Age 17

Age 17
Film poster
Italian	17 anni
Directed by	Filippo Demarchi
Written by	Filippo Demarchi
Produced by	Michela Pini Amel Soudani
Starring	Fabio Foiada Ignazio Oliva Laura Minazzi Kevin Martinetti
Cinematography	Patrick Tresch
Edited by	Pierre Deschamps
Production companies	Cinédokké [1] École cantonale d'art de Lausanne
Release date	1 November 2013 (2013-11-01)(Festival Tous Ecrans)
Running time	22 minutes
Country	Switzerland
Language	Italian

Age 17 (Italian : 17 anni) is a 2013 Swiss drama film written and directed by Filippo Demarchi. ^[2]

The short film included in the DVD Boys On Film 12 – Confession. ^[3]

Synopsis

Matteo is a 17-year-old boy who comes to the realization that he is in love with Don Massimo, a young priest of the village that leads the marching band in which Matteo plays the drum. He sees in Massimo a person willing to listen to his fears and desires. For the first time in his life, Matteo feels ready to open up to someone.

Cast

• Fabio Foiada as Matteo
• Ignazio Oliva as Don Massimo
• Laura Minazzi as Nadine
• Kevin Martinetti as Firat

Participation in international festivals and awards

2013:

• Festival Tous Ecrans – 19th Geneva International Film Festival (Switzerland) – RTS award for Best International Short : acquisition ^[4]
• Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (Switzerland) ^[5]
• Festival du film de Vendôme (France) ^[6]

2014:

• 18th Sofia International Film Festival (Bulgaria) – Swiss film Award, nomination best shortfilm 2014 ^{[7] [8]}
• 26th European First Film Festival – Festival premier plans d'Angers (France) ^[9]
• 32nd International Film Festival of Uruguay (Uruguay) ^[10]
• Curta Cinema (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) ^[11]
• FreshWave, International Short Film Festival (Hong Kong) – International Association of Film and Television Schools (CILECT) ^{[12] [13]}
• Inside Out – Toronto LGBT Film Festival (Canada)
• Internationales Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg: IKFF (Germany) ^[14]
• Merlinka Festival International Queer Film (Serbia) ^[15]
• MWFF, Montreal World Film Festival (Canada) ^[16]
• Palm Spring – ShortFest (USA) ^[17]
• Schweizer Jugendfilmtage – Festival Ciné Jeunesse Suisse (Switzerland) ^[18]
• Solothurner Filmtage – Journées de Soleure (Switzerland)
• Tel Aviv International Student Film Festiva (Israel)
• Queer Lisboa 18 – International Queer Film Festival (Portugal) ^{[19] [20]}
• UK Film Festival, London

2015:

• 38 Festival du Film Court en Plein Air de Grenoble (France) ^[21]
• FIPA, Festival International des Programmes Audiovisuels de Biarritz (France) ^[22]

References

1. "Home page - CINEDOKKE - Film production". www.cinedokke.ch. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
2. "ECAL - STUDIES - BACHELOR - FILM STUDIES - Presentation - Age 17". www.ecal.ch. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
3. "Boys On Film X - Peccadillo Pictures" . Retrieved 21 May 2020.
4. "Awards 2013". Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
5. "Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur". www.kurzfilmtage.ch. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
6. "Festival du film de Vendôme 2013 | COURTS MÉTRAGES : AVANTI CORTI !" . Retrieved 21 May 2020.
7. "FESTIVAL SHORTS / FESTIVAL SHORTS" . Retrieved 21 May 2020.
8. "17 Anni".
9. "2014 Catalogue (P. 56)" (PDF). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
10. "catalogo32.pdf (P. 175)" (PDF). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
11. "Competição Internacional | Exhibitions | 2014 | File | Curta Cinema". curtacinema.com.br. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
12. "鮮浪潮". www.freshwave.hk. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
13. "鮮浪潮 | 17歲的告解". www.freshwave.hk. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
14. "Katalog (P. 99)".
15. "2014" . Retrieved 21 May 2020.
16. "AT THE MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL from August 21 to September 1, 2014 (STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL – INTERNATIONAL SECTION)". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
17. "Age 17". Archived from the original on 2016-04-18.
18. "Kategorie E" . Retrieved 21 May 2020.
19. "Queer Lisboa 18 Guests". Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
20. "17 Anni". Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
21. "Programmation du Festival : du 7 au 12 juillet 2015". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
22. "Programs".

External links

• Age 17 at IMDb