moreno | 8′ | Uruguay
They Called Me Pietro by Pedro Mercado | 8′ | Venezuela
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19:00 | LA FABBRICA DEL CINEMA | Animation and illustration workshop for children
21:00 | OPENING CONCERT by Orchestra di Fiati Mediterranea
Tribute to the composer John Williams.
21:30 | OPENING SCREENING | Film shot in Calabria and produced by La Guarimba
Yan by Jacinta Agten | 15′ | Belgium
Marino by Peter Auer-Grumbach | 15′ | Austria
21:45 | SCREENING SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION | FILMS FOR ALL
Careful by Alice Saey | 4′ | France | MUSIC VIDEO
Accamòra by Emanuela Muzzupappa | 11′ | Italy | FICTION
Would You Please? by Ada Güvenir | 5′ | Belgium | ANIMATION
Girlsboysmix by Lara Aerts | 6′ | The Netherlands | DOCUMENTARY
Sassy Boy by Qieer Wang | 1′ | United States & Hong Kong | ANIMATION
David by Zachary Woods | 12′ | United States | FICTION
23:00 | SCREENING SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION | ACCOMPANIED CHILDREN
Room With A View by (LA)HORDE – Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer & Arthur Harel | 5′ | France | VIDEOCLIP
Son Of Sodom by Theo Montoya | 15′ | Colombia | DOCUMENTARY
Cockpera by Kata Gugić | 5′ | Croatia | ANIMATION
The Last Ferry From Grass Island by Linhan Zhang | 14′ | United States & Hong Kong | FICTION
Blue Fear by Marie Jacotey, Lola Halifa-Legrand | 10′ | France | ANIMATION
El Amor Amenazado by Hector Herce | 15′ | Spain | FICTION
LIDO AZZURRO OF AMANTEA
2:00 | SCREENING “INSOMNIA” | Experimental films
with a DJ set – Tribute to Franco Battiato & Raffaella Carrà
Don’t Know What by Thomas Renoldner (WINNER OF LA GUARIMBA 2020)
I Want To Be The Ocean by Raman Djafari | 1′ | Germany
Aninsri Daeng by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke | 29′ | Thailand
Angry Dogs by Shaun Clark | 5′ | United Kingdom
Xylem by Michael Hughes | 5′ | United Kingdom
Fruit by Ivan Li | 3’ | Canada & Hong Kong
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19:00 | LA FABBRICA DEL CINEMA | Animation and illustration workshop for children
21:00 | SCREENING SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION | FILMS FOR ALL
Craziest Thing by Sacha Beeley | 3′ | United Kingdom | VIDEOCLIP
God Was Here! by Raluca Lupascu | 27′ | The Netherlands & Romania | DOCUMENTARY
Girls Talk About Football by Paola Sorrentino | 7′ | Italy | ANIMATION
Sukar by Ilias El Faris | 11′ | Morocco & France | FICTION
Dat’s Real Good? by Marc Faye | 5′ | France | ANIMATION
Three Meetings Of The Extraordinary Committee by Jones | 18′ | United Kingdom & Bulgaria | FICTION
PRESENTATION SUPERLOOP GIPHY
Screening of the best gifs received
22:30 | SCREENING SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION | ACCOMPANIED CHILDREN
Demasiadas Mujeres by Santos Bacana | 3′ | Spain | VIDEOCLIP
Just A Guy by Shoko Hara | 15′ | Germany | DOCUMENTARY
Black Hole by Tristan Aymon | 29′ | Switzerland | FICTION
Little Miss Fate by Joder von Rotz | 8′ | Switzerland | ANIMATION
L’Effort Commercial by Sarah Arnold | 17′ | France, Switzerland & Italy | FICTION
Incomplete Woman by Huh Su-young | 10′ | South Korea | ANIMATION
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19:00 | LA FABBRICA DEL CINEMA | Animation and illustration workshop for children
21:00 | SCREENING SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION | FILMS FOR ALL
Parachute by Taisia Deeva | 4′ | Germany & Russia | VIDEOCLIP
Uncle in LA by Kai Stoeckel | 28′ | Germany & United States | DOCUMENTARY
The Delivery by Doğuş Özokutan | 12′ | Cyprus, Turkey & Syria | FICTION
Carrousel by Jasmine Elsen | 9′ | Belgium | ANIMATION
Pain by Anna Rose Duckworth | 8′ | New Zealand | FICTION
It’s All The Salt’s Fault by María Cristina Pérez | 10′ | Colombia | ANIMATION
22:30 | SCREENING SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION | ACCOMPANIED CHILDREN
I Died by Zuzanna Plisz | 4′ | Poland | VIDEOCLIP
Horacio by Caroline Cherrier | 10′ | France | ANIMATION
Anita by Sushma Khadepaun | 18′ | India & United States | FICTION
Hold Me Tight by Mélanie Robert-Tourneur | 7’ | Belgium | ANIMATION
The Ballet Of Service by Marlies Smeenge | 15′ | The Netherlands | DOCUMENTARY
The Manila Lover by Johanna Pyykkö | 27′ | Philippines & Norway | FICTION
LIDO AZZURRO OF AMANTEA
2:00 | FOCUS LITHUANIA | Screening of Lithuanian films curated by Lithuanian Shorts
Becoming Animal by Ieva Šakalytė | 10′
It’s Alright by Jorūnė Greičiūtė | 17′
Dummy by Laurynas Bareiša | 13′
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21:00 | SCREENING SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION | FILMS FOR ALL
Dromedary by Janez Lapajne | 17′ | Slovenia | FICTION
