COMPETITION

European student films

Programme 1

Pretending to Sleep

Ancora fingevo di dormire

Federico Fadiga
2023 - Italy - 23mn

Screenings : monday 22 - 4:45 pm - Centre de congrès - Auditorium - presented and followed by a debate with the film directors

Northern Italy, the last summer nights. Dani is fourteen. Locked out of the house by his father, he wanders around looking for a place to spend the night. He ends up crashing a party. There, he finds himself alone with a new friend, as the last summer storm breaks out outside.

Federico Fadiga was born in Magenta in 1997. In 2020 he was admitted to the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia of Rome. Before Ancora fingevo di dormire (Pretending to Sleep), he directed Remains, selected at the International Critics' Week at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.

CAST AND CREW

Cast : Mara Crisci, Andrea Schinzari
Screenplay : Federico Fadiga, Elena Tramonti
Cinematography : Andrea Lenci
Sound : Alessandro Rizzo
Editing : Yuri Costantino

SCHOOL

CSC - Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Carla Manfredonia
c.manfredonia@cscproduction.it
+39 0672294353

Founded in 1935, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia is the oldest and most famous Italian institution in the field of filmmaking. Its aims are the development of cinematographic and audiovisual art techniques, through training and experimentation. The three-year programme offers courses in Cinematography, Editing, Production, Acting, Direction, Screenwriting, Set and Costume Design, Sound, Animation, Documentary, Audiovisual Communication.