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12th Religion Today Film Festival Trento, Rome, Bolzano/Bozen
Bassano, Nomadelfia
14-24 October 2009 THIS YEAR'S THEME
Born from Above. New life in faith Luoghi:Trento, Vezzano, Bassano, Bolzano, Roma, Nomadelfia

Trento THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER 2009

Teatro San Marco - Via S. Bernardino 8
Afternoon: Special event for the 10th anniversary of the St. Ignatius Foundation
18.00: Conference and screenings on "Visuality in Ignazio's spirituality". Speakers: Dott. Ezio Chini and Father Giuseppe Zito SJ.

Evening: Opening and screenings on this year's theme: Born from Above. New life in faith
20.30: Opening ceremony
20.45: HER MATE'S BOYFRIEND by Przemek Mlynczyk - documentary, Poland, Catholicism, 27'
21.15: meeting with the director Jennifer Taylor
21.30: NEW MUSLIM COOL by Jennifer Taylor - documentary, USA, Islam, 82'


FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER 2009

Auditorium Centro Santa Chiara - Via S. Croce 67
Morning: Programme for High Schools

Teatro San Marco - Via S. Bernardino 8
Afternoon: Screenings
15.00: WISHING LIFE ANGELIC by Elena Lobacheva - documentary, Russia, Orthodox Christianity, 50'
16.00: EVANGELIZATION THROUGH THE LENS by Tomasz Bardorsch - documentary, Poland, Catholicism, 26'
16.30: THE LOLO'S MYTH by Wong Tin Shing and Lui Lai Lin - documentary, Hong Kong, Catholicism/Animism, 60'
17.30: ZEN'S WAY by Law Suk Yi - documentary, Hong Kong, Catholicism, 45'
18.30: NON TACERE. DON ROBERTO E LA SCUOLA 725 by Fabio Grimaldi - documentary, Italy, Catholicism, 57'

Evening: Screenings
20:30: LEAVING THE FOLD by Eric R. Scott - documentary, Canada, Judaism, 52'
21:30: DOUBT by John Patrick Shanley - feature film, USA, Catholicism, 104'


SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER

Teatro San Marco - Via S. Bernardino 8
Morning: Screenings
9.30: LOURDES, LA STORIA by Nietta La Scala - documentary, Italy, Catholicism, (1st episode) 40'
10.15: CARDINAL JOURNET. BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARKNESS by Jean-Yves Fischbach - documentary, France, Catholicism, 52'
11.15: PABLO DE TARSO by Pablo Moreno - feature film, Spain, Catholicism, 100'

Afternoon: Screenings for families
15.00: BEST FUNERALS IN THE WORLD by Ute Wegmann - short film, Germany, Christianity, 19'
15.25: MUSIC BOX by Farzad Motamen - feature film, Iran, Islam, 105'
17.20: LAZHAR by Bahri Ben Yamed - short film, Tunisia, Islam, 8'
17.30: SEPARATION by David Tsofnat - short film, Israel, Judaism, 17'
17.50: CRACKS by Erez Hadad - short film, Israel, Judaism, 17'

Evening: Screenings on Religions and Mountains
18.15: NARCISO. DIETRO AI CANNONI DAVANTI AI MULI by Marcello and Dario Baldi - feature film, Italy, Catholicism/Islam, 95'
20.30: meeting with the director Gilad Goldschmidt.
20.45: FAMILY ON THE EDGE by Gilad Goldschmidt - documentary, Israel, Judaism, 57'
21.50: EMOZIONI DALL'APURIMAC by Carlo and Paola de Biase - documentary, Italy, Catholicism, 6'
22.00: DIARIO DI UN CURATO DI MONTAGNA by Stefano Saverioni - documentary, Italy, Catholicism, 58'


SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER

Teatro San Marco - Via S. Bernardino 8
Morning: Screenings
9.30: AL-HAMZA AND AL-ABBAS by Seif Sheikh Najib - feature film, Sudan, Islam, 117'
11.30: THE QU'RAN by Antony Thomas - documentary, UK, Islam, (1st episode) 25'
12.00: MEMORY OF A WOMAN by Lassaad Oueslati - documentary, Tunisia, Judaism/Islam, 52'

Afternoon: Screenings
15.00: THE SACRED DANCER by Diego D'Innocenzo - documentary, Italy, Hinduism, 30'
15.35: HAIR INDIA by Raffaele Brunetti and Marco Leopardi - documentary, Italy, Hinduism, 75'
16.55: CHATURANGA (Four Chapters) by Suman Mukhopadhyay - feature film, India, Hinduism, 125'

