There is less and less to go before the start of a new and increasingly rich edition of the renowned Trento Film Festival. The event dedicated to the world of mountains will start on 26 April and continue until 5 May.
Over 120 films and more than 150 events for all ages are scheduled in Trento for the 72 edition. The main theme of the films in the programme will be mountains, but there will also be topics on mountaineering adventures, the relationship between man and the mountains, nowadays increasingly seen as a borderline environment, and the role of women in mountain communities.
The new "Quarta parete" section, born from the collaboration between Hervé Barmasse and Tudor Laurini and dedicated to content creators and works produced on YouTube, is back again this year. The winner will be awarded at the 70th Trento Film Festival. Trento Film Festival.
T4Future (Trento Film Festival For Future) is the Trento Film Festival's independent section dedicated to new generations: schools, teachers, children and families. A rich programme to promote issues related to sustainable development, environmental protection and citizenship education.
Destination... Ireland
After Greenland, 'Future' and Ethiopia, this year's special section will be dedicated to Ireland, a land of migration and breathtaking landscapes, with an unprecedented look at the contemporary world.
During Oscar Night 2023, Irish director Martin McDonagh's The Spirits of the Island garnered nine nominations, having won three Golden Globes, Colm Bairéad's The Quiet Girl was nominated for Best International Film (a first for a Gaelic title) and Tom Berkeley and Ross White's An Irish Goodbye won the Oscar for Best Short Film. It is precisely An Irish Goodbye that will be part of the 'Destination... Ireland' film programme at the 72nd Trento Film Festival.
There will be seven national premieres in this section.
- Barber (Ireland, 2023), by Fintan Connolly
- An Beál Bocht (Ireland, 2017) by Tom Collins and John McCloskey
- Ballywalter (UK/Ireland, 2022) by Prasanna Puwanarajah
- Crock of Gold (USA/Great Britain, 2020) by Julien Temple
During the ten days of the Festival, the city of Trento will also be enlivened by the 'Destination... Ireland' events: insights, tastings, tradition and folklore, to celebrate the unique spirit of a land
