“Captain’s Log”, Seventh Evening

It is often said that life is the art of meeting: once again Maremetraggio, the king of events for film shorts, has taken the cue from this axiom. On Friday, July 9th, hosted as usual in the comfortable premises of the Savoia Excelsior, we had the opportunity of meeting one of the greatest figures on the Italian cinema scene: the director and screenwriter Francesco Maselli.

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“Captain’s Log”, Sixth Evening

Maremetraggio has reached the heart of Italian cinema and can boast the authoritative presence of director Francesco Maselli in its crew. The author of ” I delfini” – The Dolphins – and “Lettera aperta ad un giornale della sera” – Open Letter To An Evening Newspaper – and the guardian of political social activism in the Sixties and Seventies was welcomed with a warm applause upon his arrival at the City Park.

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“Captain’s Log”, Fifth Evening

Maremetraggio has reached the fifth evening of its journey: we are still in open sea, but the competition is approaching the more exciting highlights. Wednesday, July 7th, hosted as usual at the Savoia Excelsior, the guests of the event met the public and critics; in this case the stars of the evening were Pino Tordiglione and Patrizio Rispo, the director and leading actor of the movie “Il natale rubato” – Christmas Stolen.

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“Captain’s Log”, Fourth Evening

Maremetraggio, Chapter Four: Europe’s turn. With the film shorts screened during the evening, the Festival dressed itself with the colours of internationality.

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“Captain’s Log”, Second Evening

The second evening of Trieste’s international film shorts festival was wet not with Mionetto sparkling wine (one of the event’s sponsors), but by a sudden shower which hit in particular the audience sitting in the first rows: it was all the fault of a device with a timer that caused this hilarious unscheduled event.

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“Captain’s Log”, Final Evening

In every film on adventures at sea there is always a scene when one of the protagonists says the fateful phrase: “Land ho!” It happens in all of the best movies from “Mutiny on the Bounty” to “Treasure Island”.

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