THE INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE TO AQUA FILM FESTIVAL 2020 WAS LAUNCHED
THE CALL FOR FREE REGISTRATION TO AQUA FILM FESTIVAL 2020 IS OPEN
fifth edition
Rome, March 26th to 28th, 2020
at the House of Cinema
(Villa Borghese Largo Marcello Mastroianni 1)
The fifth edition of Aqua Film Festival will take place in Rome, on March 26th to 28th, 2020. The international festival aims at representing, through cinema, the extraordinary world of water, in its different values and functions, and to discover new talents in the fields of cinema and audiovisuals. The Artistic Director and founder of the festival is Eleonora Vallone – painter, stylist, author, actress, journalist, and water wellness activities expert.
From October 1st, 2019 to February 20th, 2020 it is possible to participate, through free registration, to the fifth edition of the Festival, open to works dedicated to the theme of water. The purpose is to enhance the value of water, not only from an artistic and aesthetic perspectives, but also to inspire film directors to report environmental disasters due to the little attention for water issues. To this subject is dedicated the section, out of competition, BROTHER SEA, FRIEND RIVER, DEAR LAKE, set up from the past edition, and organized for charitable purposes by the volunteers of the Cultural non-profit Association UNIVERSI AQUA. This section is open to short films and mini short films shot by smartphone, denouncing harmful effects of human activities, which cause pollution of sea, rivers or lakes. Among this year’s innovation are the AQUA & ARCH section, dedicated to bio architecture projects connected to water, and the AQUA MUSIC section, dedicated to music videos where water is the main player.
The Jury will award the SISTER WATER PRIZE for the best short film, and SISTER WATER PRIZE for the best mini short film. Special Mentions, among films of both competitions, will moreover be awarded to the short films and mini short films, shot by smartphone, that better interpret the following themes: AQUA & THE ENVIRONMENT Special Mention – for the best documentary film; AQUA & ISLAND for works set in an island, or inspired by it. From the past edition, a new Special Mention AQUA & THRILLER will be awarded to the mystery film, detective film or thriller, that better expressed the theme of water. During the 2020 edition of Aqua Film Festival, the winners of the new competition dedicated to Italian and international schools and universities, named AQUA & STUDENTS, will moreover be announced. Registration to the competition, by February 20th 2020, on: www.aquafilmfestival.org/en/competition/rules-and-regulations
The festival has the collaboration of Daniela Riccardi, Program Manager, and Marina Morra, Head of external relations. The Artistic and Scientific Commitee is composed of experts from the world of entertainment. The archives of past editions may be consulted on www.aquafilmfestival.org
Water is one of the essential elements required to ensure everyone the right to “a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family” (Article 25 of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights). The Earth’s water content is about 1.4 billion cubic kilometers, with about 97% being in the global oceans. The history of human kind depends on water, as well as the origin of life itself and, just like the air we breathe, it represents the main source of our survival. The importance of this key element has several forms and implications and has always represented on of the mainstays of economies, social balances and cultural identities of the planet. When water is represented in cinema, it has a deeper impact on public awareness.
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