Evening: Screenings
20.30: DEIR MAR MUSA, SUL CAMMINO DI ABRAMO by Paolo Comoglio - documentary, Italy, Various religions, 11'
20.45: AND THOU SHALT LOVE by Chaim Elbaum - short film, Israel, Judaism, 28'
21.20: ACROSS THE RIVER by Abbas Ahmadi Motlagh - feature film, Iran, Islam, 83'


MONDAY 19 OCTOBER

Centro Bernardo Clesio - Via Barbacovi 4
Afternoon: Screenings
15.00: FILIOQUE by Enrico Mazzi - documentary, Italy-Serbia, Orthodox Christianity, 58'
16.00: THE PROMISE OF FREEDOM by Daniel Knoop - documentary, Germany, Catholicism, 25'
17.00: LATTER DAY SAINTS by Leonor Noivo - documentary, Portugal, Mormons, 56'
18.00: THE REBELLIOUS SON by Shoshi Greenfield - documentary, Israel, Judaism, 72'

Evening: Screenings
20.30: BARAKA PATHS by Manoel Penicaud and Khamis Mesbah - documentary, France, Islam, 50'
21.30: RABBI FIRER by Amit Goren - documentary, Israele, Judaism, 58'


TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER

Centro Bernardo Clesio - Via Barbacovi 4
Afternoon: Screenings
15.00: JOHANNES CALVIN by Werner Kohne and Andre Schafer - documentary, Germany, Protestantism, 58'
16.00: IL PAPA NELLA TEMPESTA. PAOLO VI by Fabrizio Costa - feature film, Italy, Catholicism, 200'

Evening: Screenings
20.30: ANELITO DI PACE. DON TONINO BELLO by Sergio Spina - documentary, Italy, Catholicism, 50'
21.30: GEVALD! by Ron Ofer and Yochai Hakak - documentary, Israel, Judaism, 50'


WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER

Centro Bernardo Clesio - Via Barbacovi 4
Evening: Screenings
20.30: JESUS ON URSYNOW by Agnieszka Gomulka - documentary, Poland, Catholicism, 34'
21.10: IL COLORE DELL'AMORE by Maria Amata Calò - documentary, Italy, Catholicism, 33'
21.45: ZORVAN by Hassan Naghashi - documentary, Iran, Mazdaism, 20'


FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER

Teatro San Marco - Via S. Bernardino 8
Morning: Programme for Primary Schools

Afternoon: Screenings
15.00: JERUSALEM: CENTER OF THE WORLD by Andrew Goldberg - documentary, USA, Christianity/Judaism/Islam, 116'
17.00: THE REED-FLUTE SAYS... by Damlasu Temizel Kiziklioglu - short film, Turkey, Sufism, 15'
17.20: TOVA'S WORLD by Michal Bukojemski - documentary, Poland, Christianity/Judaism, 37'
18.00: Special event Trento-Brazil: screenings of a selection of short films by Brazilian teenagers on the theme: Talking with God. The winner will be awarded a prize in collaboration with Associazione Jangada - Trento, Associacao de Apoio - Crianca, Projeto/ Revista Viracao and Sguardi Sul Sacro Mostra de Cinema e Religiao - San Paolo Brazile.

Evening: Screenings
20.30: meeting with the director Robyn Hughan
20.40: A NUN'S NEW HABIT by Robyn Hughan - documentary, Australia, Christianity, 56'
21.45: meeting with the director Rasoul Sadrameli
22.00: EVERY NIGHT, LONELINESS by Rasoul Sadrameli - feature film, Iran, Islam, 90'


SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER

Teatro San Marco - Via S. Bernardino 8
Morning: Screenings
9.30: A JUDE NAMED ISHAI by Krzysztof Zurowski and Julita Woloszynska - documentary, Poland, Christianity/Judaism, 52'
10.30: THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR by Andreas Pichler - documentary, Germany, Catholicism, 88'
12.00: SOUL TRIPPING by Michael Greenspan - documentary, Israel, Judaism, 49'

Afternoon: Screenings
15.00: KINDNESS, A LETTER FROM TIBET by Clementine Ederveen - docu-fiction, the Netherlands, Buddhism, 102'
16.45: IMPARARE DAL MONDO by Silvio Cattani - documentary, Italy, Catholicism, 60'
With the participation of the students from the Istituto "Don Milani-Depero" in Rovereto (Trento)

Castello del Buonconsiglio - Via B. Clesio 5
Closing ceremony
18.00: Awards ceremony with the participation of Father Efrem Trettel

Teatro San Marco - Via S. Bernardino 8
Evening: Special event
20:30: Retrospective: Born from Above. Saint Paul through cinema
With the participation of Marco Vanelli and the conferring of the "Religion Yesterday Award" in collaboration with CINIT - Cineforum Italiano


