Official program of the sixth edition Not a film festivalinternational independent film festival, which will be held from 22 to 27 August 2023 in Santarcangelo di Romagna (RN).
The event will be held for the first time this year at Nòt a Cinema, an entire building located in the heart of the city (via Pascoli 4), where shows and master classes throughout the event.
Also confirmed Open air cinema And Castle Bar at the Spazio Sferisterio (Via Arrigo Faini 8), where aspiring filmmakers, veterans and cinephiles meet in the evenings starting at 18:00.
Nòt Film Fest 2023 will feature over 111 entries, of which 100 are previews, including feature films, short films, documentaries, music, experimental and brand films, from 27 countries different and selected from over 1000 applications received.
The jury will include representatives from the Sundance Film Festival and members of the Academy, who will contribute to making the small town of Emilia-Romagna a real international showcase for all participants.
Future: the part of time that awaits us is a direct consequence of everything that happened in the moment before. That is the future we look to this year, bolstered by a past that laid the groundwork and a present that sees the walls being built for the NÒT FILM FEST we want. Therefore, the future as a concentrate of all our dreams, our goals, objectives and results, the future of our Community and the city that accepts and welcomes us. The independent film industry has always been able to start a conversation on topics that the major film studios often overlook. Today, these conversations are more relevant than ever. From mental health to climate change, from isolation to social justice, the sixth edition of NÒT FILM FEST takes these themes through the avant-garde of contemporary cinema, showcasing new cinematic talents that stand out for their original storylines and individual style. . Keeping a close eye on what the future holds, NÒT FILM FEST is THE FUTURE AHEAD and we are proud to be able to step into that future with you.
Not Film Fest 2023 in numbers
111 Movie
14 World premieres
10 International previews
4 European premieres
43 italian previews
thirty Regional previews
Not Film Fest 2023 – Official Selection and Jury
FEATURES OF THE MOON TRAVEL
SORRY Kevin Barth & Alec Barth US REGIONAL PREMIERE
SIDE B FOR TAYLOR Christina YR Lim INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE South Korea / USA
PARADOX OF ANTARES Luis Tinoco Pineda REGIONAL PREMIERE Spain
THE INVISIBLE GIRL Jacqueline Bethany INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE USA
STEPPE Maxim Akbarov ITALIAN PREMIERE Kazakhstan
FIVE ROOMS Bruno Bigoni REGIONAL PREMIERE Italy
I, MYSELF AND THE VOID Timothy Hautekiet INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE USA
ONCE IN THE FUTURE: 2121 Serpil Altın REGIONAL PREMIERE Türkiye
MADE IN DUBLIN Jack Armstrong WORLD PREMIERE Ireland
WOLVES Danny Dunlop ITALIAN PREMIERE Canada
FEATURES OF THE FALL OF A STAR
GIRLS DON’T CRY Andrea Zuliani NO PREMIERE Italy
ISLAND OF THE LOST GIRLS Anne-Marie & Schmidt Brian Schmidt ITALIAN PREMIERE USA
SOLAR WIND ALLEY Anastasia Lobkowski REGIONAL PREMIERE Finland
FREE TIME Ryan Martin Brown EUROPEAN PREMIERE USA
INTERNAL COMMUNICATION Fridtjof Ryder REGIONAL PREMIERE UK
Wandering woman Michal Chmielewski REGIONAL PREMIERE Poland
CIURE Gianpiero Pumo REGIONAL PREMIERE Italy
I DON’T BELIEVE ANYTHING Alessandro Marzullo REGIONAL PREMIERE Italy
ON LINE& Oliver Pearn ITALIAN PREMIERE UK
FOREVER ALONE Gabriel Alvim INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Brazil
MOON SHORTS
GOOD CONDITION Frank Mosley ITALIAN PREMIERE US
MONGATA Maja Costa REGIONAL PREMIERE Germany
FRIEND Andrey Svetlov NO PREMIERE Belarus
AUGUST IN FUR Alessandro Rocca REGIONAL PREMIERE Italy
HIF extension Daan Swinkels ITALIAN PREMIERE The Netherlands
TREMOR Rudolf Fitzgerald Leonard ITALIAN PREMIERE Germany
WALLET Scotty Cameron ITALIAN PREMIERE US
FIRST CIRCLE Maximilian Dobbin and Anthony Le REGIONAL PREMIERE United Kingdom
SIR Maurizio Ravalliese REGIONAL PREMIERE Italy
FAIR Zoel Eschbacher REGIONAL PREMIERE France
STAR DROP SHORTS
MISS UNDERWATER Megan Cullen INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Australia
LEAVING YELLOWSTONE Kayla Arend INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE USA
NIGHT OF RIOTS Andreas Sheittanis REGIONAL PREMIERE Cyprus
SEPARATION Aurélien Achache REGIONAL PREMIERE France
EXCHANGE Nimrod Raif ITALIAN PREMIERE Israel
km 9 Filippo Valsecchi REGIONAL PREMIERE Italy
