There are many feature films participating in the FCCV call. We have selected 5 from different parts of the world. The Prize will be awarded by the public who can participate in person or see the films online and fill out the form to vote.
The boss of the world
A denunciation of the complexity of making art in a land as beautiful and difficult as Sicily, where a movie director is forced to endure blackmailing and deceits from swindlers and mobsters. A comedy mockumentary to reflect on the delicate balance between following your dreams and following your morale.
98 minutes
DISCESA LIBERA
ENG
Manuel Falco is a rising star, a young and successful actor who, due to his irreverence and some uncomfortable jokes that rubbed the powers that be the wrong way, gets sued, iced out, and blacklisted from every job in show business. Rather than throwing in the towel and begging for forgiveness, he decides to humbly start from scratch with odd jobs and ends up taking care of Vittorio, an elderly man with Alzheimer's, the father of an actress friend of his. One night, Vittorio slips out of the house, giving Manuel the slip, and his daughter, as a result, decides to put him in a nursing home where they can look after him better. Manuel, not one to take things lying down, heads to the facility where he meets the charming Dr. De Blasi and, by pulling a fast one, gets himself hired as a volunteer to stay by his new and only friend Vittorio’s side. The dire situation of these sick people he meets at the clinic spurs the indomitable Manuel to hit the books, get the lowdown, and try to find a way to solve their problems through art, asking for the doctor's blessing, which she readily gives. In the group of patients, Mario and Anna stand out, husband and wife: she, who likely fell ill after their son's death, and he, who, playing along as if he were in the same boat, bends over backwards to stay by her side in the hopes of jogging her memory and winning her back. Manuel decides to put on a show using these people as actors, projecting evocative images to help their short-term memory and leveraging Vittorio's uncanny ability to recall past events, such as parts of the Divine Comedy by heart. Vittorio, after a health scare backstage, kicks the bucket right during a theater performance. The news goes viral on the web and radio. The show and Vittorio's death, watched online by thousands, lead to Manuel being called back to television to get a clean slate after this newfound success. Cornered by the host and faced with a choice, the young actor must now decide whether to change his tune and play by the rules of show business or stick to his guns and keep his free and fighting spirit.
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ITA
Manuel Falco è un giovane attore emergente e di successo che, per colpa della sua irriverenza e a seguito di battute scomode contro il potere, viene denunciato, isolato ed estromesso da ogni ambito lavorativo nel settore dello spettacolo. Anziché abbattersi e chiedere perdono, decide umilmente di ricominciare da capo con piccoli lavori e finisce per fare il badante di Vittorio, un anziano malato di Alzheimer, padre di una sua amica attrice. Una sera Vittorio esce di casa di notte sfuggendo al controllo di Manuel e, per questo motivo, la figlia decide di ricoverarlo in una residenza per anziani affinché possano meglio accudirlo. Manuel, non arrendendosi alla nuova situazione, si reca nella struttura dove conoscerà l’affa- scinante dottoressa De Blasi e, con un espediente, si farà integrare come volontario per stare al fianco del suo nuovo e unico amico Vittorio. La situazione critica di queste persone malate cono- sciute in clinica induce l’indomito Manuel a studiare, informarsi e cercare il modo di risolvere i loro problemi attraverso l’arte, chiedendo il consenso alla dottoressa, che si renderà disponibile. Nel gruppo dei degenti spiccano Mario e Anna, marito e moglie: lei, ammalatasi probabilmente a seguito della morte del figlio, e lui, che, fingendosi nella stessa condizione, fa di tutto pur di starle accanto nella speranza di far riaffiorare i ricordi e riconquistarla. Manuel decide di mettere in scena uno spettacolo utilizzando come attori queste persone, proiettando immagini evocative per agevolare la memoria a breve termine e sfruttando la straordinaria capacità di Vittorio di ri- cordare cose passate, come parte della Divina Commedia a memoria. Vittorio, a seguito di un malore in camerino, perderà la vita proprio in occasione di una replica a teatro. La notizia farà il giro del web e delle radio. Lo spettacolo e la morte di Vittorio, visualizzati online da migliaia di persone, faranno sì che Manuel venga richiamato in televisione per essere riabilitato a seguito di questo nuovo successo. Incalzato dal presentatore e messo al bivio, il giovane attore dovrà ora scegliere se cambiare rotta e adeguarsi alle regole dello show business o mantenere il suo spirito libero e combattivo.
Manuel Falco is a rising star, a young and successful actor who, due to his irreverence and some uncomfortable jokes that rubbed the powers that be the wrong way, gets sued, iced out, and blacklisted from every job in show business. Rather than throwing in the towel and begging for forgiveness, he decides to humbly start from scratch with odd jobs and ends up taking care of Vittorio, an elderly man with Alzheimer's, the father of an actress friend of his. One night, Vittorio slips out of the house, giving Manuel the slip, and his daughter, as a result, decides to put him in a nursing home where they can look after him better. Manuel, not one to take things lying down, heads to the facility where he meets the charming Dr. De Blasi and, by pulling a fast one, gets himself hired as a volunteer to stay by his new and only friend Vittorio’s side. The dire situation of these sick people he meets at the clinic spurs the indomitable Manuel to hit the books, get the lowdown, and try to find a way to solve their problems through art, asking for the doctor's blessing, which she readily gives. In the group of patients, Mario and Anna stand out, husband and wife: she, who likely fell ill after their son's death, and he, who, playing along as if he were in the same boat, bends over backwards to stay by her side in the hopes of jogging her memory and winning her back. Manuel decides to put on a show using these people as actors, projecting evocative images to help their short-term memory and leveraging Vittorio's uncanny ability to recall past events, such as parts of the Divine Comedy by heart. Vittorio, after a health scare backstage, kicks the bucket right during a theater performance. The news goes viral on the web and radio. The show and Vittorio's death, watched online by thousands, lead to Manuel being called back to television to get a clean slate after this newfound success. Cornered by the host and faced with a choice, the young actor must now decide whether to change his tune and play by the rules of show business or stick to his guns and keep his free and fighting spirit.