Vezzano (TN) THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 2009

Auditorium - Località Lusan
Morning: Programme for Primary Schools

Afternoon: Screenings
16.00: VIENNA DA FUSCALDO by Fabio Marra - feature film, Italy, Catholicism, 82'
17.30: OVUNQUE MIRACOLI by Salvatore Metastasio - feature film, Italy, Catholicism, 98'

Evening: Screenings
20.30: CRACKS by Erez Hadad - short film, Israel, Judaism, 17'
20:50: ANELITO DI PACE. RITRATTO DI DON TONINO BELLO by Sergio Spina - documentary, Italy, Catholicism, 50'
21.50: ACROSS THE RIVER by Abbas Ahmadi Motlagh - feature film, Iran, Islam, 83'
With the participation of the Iranian producer Manouchehr Mohammadi


Bassano (VI) WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER

Villa San Giuseppe - Via Ca' Morosini 41
Evening: Screenings
20.30: Opening ceremony
20.40: DEIR MAR MUSA, SUL CAMMINO DI ABRAMO by Paolo Comoglio - documentary, Italy, Various religions, 11'
20.55: CRACKS by Erez Hadad - short film, Israel, Judaism, 17'
21.15: GOD SEES by Reza Jamali - short film, Iran, Islam, 15'
21.35: THE SACRED DANCER by Diego D'Innocenzo - documentary, Italy, Hinduism, 30'
22.10: ZORVAN by Hassan Naghashi - documentary, Iran, Mazdaism, 20'


Bolzano/Bozen FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER

Teatro Cristallo - Via Dalmazia 30
Morning: Programme for German High Schools

Afternoon: Screenings
15.00: THE SACRED DANCER by Diego D'Innocenzo - documentary, Italy, Hinduism, 30'
15.40: BARAKA PATHS by Manoel Penicaud and Khamis Mesbah - documentary, France, Islam, 50'
16.40: DEIR MAR MUSA, SUL CAMMINO DI ABRAMO by Paolo Comoglio - documentary, Italy, Various religions, 11'

Evening: Screenings
20.30: NEW MUSLIM COOL by Jennifer Taylor - documentary, USA, Islam, 82'
22.00: OPEN HOUSE by Walter Rogers - documentary, Israel, 5'5''
With the participation of the director Jennifer Taylor


FRIDAY 23 OTTOBRE

Teatro Cristallo - Via Dalmazia 30
Morning: Programme for Italian High Schools

Afternoon: Screenings
15.30: ACROSS THE RIVER by Abbas Ahmadi Motlagh - documentary, Iran, Islam, 83'
17.00: TOVA'S WORLD by Michal Bukojemski - documentary, Poland, Christianity/Judaism, 37'

Evening: Screenings
20.30: I DONI DEL SIGNORE by Lars Gehrmann - documentary, Italy, Catholicism, 15'
20.55: AND THOU SHALT LOVE by Chaim Elbaum - short film, Israel, Judaism, 28'
21.35: HER MATE'S BOYFRIEND by Przemek Mlynczyk - documentary, Poland, Catholicism, 27'
With the participation of the directors Lars Gehrmann and Przemek Mlynczyk


Roma MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2009

Living Workshop
8.30-22.00: Workshop on Religion Today's yearly theme for producers, directors and professionals taking part in the Film Festival.


TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER

Università Pontificia Salesiana - Piazza dell'Ateneo Salesiano 1
8.30-22.00: Seminar and Awards Ceremony
Seminar on the theme: "Representing God through cinema" in collaboration with Facoltà di Scienze della Comunicazione sociale (FSC) of the Università Pontificia Salesiana.
Conferring of the Special Award by the FSC Students Jury.


WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER

Radio Vaticana - Piazza Pia 3, Vatican City
15.00: Awards ceremony with the International Jury.


Nomadelfia (GR) THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER

Afternoon: Screenings and Awards ceremony
17.00: GOD SEES by Reza Jamali - short film, Iran, Islam, 15'
17.20: CRACKS by Erez Hadad - short film, Israel, Judaism, 17'
17.40: HER MATE'S BOYFRIEND by Przemek Mlynczyk - documentary, Poland, Catholicism, 27'
18.20: THE SACRED DANCER by Diego D'Innocenzo - documentary, Italy, Hinduism, 30'
19.00: conferring of the Fraternity Special Award of Nomadelfia


OTHER EVENTS November 2009: BASSANO (VI)
Three days of spirituality through cinema

December 2009: NOMADELFIA (GR)
Three days of screenings

December 2009: JERUSALEM
Religion Today's screenings at the Jewish Film Festival

January 2010: DHAKA
Religion Today's screenings at the Dhaka Film Festival


THE PROGRAMME MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGES
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