A New Perspective

a short movie by Emanuela Ponzano, 18, 2020

Synopsis

We follow a young boy playing in a forest with some friends. Bit by bit, through his eyes, we see a distressed child of a different ethnic race, then a long line of people amassed together, police guards with dogs and a high wall covered with barbed wire. Where are we? and when ?

Casting

  • Zoltan Czervak
  • Donatella Finocchiaro
  • Ivan Franek

Awards / Festivals

  • HollyShorts Film Festival (USA, 2022) - Official selection (Oscar qualifying festival)
  • BIFFF Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (Belgique, 2022) - European competition Mélies d'Argent
  • BSFF Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium, 2022)
  • Le Court en dit long Festival (France, 2022) - Coup de coeur RTBF Award
  • Bogoshorts Festival - Bogotá Short Film Festival (Colombia, 2021)
  • Capri Hollywood International Film Festival (Italy, 2021) – Best Short Film
  • Afrodite Shorts (Italy, 2021) – Best Short Film
  • Prato Film Festival (Italy, 2021) – Best Human Rights
  • Fabriano Film Festival (Italy, 2021) – Best Woman Director / FIDAPA Award (Emanuela Ponzano)
  • Saturnia Film Festival (Italy, 2021) – Best Actor (Zoltan Cservak)
  • Festival Pasinetti (Italy, 2021) – Best Short Film
  • Milazzo Film Festival (Italy, 2021) – Best Short Film L'Ottava isola Award
  • OFF Ortigia Film Festival (Italy, 2021)
  • Social World Film Festival (Italy, 2021) – Best Original Score (Teho Teardo) / Honourable mention by the jury for the Screenplay
  • CortIntelvi International Short Film Festival (Italy, 2021) – Best Short Film & Best Cinematography (Daniele Cipri)
  • FANTASIA International Film Festival (Canada, 2021) – Competition Born of Woman
  • FILMETS Badalona Film Festival (Spain, 2021) – Competition
  • Sedicicorto International Film Festival (Italy, 2021)
  • Falvaterra Film Festival (Italy, 2021) – Best Editing (Marco Spoletini)
  • TIRANA International film festival (Albania, 2021) – Best Editing (Marco Spoletini)
  • Valdarno cinema film festival (Italy, 2021) – Banca del Valdarno Award
  • Visioni Italiane film festival (Italy, 2021)
  • FFF Firenze film festival (Italy, 2021) – Honourable Mention Jury Award
  • Girona film festival (Spain, 2021)
  • Festival cinema et migrations, Agadir (Morocco, 2021) – Morocco & Africa Premiere
  • Nastri d'Argento (Italy, 2021) – National Press Critic Award
  • Cambridge film festival (UK, 2021)
  • Breedbeeld Sort Film Festival (Belgium, 2021) – Belgium Première
  • Torino Film Festival (Italy, 2020) - Torino 38 Corti official selection