Fascino d'altri tempi

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Fascino d'altri tempi

Fascino d'altri tempi

original title:

Fascino d'altri tempi

directed by:

cast:

Jerry Potenza, Giorgia Battistoni, Miriam Pallotta, Laura Lasorella

screenplay:

cinematography:

Francesco Giorgi

editing:

music:

Chiara Evangelista

production:

country:

Italy

year:

2024

film run:

22'16"

format:

colour

status:

Ready (19/06/2024)

festivals & awards:

  • Barcelona international film festival 2024
  • Hollywood Best Indie Film Awards 2024: Honourable Mention
  • Concorso Nazionale di Cinematografia Villa di Chiesa 2024
  • Greek Film Critics Awards 2024: Best European Narrative Short, Best Indie Screenwriter
  • New York Movie Awards 2024: Gold Award Drama
  • Sfaaf in Chile 2024: Best Horror Short Film, Third Audience Award
  • Sterling International Cine Carnival 2024: Critic’s Choice Award
  • World Film Carnival Singapore 2024: Best Short Film
  • Spasmo Fest 4 2024
  • British film festival 2024
  • Padula Certosa Soulplace Film Festival 2024: Best Soundtrack
  • Roma short film festival 2024
  • Sydney global cine carnival 2024: best short film
  • Assurdo Film Festival in Milan 2024: Honorable Mention Federico Fellini
  • Paris Cine Fiesta 2024: Best Short
  • Best Screenwriter of the Year of Wild filmmaker community 2024: Best European Screenplay Short film
  • 8 & Halfilm Awards special event in Cannes 2025: Best European Filmmaker
  • Special screening of the Cannes 7th Art Awards winning films at the Marché du Film 2025: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Miriam Pallotta, Giorgia Battistoni), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Laura Lasorella)
  • Premio Internazionale Cinearti “La Chioma di Berenice” 2025: in concorso
  • AEFF – America Europe Film Festival in Zurich 2025: Best European Narrative Short, Best European Original Screenplay, Best Location
  • Director’s Guild of the World (DGW) Awards, Wild Filmmaker Independent Special Event in Cannes 2025 American Filmatic Arts Awards in New York 2025: Best Horror Short Film
  • Wild Filmmaker Independent Special Event at Sundance 2025: Best European Narrative Short of the Year
  • Wild Filmmaker Independent Special Event at the Berlin international Film Festival 2025: Best European Narrative Short of the Year
  • World Premiere Film Awards 2025: Best Drama Short, Best Sound Designer (Andrea Giaccone)
  • Big Ben International Film Festival in London 2025: Critic Choice Award
  • Osaka Film Awards 2025: Best Filmmaker European Narrative Short, Best IndieShort European Narrative Short
  • Cervara Soulplace Film Festival 2025: Best Narrative Short
  • Tuscany Web Fest 2025: Best Cinematography
  • Nexus International Film Festival in Jackson 2025: Outstanding Achievement Award

Two young sisters living in a metropolis rush to help their Grandma, who raised them, at her home in a small town in Lucania (Italian region). She believes she is the victim of a curse named "affascino". Thus begins a journey in search of a cure or an old-fashioned remedy.