The Winners of agreements @ DISACCORDI, short film festival

Francesco Romano with his short film “Tropicana” wins the prize of the national section of the eighteenth edition of agreements @ DISMISSIONS - International Short Film Festival in Naples.

The Neapolitan kermesse, directed by Pietro Pizzimento and Fabio Gargano, was held from 16 to 21 November 2021 in hybrid form: in person at the PAN - Palazzo delle Arti Napoli and online on the international platform FESTHOME TV; the awards ceremony hosted by Mariasilvia Malvone was held at the Corte dell'Arte of FOQUS in Naples with the screening of the winning short films.

This year's jury includes the theatre and television producer Angelo Curti as president, supported by the jurors, the casting directors Adele Gallo and Massimiliano Pacifico. The first prize in the Campania section goes to the short film "The Flies” by Edgardo Pistone.

Best actor of the 18th edition of agreements @ DISACCORDI for the jury was Giovanni Esposito for the short film “Good Manners” by Valerio Vestoso. David Bartlett with “Mouse” already awarded at many international festivals, it won the prize for best direction.

The award for Best Actress of the 18th edition of accordi @ DISACCORDI goes to Milena Vukotic for the short film “With Pedestrians in the Clouds” by Maurizio Rigatti: For giving dignity, sweetness and elegance to a woman who fights for her autonomy in a world that seems to have destined her to solitude and the silence of affection. For her gaze of poetic resistance that accompanies us throughout the narration.

"Oh ma” by Vincent Launay-Franceschini wins the international section of agreements @ DISACCORDI 18th edition: A story full of humanity and passion, with three very intense and very well-interpreted characters. In particular, the protagonist Marc Riso transfers to his character a great sense of restlessness and melancholy that the short film cultivates wisely with great balance and rhythm. The director demonstrates great mastery of cinematographic technique, creating a very refined film for photography, scenography, costumes and editing.

German director Eric Esser with “The Angel of History” won the first prize in the documentary section: Because it skillfully intertwines history and current events, the border as a fractured front or a possibility of hope, the choice between living or dying that in Portbou affected Walter Benjamin fleeing from the Nazis as it affects migrants today on the Balkan route, in the woods of Belarus, in the Mediterranean.

In a continuous repetition of History under the eternal gaze of Paul Klee's Angel. They also take home major prizes "Quma & the Beasts” by Ivan Stur, Javier I. Luna Crook for the animation section and “The Land of Griffons” by Riccardo Soriano for the environmental themed section.

The award for best editing, established last year by AMC – National Association of Film and Television Editing for the festival accordi @ DISACCORDI, is renewed again this year, with the jury composed of the president, Alessandro Giordani, accompanied by the jurors Cristina d'Eredità and Marco Monardo; to the editor Davide Vizzini for the short film “Bataclan” by Emanuele Aldrovandi goes to the 2021 edition award. The Award for Best Photography has been established this year, in partnership with AIC – Italian Association of Cinematographic Photography Authors, with the jury composed of president Daniele Nannuzzi and jurors Simone Marra and Luca Cestari; the award was awarded in this first edition to Emilio Costa, director of photography of “Lullaby” by Ernesto Censori.