Program

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:00 - 10:15

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Inauguration of the 4th edition of Heroes International Film Festival

Institutional Greetings

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:15 - 11:00

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Heroes Master in Animation Award - Tim Allen

Stop Motion masterclass byTim Allen (Pinocchio, Frankenweenie, Isle of Dogs) followed by the awarding of the Heroes Master in Animation Award.
English-language event

Tim Allen

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:30 - 11:00

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Marcello Rossi - Sci-Fi B-Movies

SciFi B-Movies - Journey through B-movie science fiction that later turned out to be A-movies. Encounter curated by Marcello Rossi.

Marcello Rossi

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 11:00 - 12:00

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Independent Short Film Selected Screening

BLOCK 1 - Independent Short Film Selected

All Good / Todo bien by Diana Acién Manzorro, Spain
Animal Transport / Carga Animal by Iván Bustinduy, Argentina
Blind Spot / Angle Mort by Maxime Flourac, France
Brambork by Olivier Nelli, France
Cnx´S by Bernardo Alejandro Lorenzo, Lisandro Catriel Gomez Samus, Francisco Castro Inveninato, Argentina

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 11:00 - 11:20

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Michele Fasano: Keynote Art Direction per l'animazione

Michele Fasano (Metamorphosis) in un keynote sull'art direction dell'animazione

Michele Fasano

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 11:40 - 11:50

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Screening: Passenger (Argentina) - Short Film

A journey through the conflicting relationship between a man, his social environment and codes... in Stop Motion.

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 11:50 - 12:10

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Heroes Best Tv Show Award - Questo mondo non mi renderà cattivo. With Giorgio Scorza and Zerocalcare

Awarding the Heroes Best TV Show award to Questo mondo non mi renderà cattivo. Special meeting and award ceremony with Zerocalcare and Giorgio Scorza, CEO and Creative Director of Movimenti Production.

Giorgio Scorza  -  Zerocalcare

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 12:00 - 14:00

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Graduation Short Film Screening Selected

180°C by Joséphine Vendeville, Clémence Bellet, Florian Lecocq, Célia Leblois, France
Companion by Fabian Willgart, Germany
Galibot by Thomas Vandenbussche, France
I See It Too by Daniel Cossio, Colombia
Let's Rollby Chloé Musa, Annabelle Tamic, Alexandre Terrier, Louis Lukasik, Yann Laurent, Camille Flinois, Philip Gonçalves, France
Lost in Memory by Hindole H Shihan, France
Mira by Matteo Fidenzoni and Sofia Porcù, Italy
Missing memories by Alicia Giovinazzo and Clotilde Chastel, Canada
On my Bicycle / À Bicyclette by Océane Lavergne, France
REC by Katelyn Johnston, United States
Samara Op.4 Maxime Wattrelos France
Synchrony by Julia Le Bras-Juarez, France
Take Me Back by Fleur Alouche, Lilas Doussot, Jeanne Foucher, Léa Guelzec, France
The Cave of Tales by Agnieszka Zaręba, Poland
The Leak by Paola Cubillos, Belgium
Thysia by Timo Vogt, Austria
Woodfish by Virginia Ardizzone, Giorgio Avano, Giulia Brighenti, Stefano Villari, Italy

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 12:10 - 13:10

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Special Screening - Celebration: Superman (1978) 45th Anniversary

Special screening of Richard Donner's masterpiece on the occasion of the character's 85th birthday and the film's 45th anniversary. Introduced by Riccardo Corbò (Rai). Event in collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery and DC Comics

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 14:30 - 16:10

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Screening: Graduation Short Film Selected

180°C by Joséphine Vendeville, Clémence Bellet, Florian Lecocq, Célia Leblois, France

Companion by Fabian Willgart, Germany
Galibot by Thomas Vandenbussche, France
I See It Too by Daniel Cossio, Colombia
Let's Rollby Chloé Musa, Annabelle Tamic, Alexandre Terrier, Louis Lukasik, Yann Laurent, Camille Flinois, Philip Gonçalves, France
Lost in Memory by Hindole H Shihan, France
Mira by Matteo Fidenzoni and Sofia Porcù, Italy
Missing memories by Alicia Giovinazzo and Clotilde Chastel, Canada
On my Bicycle / À Bicyclette by Océane Lavergne, France
REC by Katelyn Johnston, United States
Samara Op.4 Maxime Wattrelos France
Synchrony by Julia Le Bras-Juarez, France
Take Me Back by Fleur Alouche, Lilas Doussot, Jeanne Foucher, Léa Guelzec, France
The Cave of Tales by Agnieszka Zaręba, Poland
The Leak by Paola Cubillos, Belgium
Thysia by Timo Vogt, Austria
Woodfish by Virginia Ardizzone, Giorgio Avano, Giulia Brighenti, Stefano Villari, Italy

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 15:00 - 15:30

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Heroes Master Award - Claudio Simonetti

Special meeting with Claudio Simonetti (Red Background, Suspiria, Phenomena) followed by the presentation of the Heroes Master award.

