Libero Bizzarri Award goes to Vida Loca

Vida Loca wins the 15th edition of the “Libero Bizzarri Award”.
This was the jury's motivation:
“For the author's courage. Facing dangerous circumstances, working on a low budget project, she was able to get the picture of a deep social degrade”.

Photo: the award ceremony

Further information:

http://www.fondazionebizzarri.org/

Vida Loca awarded as Best Doc @ Sedicicorto

Vida Loca wins the Best Doc award of the fifth edition of Forlì International Film Festival – Sedicicorto.

Further information:
http://www.sedicicorto.it

For the complete list of the festival's awars and mentions:
http://www.sedicicorto.it/ampcgi/pb.php?sid=1a49e8edfa1a449ef09fdd68c0faca55&tid=42&wl_act=wl_download&wl_art=59&wl_att=8f176f188f85019a2da64c5961e5fbf5

Vida Loca @ Jihlava IDFF

Vida Loca has been selected among the documentaries that will participate to the 12th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival. The event will take place in Jihlava (Czech Republic) from October 24th to October 29th 2008.
Further information:

http://www.dokument-festival.cz

Vida Loca @ Premio Libero Bizzarri

Vida Loca has been selected amongst the 18 documentaries that will participate to the Libero Bizzarri Award. This important festival is organized by the Libero Bizzarri Foundation for the research on communication and cinema. The event will take place in San Benedetto del Tronto (AP – Italy), from October 10th to October 18th, 2008.
Further information:

http://www.fondazionebizzarri.org/

Vida Loca @ Sedicicorto

The documentary by Stefania Andreotti on Latin American gangs will participate to the 5th edition of Sedicicorto Film Festival (category: DOC). The event will take place from the 6th to the 12th of October in Forlì (Italy). It's the fifth international film festival that selects Vida Loca among for a competitive section. Further infortmation at: www.sedicicorto.it.

Vida Loca @ Cortoinmente

Vida Loca will be shown on August 29th, 2008 in Ladispoli (Rome – Italy). The event is called Cortoinmente, and this years it is at its first edition.
Further information:
http://www.cortoinmente.com/

Vida Loca @ Molisecinema

Vida Loca was selected among the documentaries that will participate to MoliseCinema Film Festival (competitive category: Frontiere). The event will take place from the 5th until the 10th of August in Casacalenda (CB - Italy). It's the fourth film festival that selects Vida Loca as one of the documentaries in a competitive section.
You can find further information on MoliseCinema Film Festival here: www.molisecinema.it

Vida Loca passes the first selections!

Between June and July 2008, Vida Loca will participate to 3 big International Film Festivals. These are the names of the competitions and the screening dates:

Arcipelago
16° Festival Internazionale di Cortometraggi e Nuove Immagini
06.13.2008, h 08:30 p.m.
06.18.2008, h 10:30 p.m.
Multisala Intrastevere - Vicolo Moroni 3A, Roma
www.arcipelagofilmfestival.org

A corto di donne
IV Rassegna di cortometraggi al femminile
06.27,2008 h 05.00 p.m. (free admittance)
Multisala Sofia – Via Carlo Rosini 12, Pozzuoli (NA)
http://www.acortodidonne.it/

Artfilm
16th Slovak International Film Festival
Trencianske Teplice / Trencin
From 06.27.2008
To 07.06.2008
(programme soon available)
http://www.artfilm.sk


For more information please visit the Festivals' websites.

Soundtrack

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Photogallery

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