In the framework of the “Country in Focus Italy” at the 14th Baltic Pitching Forum in Vilnius, the Italian Short Film Center curates this programme to showcase the extraordinary creativity of contemporary Italian animators. Celebrated on the international circuit, the selected films have received major honors, including David di Donatello, Academy Award shortlist, and key recognitions at leading festivals such as Berlin, Locarno, Cannes, and Ottawa International Animation Festival. Join us in the celebration of the present and future of Italian animated short cinema.
The screening will take place at the Muzeoteka (Vilnius st. 41) on 9 October at 19:00.
The event is open to everyone and free of charge.
Registration is required >> HERE
All films have English subtitles.
Duration: 65 min.
dir. Margherita Giusti
17 min., animation, 2023, Italy
The Meatseller is the true story of Selinna Ajamikoko, a young Nigerian woman who dreams of becoming a meatseller like her mom. In order to achieve her dream, she begins her voyage towards Italy, an experience full of atrocity and inhumanity. This animated journey, led by Selinna’s own voice, guides us through the quest for identity that characterizes every human being.
dir. Roberto Catani
8 min., animation, 2024, France, Italy
Story of a puppet who doesn’t become a child.
dir. Matteo Burani
9 min, animation, 2024, Italy
Fragile clay Sculptures come to life in a bare workshop, craving more than just existence. When their Sculptor abandons them, they must discover the power of belonging.
dir. Loris G. Nese
14 min., animation, 2023, Italy
Baby Girl spends his days with Cookie and Banana in a soccer fans’ association. The discovery of a box full of firecrackers leads them to a stunt, behind which lies an order from upstairs: organized crime to which the three teenagers’ families are linked. Yet this event creates the chance of a showdown between Baby Girl and Cookie, divided by a conflict that traces back to their parents’ strife.
dir. Lucia Catalini
6 min., animation, 2024, Italy
After a long time, a girl called Elena finds the notebook of her grandmother, Laura.
She flips through it for the first time and through those pages she sees her grandmother’s life again.
dir. Marco Ceccolini
5 min., animation, 2024, Italy
A silent film tells the story of a cow, marked with the number “432”, wandering along a beach in a desperate search for her missing calf. When the cow finds the dead calf, marked with the number “433”, the film dies with her: the screen on which the film is projected falls onto the stage, wrapping the entire room in an even deeper silence.
