Starting Monday, theOcean Film Festivalreturns for its second edition in Italy. offers a series of exciting and engaging short and medium-length films dedicated to the world of the seas and oceans, selected at the Ocean Film Festival Australia: a stage tour of major cities in Italy, from October 15 to 29, unique evenings (8 to 11 p.m.) featuring spectacular images of sporting feats and more. Given the success of 2017, the Florence, Naples and Padua stops were also added this year, and the date in Turin had to be doubled.
WATCH THE FESTIVAL TRAILER
WHAT WILL YOU SEE?
Thrills and adventure above and below the waters, in search of new worlds to explore and new experiences to live: surfing chasing big waves, free diving in pristine waters, sailing among the icebergs of remote Disko Bay. So many stories of exploration and adventure in remote and wild environments, on which, however, hangs the shadow of man-made pollution, particularly plastic: “When we throw something away,” says free diving champion Hanli Prinsloo, “we must always remember that ‘away’ does not exist.” Are you ready to get on board?
HERE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE THEATRICAL PROGRAM (at the bottom you have the synopsis of all the films scheduled for the evenings)
Starting in Milan on October 15-16 (the 15th is already sold-out, hurry!), tickets cost 14 euros plus presale fees. Here is the full schedule:
OCTOBER 15-16, MILAN
ODEON THE SPACE CINEMA
Hall 2 + Hall 9
Via Santa Radegonda, 8
Here are the tickets
OCT. 17-18, TURIN
MAXIMUM CINEMA
Hall 1
18 Giuseppe Verdi Street
Here are the tickets
OCTOBER 19, GENOA
CINEMA PORTO ANTICO THE SPACE
Room 6
Via Magazzini del Cotone
Here are the tickets
OCTOBER 22, PADOVA
CINEMA MPX – PIO X
Petrarch Hall
22 Bonporti Street
Here are the tickets
OCTOBER 23, BOLOGNA
ANTHONIAN THEATER
3 Guinizzelli Street
40125 Bologna
Here are the tickets
OCTOBER 24, ROME
MODERN CINEMA THE SPACE
Room 3
Republic Square 43/45
Here are the tickets
OCTOBER 25, NAPLES
CINEMA THE SPACE NAPLES
Room 3
Mediterranean Games Avenue
Here are the tickets
OCTOBER 29, FLORENCE
CINEMA THE COMPANY
50/R Cavour Street
Here are the tickets
SYNOPSES OF THE FILMS ON THE BILL
The Big Wave Project (Tour Edit)
BIG WAVE SURFING / AUSTRALIA 2017 / 20 MINUTES
TIM BONYTHON PRODUCTIONS
It took five years to make this film, which follows the exploits of a close-knit community of big wave surfers, committed to pursuing a common goal that goes straight to the heart of this discipline: riding the world’s biggest wave. The film brings together the sincere and spontaneous tales of those who daily challenge the most powerful forces of nature, on an extraordinary journey in search of the subtle balance between personal glory, group solidarity and the immense power of the ocean.
Scarlet’s Tale
STORIES / SOUTH AFRICA 2017 / 15 MINUTES
UCT STUDIO PRODUCTION
Achmat is a promising young athlete with high hopes and dreams of representing South Africa at the Olympics. However, all this changes in an unexpected and dramatic way on August 13, 2006, when he first encounters Scarlet, a great white shark over five meters in length. But young Achmat does not know that his encounter with the animal will only be the beginning of a more than decade-long bond that will profoundly change his life for the better
Oceanminded
FREE DIVING / SOUTH AFRICA 2015 / 26 MINUTES
EMIL SERGEL PRODUCTION
Oceanminded chronicles the life of freediving champion Hanli Prinsloo and her dives along the coasts of South Africa and Mozambique. Her underwater journey takes her into the realm of the ocean’s most feared predators: sharks. These seemingly frightening creatures are seen in a completely different light, from which they emerge in all their power and beauty. Hanli’s is a journey that, like all adventures, combines a passion for nature and the risk of experiencing it fully.
Ocean Stories: The Halls
DIVING AND UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY / USA 2017 / 21 MINUTES
PRODUCTION PATRICK CREADON AND GREG GOGGIN
Award-winning filmmakers Howard and Michelle Hall tell the behind-the-scenes story of how they manage to capture images of animals that only rarely get to meet and film. Their ‘Ocean Story’ is the wonderful tale of two people who found their passion in life together: exploring and filming an almost alien underwater world so that we can all appreciate with them the ocean and the life that animates it.
Turtley Addict
WILDLIFE / AUSTRALIA 2018 / 10 MINUTES
TESS BROSNAN PRODUCTION
Every morning in Cairns, Australia, a group of people gather at the harbor for a special journey. They are very different people in terms of interests and backgrounds, but they have one passion in common: they are crazy about turtles and devote their time to doing care and nursing activities at the rehabilitation center built for these animals.
Ai’s Journey
FREE DIVING / AUSTRALIA 2017 / 5 MINUTES
CASSIE DE COLLING PRODUCTION
With world freediving champion Ai Futaki, we will set out on a journey that reminds us of the wonder of our oceans. Filming was shot at the incredible Rowley Reef, one of the last pristine coral reefs located in Western Australia. Here, we can feel transported to another world, where the absolute protagonist is sea life and gravity is absent.
One Breath
FREE DIVING / UK 2017 / 6 MINUTES
SEBASTIAN SOLBERG PRODUCTION
“Magical, mystical, like Zen,” is how Australian freediver Christina Saenz de Santamaria describes her experience of descending into the ocean depths to 82 meters in a single breath. When she is not busy exploring the vivid blue waters in the caves of Mexico or the marine life of Hawaii, Saenz de Santamaria runs a freediving school in Thailand with her husband Eusebio.
Subjacent
WILDLIFE / AUSTRALIA 2017 / 2 MINUTES
JUSTINE WALLACE PRODUCTION
If you think the ocean is a calm and serene world, you had better think again. This short two-minute film is the result of a collaboration between an underwater videomaker, an animator, and a composer. The surreal result shows how ruthless underwater life can be.
Disko
SAILING / UK 2018 / 17 MINUTES
DOMINIC JOYCE PRODUCTION
Olivier Dupont-Huin says of himself that he cannot live without a boat. Therefore, after a shipwreck in which he lost everything, he starts building a new boat from scratch: the Breskell, which will take him to the incredible icebergs and icy waters of Disko Bay. Pristine landscapes and rarefied atmospheres will flow before his eyes as the light of the Great North magically paints everything.