poachers Tiffany Lin ITALIAN PREMIERE US
NOT RESOLVED Sofia Kuntz WORLD PREMIERE USA
TO THE POINT Christian Schifano US REGIONAL PREMIERE
FUNERAL Jerzy Czachowski ITALIAN PREMIERE Poland
YOUNG JURY SHORTS
RING Andrew Kose NO PREMIERE Indonesia
MEN IN BLUE Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda EUROPEAN PREMIERE USA
68 415 Antonella Sabatino and Stefano Blasi NO PREMIERE Italy
cherubim Anne-Sophie Bine ITALIAN PREMIERE USA
EMPTY Allison Miller WORLD PREMIER USA
riders Andrea Russo REGIONAL PREMIERE Italy
39 Martin Delfino Guevara ITALIAN PREMIERE Argentina / Spain
WHEN THE BEAT IS ENGAGED Amy Jeanne INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Netherlands
THICK Makez Ricveda ITALIAN PREMIERE UK
LOLLIGAG Tij D’oyen ITALIAN PREMIERE USA
CINEMA ER
THREE BOYS Gianfranco Boattini WORLD PREMIERE Italy
TEST Gregorio Sassoli REGIONAL PREMIERE Italy
CLOSET Matteo Macaluso NO PREMIERE Italy
BUTTERFLIES Marco Pattarozzi REGIONAL PREMIERE Italy
SEVEN KEYS Davide Mastrangelo WORLD PREMIERE Italy
DIRECTOR’S CUT
CINEMA James Arterberry INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE USA
SUPERBUCHEI Josef Brandl ITALIAN PREMIERE Germany
BURN EVERYTHING Jack Hickey ITALIAN PREMIERE Ireland
Amy and me Bastiaan Rook REGIONAL PREMIERE The Netherlands
THE SOURCE DOESN’T DIE Vitoria Vasconcellos ITALIAN PREMIERE Brazil
FEATURES OF SUPER DOCUMENTS
STRIKE TO THE HEART Noé Reutenauer ITALIAN PREMIERE Belgium
MY FRIEND TOMMY Nem Stankovic ITALIAN PREMIERE Canada
I AM PEOPLE, I AM NOBODY Svetislav Dragomirovich REGIONAL PREMIERE Serbia
THE FUTURE OF THE CHILD IS NOW Matteo Nicoletta WORLD PREMIERE Italy
DEAD WEIGHT Francesco Del Grosso NO PREMIERE Italy
EARTHLY LIFE OF HAMLET MARCO BELLELLI Luca Ferri REGIONAL PREMIERE Italy
SUSPENDED Martina Dall’Ara ITALIAN PREMIERE Italy
CHILDREN OF THE WORLD Maayan Schwartz REGIONAL PREMIERE Israel
COCORI TAPE Francesco Tavella NO PREMIERE Italy
IN THE GARDEN OF THE MIND Matteo Balsamo REGIONAL PREMIERE Italy
SUPER DOCS SHORTS
QUEEN MOOREA Christine Fugate ITALIAN PREMIERE USA
TO THE STEERER Pablo Poletti NO PREMIERE Italy
I FEEL PERFECTION Mayar Alanis & Alfonso Sjogreen REGIONAL PREMIERE France
BONES Brett Chapman REGIONAL PREMIERE UK
NO MEMORY Brian Hulo Ng ITALIAN PREMIERE Singapore
crater Adina Camhy ITALIAN PREMIERE Austria
MEMORIES OF THE WATER LAUNDRY Filippo Maria Cariglia REGIONAL PREMIERE Italy
FROM FISH TO THE MOON Kevin Contento ITALIAN PREMIERE USA
CITY OF HUMAN CHESS Cecilia Albertini WORLD PREMIER Italy
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST IN THE OLD WOMAN Alessandro Amico REGIONAL PREMIERE Italy
EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS
BEFORE AFTER Filip Boyarsky REGIONAL PREMIERE Poland
GUITAR IN A BUCKET Boyoung Kim REGIONAL PREMIERE South Korea
HEROIC Nathan De Paz Habib REGIONAL PREMIERE Italy
MEDEA Lucia Senesi INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Italy
I am whole Bianca Poletti INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE USA
INTRODUCTION Anne Isensee REGIONAL PREMIERE Germany
EDIBLE MUSIC Michael J. Munoz and Lorenzo Romano EUROPEAN PREMIERE Italy
BRIGHT ROOM Chiara Caterina REGIONAL PREMIERE Italy
ENTROPY OF THINGS Sean Wirz NO PREMIERE Switzerland
TRY IT AT MY FUNERAL Ray Smiling INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE USA
MUSIC BOMB
Adriana Hamilton _ Kaboom Samuele Apperti WORLD PREMIERE Italy
UNIVERSE Giuseppe Lanno WORLD PREMIERE Italy Italy
ENLIGHTEN ME Simone Salmaso and Andrea Puopolo WORLD PREMIERE Italy
KRISTINA STRO – PARTIAL Vonjako NO PREMIERE Romania
TOM NEWTON – I’M BURNING Francesco Moroni Spidalieri WORLD PREMIERE Italy
LA VIDA ES FRIA Estevan Oriol ITALIAN PREMIERE USA
BROKEN Jean Michel Sinisterra Muñoz, Federica Marchese REGIONAL PREMIERE USA
SHOW JENNY EVER Zoe Map WORLD PREMIERE USA
SAMANTA URBANI – MORE THAN A FEELING Jimmy Giannopolis & Carys Kuhn US REGIONAL PREMIERE
SIGNATURE POPCORN
LOVE Victor Claramunt ITALIAN PREMIERE Spain
ODE TO PROCRASTINATION Alexandra Kingo ITALIAN PREMIERE UK
FUTURE APRIL Enrico Bellenghi REGIONAL PREMIERE Italy
CHANGE YOUR OPINION Chris Keener EUROPEAN PREMIERE USA
THE SOUND OF WATCHMAKING Gilad Avnat and Stav Nahum ITALIAN PREMIERE Italy
BETWEEN LINES Leone ITALIAN PREMIERE USA
SPECIAL SCREENING OUT OF COMPETITION
COMEDY Riccardo Vanuccini ITALIAN PREMIERE Italy
A THOUSAND DRUGS Tommy Swerldlow ITALIAN PREMIERE US
MY Giovanni Labadessa Fassina WORLD PREMIERE Italy
Not Film Fest 2023 – Official Poster
Source: Not Kinofest