PALERMO 2018 - Solelunadoc

SOLE LUNA DOC FILM FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
13th edition

2 – 8.07.2018

Palermo, Santa Maria dello Spasimo – Complesso monumentale dello Steri

THE SOLE LUNA PROJECT

The Sole Luna Doc Film Festival, which had its debut in 2006 in Palermo, is now into its twelfth edition.
It is an event that, through the cinema of reality, is able to unite and promote the encounter between people, ideas, perspectives, and looks through the art-house documentaries, and bring to the attention of a wider audience original and courageous points of view on known or little known reality.
The festival will take place from July 2nd to 8th, 2018 in Santa Maria dello Spasimo in the heart of the city of Palermo.

IN COMPETITION

HUMAN RIGHTS
Human rights are commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being. This section is considering documentaries that enlighten crisis and problematic situation in the world where the Human Rights and the human dignity are not respected.

THE JOURNEY
There will be considered in this section documentaries that tell stories of peoples, people and landscapes, deeply interconnected with “nature” and “culture”. This showcase in competition will be a focus on the journey intended as essential dimension for human beings and as their constitutive feature being “plural identities”.

SHORT DOCS
A section dedicated to short movies on human rights and social issues.
OUT OF COMPETIION

RENOGOTIATING IDENTITIES
The showcase out of competition this year will be focused on videoart.

PRIZES AND JURY

A QUALIFY INTERNATIONAL JURY WILL ASSIGN THE PRIZE OF €3.000,00. TO THE BEST FILM IN COMPETITION

They will also recognize a special mention to the films for:
the best direction
the best photography
the best editing
the most innovative documentary, to the film that uses the components of the cinematographic language in the most creative way (direction, editing, photography, sound etc.)

Other awards: High School Students Award, “News Italians” Jury Award, Audience Prize
All the winners will receive the Sole Luna Award, a Sicilian majolica tile.
SOLE LUNA – A BRIDGE BETWEEN CULTURES AWARD, assigned by the president of the association and of the festival.

PARALLEL ACTIVITIES
As in its previous editions, the festival will also include book presentations, themed conversations with experts, out of competition showcases and exhibitions.

STAFF

President: Lucia Gotti Venturato
Artistic Directors: Chiara Andrich, Andrea Mura
Selection commitee: Chiara Andrich, Andrea Mura, Bernardo Giannone, Sofia Gotti, Lucia Gotti Venturato
Scientific direcror: Gabriella D’Agostino
Executive director: Monica Cosenza
Collaborators: Cinzia Costa, Chiara Maniscalco, Valentina Ursi, Stefania Lo Sardo
Progetto grafico:Donato Faruolo
Press office: Laboratorio delle Parole, Francesca Rossini, Silvia Montanari

È un progetto | A project by
Associazione Sole Luna, Un ponte tra le culture