Development Room is a working space dedicated to the creative development of documentary projects at an early stage. It is neither a pitching forum nor a traditional development lab, but an open environment for discussion where authors can question their projects, explore new narrative directions and engage with lateral and unconventional perspectives. The programme is led by tutor Camilla Martini, together with three advisors from the cultural field, who accompany the selected projects up to the public session held during Bio to B – Industry Days | Doc.
SELF-PORTRAITS OF MOTHERS
Original title: Autoritratto di madri
International title: Self-portrait of mothers
Format: feature doc
Estimated Length: 80/90’
Author: Giusy Buccheri
Associated Production: Casa delle Visioni
Logline: A woman holding a camera tells her story to the woman filming her. How can one be a present mother without betraying herself is the question. How can one remain true to oneself despite the compromises imposed by daily life? Their conversations and the film's meaning revolve around this underlying theme.
GENTIANE
Original title: Gentiane
International title: Gentiane
Format: feature doc
Estimated Length: feature doc
Authors: Chiara Zoja, Elisa Zanotto
Associated Production: Monteverde Pictures
Logline: In 1985, in a small provincial community high in the mountains of the Aosta Valley, journalist and historian André Zanotto came out as a transgender woman, encouraged by the prospect of becoming a grandmother. Four decades later, the granddaughter she never met brings her story back to life.
VELENO, A FAREWELL FAR TOO LONG
Original title: Veleno, un lunghissimo addio
International title: Veleno, a farewell far too long
Format: feature doc
Estimated Length: 90’
Author: Rocco Di Mento
Associated Production: 5e6
Logline: A mysterious skin condition on his hands forces filmmaker Rocco Di Mento to confront his repressed anger: through support groups and memories of an adolescence marked by abuse and destructive relationships, he embarks on an intimate journey with his camera in search of an inner cure.
For information: biotob.doc@biografilm.it
