Focus on the 36th edition of Bergamo Film Meeting
The 36th edition of Bergamo Film Meeting will take place from March 10 to 18 2018, and will be officially opened on Friday March 9, 9:00 PM at Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, with a screening of The Last Laugh (1924) by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau that will be live scored by organist Gerardo Chimini. The Festival program includes 7 feature films, all unreleased in Italy, in the COMPETITION – EXHIBITION; 15 documentaries in the CLOSE UP competitive section; the retrospective dedicated to norwegian actress and director LIV ULLMANN, complemented by the photo exhibition LIV&INGMAR set up at Sala alla Porta Sant'Agostino; and also: the section dedicated to contemporary art, dedicated to JONAS MEKAS, with the exhibition Jonas Mekas - Personale (March 10 – April 15, Palazzo della Ragione, Bergamo) and the presentation, with his son Sebastian Mekas, of a selection of his works; the focus on Nová Vlna; the section EUROPE, NOW!, featuring the complete works of three contemporary European filmmakers: Barbara Albert (Austria), Stéphane Brizé (France) and Adrian Sitaru (Romania); a selection of graduation films by European film school students members of CILECT; a focus on animation cinema featuring slovenian animator Špela Čadež; the launching event of BERGAMO JAZZ; the cult movies of GAMeCINEMA, along with previews, the Fantamaratona, the KINO CLUB – for the younger audience - and the DAILY STRIP, featuring four top Italian illustrator: Fabio Tonetto, Vittoria Moretta, Vincenzo Filosa and Mabel Morri; and also... meetings with authors, exhibitions, masterclass, workshops, happy hour events and plenty of surprises.