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ITA
Manuel Falco è un giovane attore emergente e di successo che, per colpa della sua irriverenza e a seguito di battute scomode contro il potere, viene denunciato, isolato ed estromesso da ogni ambito lavorativo nel settore dello spettacolo. Anziché abbattersi e chiedere perdono, decide umilmente di ricominciare da capo con piccoli lavori e finisce per fare il badante di Vittorio, un anziano malato di Alzheimer, padre di una sua amica attrice. Una sera Vittorio esce di casa di notte sfuggendo al controllo di Manuel e, per questo motivo, la figlia decide di ricoverarlo in una residenza per anziani affinché possano meglio accudirlo. Manuel, non arrendendosi alla nuova situazione, si reca nella struttura dove conoscerà l’affa- scinante dottoressa De Blasi e, con un espediente, si farà integrare come volontario per stare al fianco del suo nuovo e unico amico Vittorio. La situazione critica di queste persone malate cono- sciute in clinica induce l’indomito Manuel a studiare, informarsi e cercare il modo di risolvere i loro problemi attraverso l’arte, chiedendo il consenso alla dottoressa, che si renderà disponibile. Nel gruppo dei degenti spiccano Mario e Anna, marito e moglie: lei, ammalatasi probabilmente a seguito della morte del figlio, e lui, che, fingendosi nella stessa condizione, fa di tutto pur di starle accanto nella speranza di far riaffiorare i ricordi e riconquistarla. Manuel decide di mettere in scena uno spettacolo utilizzando come attori queste persone, proiettando immagini evocative per agevolare la memoria a breve termine e sfruttando la straordinaria capacità di Vittorio di ri- cordare cose passate, come parte della Divina Commedia a memoria. Vittorio, a seguito di un malore in camerino, perderà la vita proprio in occasione di una replica a teatro. La notizia farà il giro del web e delle radio. Lo spettacolo e la morte di Vittorio, visualizzati online da migliaia di persone, faranno sì che Manuel venga richiamato in televisione per essere riabilitato a seguito di questo nuovo successo. Incalzato dal presentatore e messo al bivio, il giovane attore dovrà ora scegliere se cambiare rotta e adeguarsi alle regole dello show business o mantenere il suo spirito libero e combattivo.
89 minutes
Even
Giulia, young and rebellious, lives her adolescence carefree. Suddenly, however something is interrupted: a silent void, a violence without escape will tie her unknowingly to a mysterious feminicide, which snow has been able to conceal in time.
98 minutes
The First Child
Ada and her partner Rino live together in a villa immersed in nature. She is nine months pregnant with their second child and everything seems to be going well. However, as the delivery approaches, the memory of the premature loss of Andrea, their firstborn, resurfaces in Ada. Ada has always pretended to be fine, but now, in what will become the newborn's nursery, Andrea’s ghost appears.
From that moment, Ada's relationship with Rino falls apart. Despite their love, they have different ways of dealing with grief. Rino cannot see the ghost of his son and believes that his wife has gone mad, while Ada establishes a new routine with Andrea where Rino is not involved.
When Andrea's ghost disappears, Ada's need to see her son again becomes so strong that she is willing to summon the world of the dead to see him again. And she succeeds.
But one does not return from the world of the dead without a price to pay. Andrea becomes a monster and seems to have returned to Earth to kill his unborn brother. Ada locks herself in the house where she will become aware that she never forgave herself for that terrible accident... when Andrea drowned in a lake due to her distraction.
Ada will have to choose whether to succumb to death, following Andrea, or to live and start over with Rino and their other child.
From that moment, Ada's relationship with Rino falls apart. Despite their love, they have different ways of dealing with grief. Rino cannot see the ghost of his son and believes that his wife has gone mad, while Ada establishes a new routine with Andrea where Rino is not involved.
When Andrea's ghost disappears, Ada's need to see her son again becomes so strong that she is willing to summon the world of the dead to see him again. And she succeeds.
But one does not return from the world of the dead without a price to pay. Andrea becomes a monster and seems to have returned to Earth to kill his unborn brother. Ada locks herself in the house where she will become aware that she never forgave herself for that terrible accident... when Andrea drowned in a lake due to her distraction.
Ada will have to choose whether to succumb to death, following Andrea, or to live and start over with Rino and their other child.
91 minutes
GOLDEN BLOOD
A nine year old girl, Hannaneh, lives in poverty. Just released from prison, her father is addicted. Her five year old sister is mentally and physically disabled. A driving instructor, her mother is working so hard for the money to earn the living. Everything seems more complicated to Hannaneh when the news of some serial murders are widespread in the city and her self-giving mother is interviewed by the police as a suspect…
98 minutes