Claudio Simonetti

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 15:30 - 16:00

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Michele Braga: Soundtrack Creation Masterclass

Michele Braga (A Summer Ago, Mixed by Erry, Freaks Out) in a masterclass on Sound Design and creation of soundtracks for films and series.

Michele Braga

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 16:00 - 16:20

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Alessandra Querzola: Keynote Set Decorator

Alessandra Querzola (Blade runner 2049, Catch 22, Avengers: Age of Ultron) in a keynote on set decorator.

Alessandra Querzola

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 16:15 - 17:30

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Screening: Independent Short Film Selected

BLOCK 2 - Independent Short Film Selected

Cycle Programmé by Daniel Cossio, France
Twoby Nico Bocchini, Italy
Humbug Manor by Juan Carlos Mostaza, Spain
Illusion by Simon Begemann, Germany

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 16:45 - 17:00

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Screening: Original Skin (United Kingdom) - Short Film

In an alternative world where having sex means exchanging one's body for the other person's, a young woman struggles to be herself, challenging her small conservative community where body-swapping is taboo.

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 17:00 - 17:20

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Georgia Lepore: Keynote - Intimacy Coordinator

Giorgia Lepore (Prism, Yellow Jacket) in a special meeting on the role of the Intimacy Coordinator.

Georgia Lepore

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 17:20 - 17:50

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Eva Coen: Masterclass Costume Design

Eva Coen (The Best Day of My Life, Belli Ciao, Mainland) in a masterclass on costume design.

Eva Coen

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 17:30 - 18:00

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Space Off screening: tribute to Tino Franco

Hommage to Tino Franco: out-of-competition screening of the short film Space Off (Italy, 2002)

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 17:50 - 19:50

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Italian Premiere: Let Her Kill You

National Premiere of the feature filmLet Her Kill You (Thriller, France / Switzerland)

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 18:00 - 19:10

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Screening: The Horror Tour

In the presence of the authors and cast screening of The Horror Tour[Tour #03 - Back to Horror, ITA, 64']

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 10:00 - 10:30

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Heroes Action Award - Luna Gualano

Special Meeting with Luna Gualano (Believe Me, Go Home - At Their Home, The Tiburtino War III) followed by the awarding of the Heroes Action Prize

Luna Gualano

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 10:30 - 10:35

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Screening: Notorius Project

Short film curated by Notorius Pictures and IED Rome

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 10:30 - 11:00

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Workshop: Seriality and horror sagas in cinema

FromThe House - The Awakening of Evil to Scream VI; from Saw X to The Exorcist - Sequels, requels, reboots and spin-offs in contemporary horror; workshop by Luca Ruocco.

Luca Ruocco

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 10:35 - 11:00

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All the Lights of "Yellow" - Davide Manca: Photography Direction Masterclass

Davide Manca (A Summer Ago, Circeo, The Hunter) in a masterclass on Photography Direction.

Davide Manca

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 11:00 - 12:00

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Screening: Independent Short Film Selected

BLOCK 3 - Independent Short Film Selected

The Closet by Matteo Macaluso, Italy
Lost at Sea by Andrés Alejandro Bartos Amory, Lucija Stojevic, Spain
Marvin the Vampire by Adrian León, United Kingdom
Mindbender by Sai A.K. Sharma, United States
On-Air by Maribel Vasquez and Mariana Suzuki, Canada

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 11:00 - 11:40

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Independent Short Film and Graduation Short Film competition awards ceremony

Award ceremony of the 4th Heroes IFF Stories Competition and screening of the winning short films. Speaker Antonio Bracco, Project Manager Italy, Crew United

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 12:00 - 12:30

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Giulia Giorgi: Keynote - Special Effects Design

Giulia Giorgi (Sense8, Domina, Jack Ryan 3) in a keynote on Special Effects Design.

Giulia Giorgi

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 12:00 - 13:40

Casa del Cinema - Sala Stories

Screening: Graduation Short Film Selected

180°C by Joséphine Vendeville, Clémence Bellet, Florian Lecocq, Célia Leblois, France
Companion by Fabian Willgart, Germany
Galibot by Thomas Vandenbussche, France
I See It Too by Daniel Cossio, Colombia
Let's Rollby Chloé Musa, Annabelle Tamic, Alexandre Terrier, Louis Lukasik, Yann Laurent, Camille Flinois, Philip Gonçalves, France
Lost in Memory by Hindole H Shihan, France
Mira by Matteo Fidenzoni and Sofia Porcù, Italy
Missing memories by Alicia Giovinazzo and Clotilde Chastel, Canada
On my Bicycle / À Bicyclette by Océane Lavergne, France
REC by Katelyn Johnston, United States
Samara Op.4 Maxime Wattrelos France
Synchrony by Julia Le Bras-Juarez, France
Take Me Back by Fleur Alouche, Lilas Doussot, Jeanne Foucher, Léa Guelzec, France
The Cave of Tales by Agnieszka Zaręba, Poland
The Leak by Paola Cubillos, Belgium
Thysia by Timo Vogt, Austria
Woodfish by Virginia Ardizzone, Giorgio Avano, Giulia Brighenti, Stefano Villari, Italy

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 12:30 - 13:00

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Noi Siamo Leggenda: dalla serie al libro

Incontro col regista Carmine Elia, l'attore protagonista Emanuele Di Stefano e il direttore di RAI Libri Roberto Genovesi. In collaborazione con Fabula Pictures e RAI Libri.

