Exclusive: Documentary from Golden Lion winner to premiere in competition at the Berlinale.
Doc & Film International has acquired international rights to Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary Fire At Sea (Fuocoammare) capturing life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a frontline in the European migrant crisis.
The feature will premiere in the Berlinale’s main feature competition, much of which was announced today [Jan 11].
Situated some 200km off Italy’s southern coast, Lampedusa has hit world headlines in recent years as the first port of call for hundreds of thousands of African and Middle Eastern migrants hoping to make a new life in Europe.
Rosi spent months living on the Mediterranean island, capturing its history, culture and the current everyday reality of its 6,000-strong local population as hundreds of migrants land on its shores on a weekly basis.
The resulting documentary focuses on 12-year-old Samuele, a local boy who loves to hunt with his slingshot and spend time on land...
Doc & Film International has acquired international rights to Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary Fire At Sea (Fuocoammare) capturing life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a frontline in the European migrant crisis.
The feature will premiere in the Berlinale’s main feature competition, much of which was announced today [Jan 11].
Situated some 200km off Italy’s southern coast, Lampedusa has hit world headlines in recent years as the first port of call for hundreds of thousands of African and Middle Eastern migrants hoping to make a new life in Europe.
Rosi spent months living on the Mediterranean island, capturing its history, culture and the current everyday reality of its 6,000-strong local population as hundreds of migrants land on its shores on a weekly basis.
The resulting documentary focuses on 12-year-old Samuele, a local boy who loves to hunt with his slingshot and spend time on land...
- 1/11/2016
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Documentary from Golden Lion winner to premiere in competition at the Berlinale.
Doc & Film International has acquired international rights to Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary Fire At Sea (Fuocoammare) capturing life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a frontline in the European migrant crisis.
The feature will premiere in the Berlinale’s main feature competition, much of which was announced today [Jan 11].
Situated some 200km off Italy’s southern coast, Lampedusa has hit world headlines in recent years as the first port of call for hundreds of thousands of African and Middle Eastern migrants hoping to make a new life in Europe.
Rosi spent months living on the Mediterranean island, capturing its history, culture and the current everyday reality of its 6,000-strong local population as hundreds of migrants land on its shores on a weekly basis.
The resulting documentary focuses on 12-year-old Samuele, a local boy who loves to hunt with his slingshot and spend time on land...
Doc & Film International has acquired international rights to Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary Fire At Sea (Fuocoammare) capturing life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a frontline in the European migrant crisis.
The feature will premiere in the Berlinale’s main feature competition, much of which was announced today [Jan 11].
Situated some 200km off Italy’s southern coast, Lampedusa has hit world headlines in recent years as the first port of call for hundreds of thousands of African and Middle Eastern migrants hoping to make a new life in Europe.
Rosi spent months living on the Mediterranean island, capturing its history, culture and the current everyday reality of its 6,000-strong local population as hundreds of migrants land on its shores on a weekly basis.
The resulting documentary focuses on 12-year-old Samuele, a local boy who loves to hunt with his slingshot and spend time on land...
- 1/11/2016
- ScreenDaily
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