How My Grandmother Became A Chair by Nicolas Fattouh | 10′ | Lebanon | ANIMATION
Shadows On The Rails by Elias Kahla | 21′ | Finland | DOCUMENTARY
Sting Like A Bee by Leone Balduzzi | 5′ | Italy | VIDEOCLIP
Lorena by Sergio Babilonia | 17′ | Peru | FICTION
Trona Pinnacles by Mathilde Parquet | 12′ | France | ANIMATION
22:30 | SCREENING SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION | ACCOMPANIED CHILDREN
Never Ever by Evgeniv Bakirov | 3′ | Russia | VIDEOCLIP
Queens by Youssef Youssef | 30′ | Switzerland & Egypt | FICTION
Malumore by Loris Giuseppe Nese | 12′ | Italy | ANIMATION
3 Logical Exits by Mahdi Fleifel | 15′ | Denmark, United Kingdom & Lebanon | DOCUMENTARY
Nuevo Rico by Kris Mercado | 16′ | United States & Puerto Rico | ANIMATION
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21:00 | SCREENING SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION | FILMS FOR ALL
The Tower by Sunčana Brkulj | 4′ | Croatia | VIDEOCLIP
Fata Morgana by Daniella Bokor, Leanna Berkovitch | 11′ | Israel | ANIMATION
All The Time by Shadi Karamroudi | 15′ | Iran | FICTION
Quaranta Cavalli by Luca Ciriello | 10′ | Italy | DOCUMENTARY
Austral Fever by Thomas Woodroffe | 20′ | Chile | FICTION
Easter Eggs by Nicolas Keppens | 14′ | Belgium | ANIMATION
22:30 | SCREENING SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION | ACCOMPANIED CHILDREN
A Lack Of Clarity by Stefan Kruse Jørgensen | 23′ | Denmark | DOCUMENTARY
King’s BLVD by Andrew Litten | 4′ | United States | VIDEOCLIP
Mermaid In A Jar by Malkki Tomi | 5′ | Finland | ANIMATION
The Unseen River by Phạm Ngọc Lân | 23′ | Vietnam | FICTION
The Zucchini’s Smile by Lucas Ansart | 7′ | France | ANIMATION
The Danger In Front by Alexis Chartrand | 18′ | Canada | FICTION
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21:00 | AWARDS CEREMONY
Presentation of the Audience Award “Vitaliano Camarca” and Awards Ceremony
21:45 | KARMALA | Screening of African cinema curated by Keba Danso
Noor by Rim Nakhli | 15′ | Tunisia
Al-Sit by Suzannah Mirghani | 20′ | Sudan
Bablinga by Fabien Dao | 14′ | Burkina Faso
22:30 | AMERICANIA | Screening of U.S. short films curated by Sam Morrill
Little Potato by Wes Hurley & Nathan M. Miller | 14′
Quarter Life Poetry on Planned Parenthood by Arturo Perez Jr. & Samantha Jayne | 4′
Dick Morrill by Bas Berkhout | 6′
Caroline by Celine Held & Logan George | 12′
Quarter Life Poetry on Office Bathrooms by Arturo Perez Jr. | 3′
23:15 | A SCREEN FOR GLAS ANIMATION | Screening of animation short films curated by GLAS Animation Festival
1000 Dreams: Zenti the Invincible by Jonathan Phanhsay-Chamson | 16′ | France
Naked by Kirill Khachaturov | 15′ | Russia
KKUM by Kang-min Kim | 9′ | South Korea
In the months preceding the festival, in collaboration with our partners, we organized a series of online webinar and conferences to give continuity to our educational mission, guaranteeing our audience useful tools for their own paths and touching relevant themes of the contemporary film industry, such as the independent projects funding process, women discrimination in film production, political refugees and gender identity.
7th MAY – HOW TO CO-PRODUCE YOUR FILM IN NORWAY
in collaboration with the Norwegian Embassy & Nordnorsk Filmsenter.
18th MAY – A GLIMPSE ON THE LITHUANIAN CULTURAL INDUSTRY FROM A WOMEN PERSPECTIVE
in collaboration with Lithuanian Embassy, Lithuanian Cultural Institute & Lithuanian Shorts.
27th MAY – EL GUAYABO: THE VENEZUELAN DIASPORA
in collaboration with Italian-Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce.
10th JUNE – AN ISTAGRAM LIVE CONVERSATION ABOUT GENDER IDENTITY
in collaboration with the Embassy of The Kingdom of The Netherlands in Italy & the Government of Flanders in Italy.
23th JUNE – BASED UPON THE BOOK – ADAPTING BOOKS INTO FILMS
in collaboration with Scuola Holden.
25th JUNE – HOW TO USE GIFS AND CLIPS TO PROMOTE YOUR NEXT FILM
in collaboration with GIPHY.
Which is the price of the entrance?
Since our first year, the entrance for the screening is free, because our objective is to bring the cinema back to the people and the people back to cinema!
But I want to contribuite anyway
You can make a donation or buy a t-shirt, a bag, a gadget or a poster and help us to be sustainable!
Can we bring our children?
The festival doesn’t know the censorship but, after 23:00, some projections can hurt the sensibility of some people. That’s why we created “La Grotta dei Piccoli”, a space dedicated to children that will consist of animation movies projections during all the evenings of the festival.
There will be any food?
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