From 3 to 17 December, the film festival organised by the Municipality of Corigliano in partnership with the Apulia Film Commission and in collaboration with Castello Volante returns to Castello Volante in Corigliano d’Otranto (Lecce). Cinema as an opportunity to come together and rediscover a sense of community, a time for socialising and nourishment for the soul.
Friday 3 December at 7.30 pm
TRIBUTE TO VALENTINA PEDICINI
Introduced by Paolo Pisanelli
featuring Salvatore Barbarossa and Luca Cucci
• MY MARLBORO CITY
by Valentina Pedicini
Italy, 2010, colour, 50 mins
Produced by Zelig Film
Brindisi: for years considered the stronghold of cigarette smuggling.
The director returns home to discover what remains of that past… and where the future is heading. A city portrayed through the lives of four characters, spanning four generations. Nanda, Rino, Salvatore, Andrea: love, prison, the past, and hope in Marlboro City. The difficulties of living in southern Italy in a passionate and compelling directorial debut.
• IT WAS YESTERDAY
by Valentina Pedicini
Italy, 2016, colour, 13'
Production: Meproducodasolo, Jump Cut
Giò is a 13-year-old girl living in southern Italy. She leads a gang of teenagers and is secretly in love with the young Paola. She is ready to compete with her male rivals to win her heart. Then, on the last day of summer, innocence comes to an end. A film of poetry and war by the sea.
Upcoming screenings
Friday 10 December at 7.30 pm
• THE GREAT SPIRIT
by Sergio Rubini
Friday 17 December at 7.30 pm
• SULLA GIOSTRA
by Giorgia Cecere
Following the screenings on the terraces and in the indoor auditoriums of “Nuvole – Food, Stories, Cultures’, the Castello Volante’s workshop of flavours and spirits, visitors will be able to enjoy street food and a drinks menu where the gastronomic culture of Salento meets that of the peoples who have passed through the region, giving rise to unique flavours.
Film festival organised by
the European Union / Puglia Region / Development and Cohesion Fund / Apulia Film Commission / Municipality of Corigliano d’Otranto
In collaboration with
Il Castello Volante in Corigliano d'Otranto
CORE A CORE, Municipality of Corigliano d’Otranto, Big Sur, Cool Club, EcoMultiservice