screening format
DCP
aspect ratio
1.78:1 (16:9)
sound format
Dolby SR
original-language
Italian
subtitles
German, English, French
December 1999. In the midst of the Millennium Bug fears, I remember going to the birthday of Enrico, a child who lived with his family in an old and isolated farmhouse.
director
Francesco Sossai
Production
Cecilia Trautvetter, François-Pierre Clavel
Script
Francesco Sossai
Editing
Francesco Sossai
DOP
Giulia Schelhas
Szenenbild / Production Design
Paula Meuthen
Sound Design
Sebastian Pablo Poloni
film school
Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
Festivals
2023
Quinzaine des Cinéastes, Cannes, France
2023
Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival, Portugal
(Grand Prix of the International Competition)
2023
Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF), San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato City, Mexico
2023
Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2023
Festival Silhouette, Paris, France
2023
Canada International Film Festival, Vancouver
2023
Montreal Festival du nouveau cinéma, Canada
2023
Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada
Awards
2023 Nominierung Kategorie Spielfilm von mehr als 10 Minuten bis 30 Minuten Laufzeit Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis 2023
School
- Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
- Friedrich-Krause-Ufer 19
- 13353 Berlin
- http://www.dffb.de
Production
- Cecilia Trautvetter
- Potsdamerstr. 2
- 10785 Berlin
- Germany
Production
- KIDAM
- Alice Brézet
- https://www.kidam.net/
Distribution
- Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg
- Anne Jagemann
- Bodenstedtstr. 16
- 22765 Hamburg
- +49 40 39106318
- http://verleih.shortfilm.com
Sales
- Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg
- Stine Wangler
- Bodenstedtstr. 16
- 22765 Hamburg
- +49 40 39106328
- http://sales.shortfilm.com
Francesco Sossai
Francesco Sossai was born in the Italian Dolomites mountain region. He graduated in English and German literature and then attended the DFFB film school. His first feature-length film ALTRI CANNIBALI celebrated its world premiere at the 2021 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, where it was awarded Best First Feature.
Filmography
2015 Letzter Akt – Prores
2017 A view of the Grand Canal
2021 Altri Cannibali
2023 Il compleanno di Enrico
