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Documentaries and ceremonies bring the Adriatic border to the Film Festival

Three milestones in the history of the Adriatic border marked the third day of the event that the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia, along with other organizations and institutions, including the Multimedia Documentation Center of Julian, Istria, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Culture, is developing within the framework of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. The morning was dedicated to Lieutenant Nazario Sauro (Koper 1880 - Pula 1916), a Gold Medal of Military Valor recipient and a symbolic figure of Istrian irredentism, hanged by the Austrians after being taken prisoner following an ill-fated submarine raid in the Carnaro.
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Alida Valli also tells the story of the Adriatic border

Alida Valli, the celebrated Istrian actress (Pula 1921 - Rome 2006), was the focus of the second day of the "Cinema of the Adriatic Border at the Venice Film Festival," a program promoted by the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia (ANVGD) in conjunction with several organizations and institutions. Mimmo Verdesca's documentary film "Alida" was presented at the Venice headquarters of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia on the picturesque island of San Servolo. In this renovated location, inaugurated after renovations and redevelopment to coincide with the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, Alessandro Cuk (national vice president of the ANVGD and author...
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Witnesses and the history of the Adriatic border at the Venice Film Festival

The program presentation at the Veneto Region stand at the 82nd Venice Film Festival marked the beginning of the "Cinema of the Adriatic Border at the Venice Film Festival" series, organized by the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia in collaboration with the Federation of Associations of Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Exiles, the Multimedia Documentation Center of Julian, Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Culture, CINIT-Italian Film Forum, Isola Edipo, the Veneto Region, the City of Venice, the Venice Biennale, and the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Coordinated by Alessandro Cuk (film critic and organizer of the series...
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Cinema from the Adriatic Border at the Venice Film Festival

From September 2 to 5, 2025, an initiative focusing on cinema from the Adriatic border will take place in Venice during the Venice Film Festival. This is a unique opportunity to see, in sequence, several films addressing themes related to Remembrance Day in a highly prestigious setting, connected to one of the most prestigious international film festivals. The initiative is organized by the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia in collaboration with the Federation of Associations of Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Exiles, the Multimedia Documentation Center of Julian, Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Culture, CINIT-Italian Film Forum, Isola...
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ANVGD and CDM bring the cinema of the Adriatic border to the Venice Film Festival

Cinema about the Adriatic border will be represented at the Lido di Venezia during the 81st International Film Festival with two interesting documentaries. This initiative will be possible thanks to the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia with the collaboration of the Multimedia Documentation Center of Julian, Istrian, Rijeka and Dalmatian culture and with the patronage of the Federation of Associations of Istrian, Rijeka and Dalmatian Exiles. The first appointment is Friday, September 6 at 17:00 pm at La Villa Giffoni Hub (Lungomare Marconi, 56 – near the Hotel Excelsior) with the presentation of the documentary film “Rotta 230° – Ritorno alla...
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Cinema from the Eastern Border at the Venice Film Festival

Tuesday 8 September at 14.30 pm at the Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Regione Veneto Lido di Venezia – Film Festival Presentation of the book La città dolente – Il cinema del confine orientale by Alessandro Cuk Speakers Massimo Caminiti (President of CINIT) Lorenzo Codelli (Vice President of Cineteca del Friuli) Alessandro Cuk (Author of the publication) Free access, max 30 seats due to distancing provisions A CINIT Cineforum Italiano event In collaboration with the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmazia When talking about a filmography connected to the eastern border, the first film to take into consideration is precisely La città...