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 13:00 - 14:30

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Italian Premiere: Cold Meat

National Premiere of the feature film Cold Meat (Horror, USA)

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 14:30 - 15:10

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Luca Ruocco: Nightmare During Christmas

The forays of fantasy and horror cinema in the holiday season. Encounter curated by Luca Ruocco.

Luca Ruocco

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 14:30 - 15:10

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Dan Baker: Masterclass Concept Art

Dan Baker (Fantastic Animals: the Crimes of Grindewald, Blade Runner 2049, Ready Player One) in a masterclass on Concept Art.
English-language event.

Dan Baker

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 15:00 - 17:30

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Screening: Independent Short Film Selection

BLOCK 4 - Independent Short Film Selected

Marylaby Stéphane Valette, France
Original skin by Eve Hedderwick Turner, United Kingdom
Paralysisby Fábio Eduardo Pereira, Portugal
Passenger by Juan Pablo Zaramella, Argentina
Stuck by Grady Fiorio, United States
Super Jesus by Vito Palumbo, Italy
The book of Martínby Felipe Escalante Anduiza, Spain
The Great Méliès by Beatrice Campagna and Luca Nicolai, Italy
The PhotoGraph by Carlos J Benitez, United States
Thirty2 by Tim Luna, Germany
Vetr by Guilherme Queiroz, Canada

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 15:10 - 15:45

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Special Screening: Two Beats

Special screening of the short film Two Beats and special meeting with director Marino Guarnieri and actress Angela Fontana.
Event in collaboration with Mad Entertainment.

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 15:45 - 16:15

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A Dragon Ride. The texturing journey on House of the Dragon - Claudia Marvisi: Keynote VFX/Texturing

Claudia Marvisi (The Mandalorian, House of the Dragons, Star trek Discovery) in a keynote on VFX/Texturing.

Claudia Marvisi

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 16:30 - 16:35

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Screening: Mira (Italy) - Short Film

Maria Elena, an eight-year-old child prodigy with curiosity in her eyes and a desire to make. A magical world of candy and treats takes shape, and Maria Elena becomes the ultimate creator!

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 16:35 - 16:45

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Screening: Synchrony (France) - Short Film

While on his way to his important job interview, Noah runs out of gas.

Having no alternative, he has no choice but to embark with Katia, a tornado chaser.

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 16:45 - 17:15

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Carmine Guarino: Keynote - Production Design

Carmine Guarino (The Commander, It was the Hand of God, Nostalgia) in a keynote on production design.

Carmine Guarino

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 17:15 - 17:50

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From Zero to Hero - Gennaro Esposito: VFX/Modeling Masterclass

Gennaro Esposito (The Flash, The Lion King, The Mandalorian) in a masterclass on VFX and modeling

Gennaro Esposito

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 17:50 - 18:20

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Proiezione: Super Jesus (Italy) - Short Film

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 18:00 - 19:00

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Marcello Rossi: Star Trek Legacy

Anticipations and news about the Star Trek universe in collaboration with the Star Trek Italian Club. Meeting curated by Marcello Rossi

Marcello Rossi

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 18:20 - 20:00

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Italian Premiere: The Nightman

National Premiere of the feature film The Nightman (Horror, Belgium). English

Fri, 12/15/2023 - 09:00 - 14:00

IED Istituto Europeo di Design

Tim Allen: Stop Motion Animation Workshop

Tim Allen (Pinocchio, Frankenweenie, Isle of Dogs) in a workshop on Stop Motion Animation.
English-language event.

Tim Allen

Fri, 12/15/2023 - 14:30 - 16:15

IED Istituto Europeo di Design

Screening: Independent Short Film Selection

All Good Diana Acién Manzorro, Spain
Humbug Manor by Juan Carlos Mostaza, Spain
Lost At Sea by Andrés Alejandro Bartos Amory, Lucija Stojevic, Spain
Maryla by Stéphane Valette, France
Original Skinby Eve Hedderwick Turner, United Kingdom
Passenger by Juan Pablo Zaramella, Argentina
Super Jesusby Vito Palumbo, Italy
The Great Méliès by Beatrice Campagna and Luca Nicolai, Italy

Fri, 12/15/2023 - 16:15 - 16:45

IED Istituto Europeo di Design

Screening: Graduation Short Film Selection

Galibot by Thomas Vandenbussche, France
Miraby Matteo Fidenzoni and Sofia Porcù, Italy
Synchronie by Julia Le Bras-Juarez, France
Take Me Back by Fleur Alouche, Lilas Doussot, Jeanne Foucher, Léa Guelzec, France
The Leak by Paola Cubillos, Belgium