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The Italian Fusion Festival – Short Video Competition 2022

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“Corto | Italy and Ireland in a snapshot”.

The short video competition has been an integral part of the Italian Fusion Festival since its start.

The aim is to offer a spotlight to international filmmakers in Ireland wishing to showcase their works on our platforms.

Entry open to any short films made by Italian-Irish film productions (they must include at least one Italian and Irish cast / crew/ director / writer / composer / editor / producer). We accept both unreleased and previously released short movies.

Deadline: Friday 24th of June 2022 at 18PM.

Duration of short films: up to 10 minutes.

Submission: send an email to info@italianfusionfestival.com with a short bio and a description of the video. Your email should also include a YouTube /Vimeo or a WeTransfer link to your video(s).

The short films shortlisted by our jury will be screened during the Italian Fusion Festival live and on Facebook and YouTube

The winner will be announced during the event and will be awarded a voucher.

All the videos shortlisted by our jury will also be advertised and made permanently available to the wider public on different platforms, such as Italian Fusion Festival and Radio Dublino webpages and social networks. The competition is curated by Giuseppe Crupi.

Contact us for further information.

Short-Video Competition

The Italian Fusion Festival – Short Film Competition 2020

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“Corto | Italy and Ireland in a snapshot”.

The short film competition has been an integral part of the Italian Fusion Festival since its start.

The aim is to offer a spotlight to international filmmakers in Ireland wishing to showcase their works on our platforms.

Entry open to any short films made by Italian-Irish film productions (they must include at least one Italian and on Irish cast / crew/ director / writer / composer / editor / producer). We accept both unreleased and previously released short movies.

Deadline:  Wednesday 22th of July 2020 at 18PM.

Duration of short films: up to 10 minutes.

Submission: send an email to info@italianfusionfestival.com with a short bio and a description of the video. Your email should also include a YouTube /Vimeo or a WeTransfer link to your video(s).

The short films shortlisted by our jury will be screened during the Italian Fusion Festival live streaming on Facebook and YouTube on the 25th of July.

The winner will be announced during the event and will be awarded a voucher.

All the videos shortlisted by our jury will also be advertised and made permanently available to the wider public on different platforms, such as Italian Fusion Festival and Radio Dublino webpages and social networks.

Contact us for further information.

Corto. Italy and Ireland in a Shapshop: Photos and Video

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Can a radio station not only promote but also organise a short video competition? Radio Dublino, an Italian radio station abroad and creator of the Italian Fusion Festival, demonstrates that such initiatives can generate value by connecting expatriate talent with the host community.

While some continue to discuss “brain drain” in terms of statistics and numbers, Radio Dublino has chosen a different approach: recognising “talent in transition” by giving individuals a face, a story, and acknowledgement that may have been lacking in Italy.

For years, Radio Dublino has followed emerging talent—directors, storytellers, composers, videomakers, and actors, both Italian and otherwise—during live broadcasts. These conversations have led to collaborations and brought various stories to light, including those of Chiara Viale, Sefora Castro, Max Boccalari, and Maria Fiorentini. The station provided these creatives not just airtime, but a platform to showcase their work through the event “Corto. Italy and Ireland in a snapshot.”

The screening held at the Italian Cultural Institute in Dublin was more than a promotional event for Italian and Irish directors and actors. It represented an opportunity where culture served as a common ground, bringing diverse audiences together.

Video credits: Silvana Benedetto

Photos Credits Alessandra Luppino

Corto. Italy and Ireland in a snapshot

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Radio Dublino is pleased to present, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute – Dublin, the event “Corto. Italy and Ireland in a snapshot,” a selection of short films presented during the last three editions of the Italian Fusion Festival, the largest European festival dedicated to Italian culture and art that Radio Dublino has been organising in Dublin since 2017.

The short video competition has been part of our festival since its first edition. It aims to promote Italian and Irish directors whose works represent a synthesis of the two cultures.

Following the screenings, a brief Q&A discussion will take place, followed by refreshments.

Selected Works

  • My Red Hot Car by Max Boccalari
  • First Day by Alexandre Vetter
  • Here and Through by Luca Truffarelli
  • Dublin 2015 by Ivan Mazza
  • Clown by Chiara Viale
  • Bright Eyed in the Mornin by Maria Fiorentini
  • Abrasion by Sefora Castro
  • Amore in Translation – Tuttifrutti by John McNally
  • Cascao & Lady Maru “One Place” by Miro Mastropasqua
  • The Siege of Bóthar Anam by Marcus Maher

Information

  • Date: Mon 7 Oct 2019
  • Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
  • Organized by: IIC, in collaboration with Radio Dublino
  • Entry: Free, but booking recommended
Short-Video Competition

Winner Short Video Competition 2019

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Clown by Chiara Viale is the winner of the Short-Video Competition at the Italian Fusion Festival.

Chiara Viale is an Italian born writer, director and producer based in Ireland. After obtaining a degree in English as a Foreign Language and Literature in Milan, she went on studying screenwriting in Dublin and she began making independent films. Since then she has written, directed and taken part numerous short films. In 2017 she started her  first Independent Feature Film ‘The New Music’, which has reached completion in 2019. She is also co-founder of the Dublin based independent production company Built To Fail Productions.

  • Writer and Director: Chiara Viale
  • Cinematography: Alexandra Vetter
  • Sound Recordists: Shane Quinn, Tom Lenihan
  • Make-up artist: Fabiana Sasella
  • Colour and Sound Mix: Philip Kidd
  • Music: Kieran Lane
  • Cast: Paul Cullen (Alex), Bríd Flood (Mother),  Cilléin McEvoy (Man), Jake O’Loughlin (Young Alex) Barbara Soares (Girl), Vito Morano (TV Clown)
  • Year: 2017
  • Duration: 6:00
  • Synopsis: A clown gets ready for a sinister performance and takes us on a journey through the darkest corners of his mind.

Short-Video Competition 2019 | Special Mention

Bright Eyed in the Mornin by Maria Fiorentini

Short-Video Competition | 2019 Audience Award

Abrasion by Sefora Castro