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Beyond the hill

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Beyond the hill (Oltre la collina)

Beyond the hill (Oltre la collina)

original title:

Oltre la collina

directed by:

Andrea Maddalena Bernardi

cast:

Matteo Oscar Giuggioli, Carla Signoris, Fabio Zulli, Orsetta Borghero, Davide Gaudiosi

cinematography:

Ikram Chaffoui

editing:

Vincenzo Bafaro

producer:

Angela Ferramosca, Fabio Gandolfi

production:

IED - Istituto Europeo di Design

distribution:

ShortsFit [Italy]

world sales:

ShortsFit [Italy]

country:

Italy

year:

2025

film run:

12'

format:

4K - colour

status:

Ready (15/09/2025)

festivals & awards:

  • ICFF Italian Contemporary Film Festival 2026
  • Italian Film Festival USA 2026: Short Film Program
  • Los Angeles - Italia 2026: Panorama
  • Italia Film FEDIC 2026: Premio Scuole di Cinema
  • Jacovella da Celano Film Festival 2026: Audience Award
  • Cortofiction Chianciano Terme 2026: Miglior cortometraggio Tema Libero
  • KinoFilm Manchester Short Film Festival 2026: Italian Programme Edera Film Festival 2026
  • Festival de Cine de Elche 2026
  • Festival Internacional de Cinema de Humor 2026
  • Lunigiana Cinema Festival 2026
  • Aaretaler Kurzfilmtage 2026
  • Malescorto 2026
  • Corto in Corte 2026
  • Videocorto Nettuno 2026
  • Francigena Film Festival 2026
  • Festival de Cine de Pineda de Mar 2026
  • Sicily International Short League 2026
  • Playbox Shorts Film Festival 2026
  • Corte dei Corti Film Festival 2026
  • Accussì - Festival per Gli Occhi 2026 2026

Matteo, a young illustrator nervous about an interview, stops for a coffee. When Sara gets stuck in the café bathroom, he uses his drawings to calm her. As the bartender struggles to help, an unexpected bond forms: one that might change his day, and maybe his career.