Fino al mare

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To the sea
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Poster of "To the sea" (2022)
Directed byDaniele G. De Stefano
Pasquale Fresegna
Written byNoemi Perfetto
Pasquale Fresegna
Francesco Izzo
Daniele G. De Stefano
Mario Donato Pilla
Santa Verde
Ottavio Gelone
Roberto Todisco
Produced byMartina Romanello
Roberto Todisco
Music byFrancesco Izzo
Mario Donato Pilla
Ottavio Gelone
Release date
  • 2022 (2022)
Running time
9 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

To the sea (Italian : Fino al mare), is a 2022 Italian comedy short film directed by Daniele G. De Stefano and Pasquale Fresegna. [1] It stars Noemi Perfetto as Arianna, Ilaria Cerere as Princess Theodosia and Mario Di Donna as The Orge. [2] The story uses the Theseus and Ariadne myth to describe San Giovanni a Teduccio, the only coastal suburb of Naples where the sea is almost invisible. [3]

Contents

Plot

Arianna works as rider for Il Filo, delivering packages for the unusual characters that live in the maze of streets of San Giovanni a Teduccio: a forgotten princess, a dreamy pirate and a worker orge. [4]

Cast [2]

Production

Development and filming

The film was produced by Art. 33 - Cultural Hub, an association that operates in south-east Naples with the help of the Ministry of Culture. Initially, the film was supposed to be a documentary on the history and contradictions of the Municipality, the core of "San Giovanni tra fuoco e mare" project. However, after two weeks of touring the neighborhood and brainstorming in the artist residence, the idea of ​​a fictional short prevailed. The filming phase was postponed from September 2020 to Spring 2021. [5]

Locations

It was filmmed across different Naples and San Giorgio a Cremano landscapes including the Jorit's Diego Maradona graffiti in Taverna del Ferro, the Vigliena fortress, Parco Massimo Troisi and the Villa Pignatelli. [6]

Reception

The University of Naples Federico II awarded To the sea as best short film at 27th Premio Penisola Sorrentina. [7] In the same year it was distributed on ON, the video platform of Teatro di San Carlo. [6] Since 2022 it was selected in 19 festival across the globe, winning 14 different awards. [8]

Accolades

Awards and nominations of Fino al mare (2022)
FestivalYearAwardResultRef.
Benevento Cinema Televisione2022Best Short FilmNominated [9]
Premio Penisola Sorrentina2022Best Short Film "Racconti di mare"Won [3]
Marano Ragazzi Spot Festival2022International Youth Contest ItaliaNominated [10]
Tulipani di Seta Nera2023Sorriso RAI Cinema Award
Sorriso Anmil Award		Nominated [11]
Student World Impact Film Festival 2023Best Short FilmNominated [12]
Giffoni School Experience 2025Short Experience +11Nominated [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Edizione TSN 2023" (PDF). Tulipani di Seta Nera . 2023-12-06. p. 80. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  2. 1 2 "Fino al mare". Zoom Magazine. 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  3. 1 2 "Premio penisola sorrentina al direttore del Mattino Francesco de Core: «Appassionato interprete del Sud»". Il Mattino . 2022-09-17. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  4. ↑ "To the sea". Giffoni School Experience . Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  5. ↑ "Fino al Mare (2022), di Daniele De Stefano, Pasquale Fresegna". CinemaItaliano.
  6. 1 2 "Fino al mare". Teatro di San Carlo .
  7. ↑ ""Racconti di mare". Proclamato il vincitore del contest". University of Naples Federico II . 2022-09-23.
  8. ↑ "Fino al mare - Festival". Cinemainfo.
  9. ↑ "Festival BCT 2022" (PDF). Bct . p. 17.
  10. ↑ "Catalogo MRSF 2022". Marano Ragazzi Spot Festival. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  11. ↑ "Conferenza stampa di presentazione del Festival TSN 2023: finalisti, giurie e programma". 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2026-01-23– via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "Fino al mare". Student World Impact Film Festival .
  13. ↑ "School Experience 4, al via il festival itinerante per le scuole ideato da Giffoni: ecco i film in concorso". Giffoni Film Festival . 2024-10-24. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
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