16 May 2025
As many as 10 films involve the Emilia Romagna region within the program of Biografilm - scheduled in Bologna from June 6 to 16, under the artistic direction of Chiara Liberti and Massimo Benvegnù.
“Once again this year Biografilm confirms itself as a launching pad to the world for many films produced in our territory, but also as a landing strip for titles returning home after international recognition - says co-artistic director Massimo Benvegnù - And we cannot forget that many of these projects were born, and others will be born, during our Festival, thanks to the Bio to B meetings, where authors and producers from the territory meet with industry professionals from all over the world. Biografilm's role as a safe place for local filmmakers has been consolidated over the years - also thanks to the work done in parallel with the Region itself and the Emilia Romagna Film Commission - and it fills us with pride.”
Titles that tell the story of the territory or that are produced by companies based in Emilia Romagna are scattered in different sections. Emilia Romagna is not only the setting for Biografilm's stories, but also the Festival's protagonist, with its productive fabric and a wealth of experiences that it helps to flourish and that the Festival can only recount and enhance with its program.
100 Liters of Gold by Teemu Nikki, co-produced by The Culture Business and distributed by I Wonder Pictures, immerses us in the hilarious adventures of two middle-aged sisters revolving around the real star of the story: the famous and very strong Finnish beer Sahti.
A Luci Spente by Mattia Epifani is the story of Loris Stecca, who as a boxer was on top of the world, while as a man he experienced an endless fall. Today, at 65, he still has an opponent: himself. The film is supported by the Emilia-Romagna Film Commission.
Comrades by Joanna Janikowska follows three young communists in Bologna as they try to change the world. But amid generational clashes and personal crises, the dream begins to crumble.
De la guerre froide à la guerre verte by Anna Recalde Miranda, co-produced by Mammut Film and making its Italian premiere in Bologna after its world premiere at IDFA, is a journey through repression, ecocide and resistance in Latin America, where more than 1,500 environmental activists have been killed in 13 years. The film is supported by the Emilia-Romagna Film Commission.
Dear Audience by Enrico Baraldi features two young actresses who fled Kyiv to Italy: when cinemas and theaters reopen in Ukraine despite the war, they must decide what their future will be. The film is supported by the Emilia-Romagna Film Commission.
In the 4-episode film Fango - Storia di una alluvione by Marco Cortesi and Mara Moschini, narrative and documentary are interwoven through interviews, unedited footage and testimonies to document the most serious climatic disaster in Italian History: on May 16, 2023, Emilia-Romagnaʼs main waterways, more than 20 rivers, overflowed causing one of the most serious floods in the country. At Biografilm the first two episodes.
Il faro - Il fantastico viaggio della Banda Rulli Frulli by Gianluca Marcon and Diego Gavioli introduces us to boys and girls of all colors, genders and abilities who play instruments made from garbage and light up stages all over Italy.
Starting with the story of the Pilastro district in Bologna, Il Pilastro by Roberto Beani investigates the contradictions of urban development and the relationship between spaces and daily life. The film is supported by the Emilia-Romagna Film Commission.
With Quale allegria, director Francesco Frisari explores the impossible similarity between his uncle and Lucio Dalla, who had allowed him to understand his disability as a child. The film is supported by the Emilia-Romagna Film Commission.
Radio Solaire - Radio diffusion rurale by Federico Bacci and Francesco Eppesteingher recounts the incredible feat of Giorgio Lolli, a Bolognese radio wave revolutionary, who in 40 years gave birth to more than 500 radio stations in Africa. The film is supported by the Emilia-Romagna Film Commission.
Read the press release here.
