Since the presentation of the films selected for the International Competition the wait was great, and at the weekend we got to see, among others, a list of three possible winners all coming from what was once Eastern Europe. Proving once again the cultural ferment taking place in post-communist countries. In order of choice is at the first place Scarred Hearts inglese del Radu Jude, well known Aferim. Although exceed half an hour the fateful 120 min and deal with this matter difficult of suffering, the viewer leaves the room with a renewed perspective precisely the suffering of the young protagonist. Life lived in a sanatorium incurable playing a microcosm of human characters and despite all the power of love is driving. On the one hand the desperation of hospitalized, on the other the complicity of the attendants and nurses that alleviate the suffering of the first with their humanity. The directorial effort is able to bring to the screen an autobiographical work by Max Blecher worn by the disease only 29 years, of which the last ten past suffering. Help him by the same young author with his reflections on trivial values ​​of earthly life. I believe that for this also deserves the Ecumenical Jury Prize. The other films worthy of award Ostania Rodina Polish Jan P. Matuszynski. Well this is a biopic about the famous surrealist painter Zdzislaw Polish Beksinski, who lived in the period of the communist regime, and his family. With manic coldness Beksinski captures with the camera the salient and crucial moments in their family to survive after the end of the regime. The finish is not obvious and reveals some regret the director toward the communist society and the values ​​of a family supported by the female gender represented by his wife Zonja. Hilarious relationship with the extravagant son and the various tributes to world cinema era. The movie trio is completed with the ironic Slava (Glory) Bulgarian directorial duo composed Grozeva Kristina and Petar Valchanov their second try directing. The corrupt and self-serving bureaucracy against the last of the last citizens. The story has an unexpected ending and well thought out. The remarkable interpretation of Stefan Denolyubov in Tsanko Petrov cloths that deserves the award. We also saw the French film La Prunelle de mes yeux Axelle Ropert with the talented young actress Mélanie Bernier in the role of the blind radical chic. The French comedy of errors juggles precisely in amorous relationships between a blind French and a penniless artist greek to underline the universality of feelings that attract two people to love each other, has detestarsi, in short, to interact. There has however disappointed the Argentine Matías Piñeiro with Hermia & HELENA. Director, although not debut, He has built a fluctuating film about a globalized youth who moves from one part of the world and fails to take root. Unfortunately, even the young actors have not contributed to the success of the work.

In the splendid setting of the Piazza Grande after the coccolatissima Stefania Sandrelli received the Lifetime Achievement Award, It was screened in Following the world premiere of Jason Bourne in an adrenaline-fueled version. Matt Demon holds the head at all, and for two hours miraculously escapes the pitfalls thesis by the CIA.

Always in Piazza Grande is the debut of the past Emmanuel Courcol con CEASE-FIRE. A mannered and well packaged film that reminds us from the point of view of three brothers enlisted in the French army the horror and the catastrophe of the First World War.

But in the picturesque setting of Piazza Grande still have to be screened two films presented at Cannes. The first I, Daniel Blake di Ken Loach Palma d’Oro. Il secondo presentato went Fortnight: Poesia di Alejandro Jodorowsky endless who will receive the Leopard of Honour Swissscom the next Friday evening.

The other sections we have witnessed the slow This time tomorrow Colombian régisseur della Lina Rodriguez (Filmmakers of the Present), ad ASCENT (selezione Sign of Life) Danish Fiona Tan who packed into 80 'thousands of wonderful photographs of Mount Fujj. As pointed out by the director the film could not have been done without the contribution of music by Leo Anemaet.

Out of competition we liked the long chat with the writer, Austrian playwright and political activist of the 60s and Peter Handke the filmmaker Corinna Belz author memo doc Peter Handke – In the Woods, Might Be Late.

Beautiful even in the Panorama selection Suisse the surrealistic film Aloys di Tobias Nölle , winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlinale in the Panorama selection, which shows the freshness of Swiss cinema.

Finally, a reference to independent section of the 27th Critics' Week with two documentaries. The first an autobiographical doc Bezness as Usual del regista olandese Alex Pitstra He is struggling with their own cultural miscegenation between a Tunisian father and a Dutch mother. Subject present in the West confrontation East. The second Cahier africain the courageous Swiss director Heidi Specogna that reveals the horrors suffered by girls and women of Central Africa at the hands of the Congolese mercenaries during the armed conflict of 2008. Unfortunately, history is repeated during the filming of the documentary.

We also had the pleasure to attend the conversation between the beloved actress Stefania Sandrelli with Steve Della Casa, warmly welcomed into space by the Forum Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian Festival. The actress spoke of himself and of the relationship with many directors from which was directed from germs and Bellocchio, but also of the many actors with whom he starred and especially with Marcello Mastroianni.

Currently the actress, with his daughter Amanda, He is continuing a theater tour with the Spanish comedy "The bathroom". The direction of the show, stripping the friendship of five women in the moment and in the most unexpected place, He is the young Gabriel Olivares.

To those who were willing he can listen to the live actress' voice at the following link: the recount page Cinema on Facebook

Meanwhile this morning were announced winners of Open Doors dedicated to eight South Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan e Sri Lanka.

The international Open Doors co-production platform Hub (4 – 9 August) It fits in the new formula of Open Doors, articulated on three dimensions: l’Open Doors Hub, but also the laboratory for new talent production, l’Open Doors Lab, and public screenings, gli Open Doors Screenings.

The Open Doors Hub aims to bring together directors / producers of projects from the eight countries with potential partners in order to encourage collaborations and international funding.

Open Doors The jury decided to award the following prizes to some of these projects in order to support the production or development:

Production Grant (30’000 CHF) a DAY AFTER TOMORROW di Kamar Ahmad Simon, Bangladesh

Production Grant (20’000 CHF) a THE RED PHALLUS di Tashi Gyeltshen, Bhutan

CNC award (8’000 Euro) a SEASON OF DRAGONFLIES (JHYALINCHA) The Abinas Bikram Shah, Nepal

Premio ARTE International Open Doors (6’000 Euro) a DAY AFTER TOMORROW di Kamar Ahmad Simon, Bangladesh.

With this now comes to an end also of the Open Doors program Lab, after five days of activities for eight emerging manufacturers in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar e Nepal. The program of the Open Doors Screenings, which presents a selection of 21 Bangladeshi movie, Bhutan, Nepal e Myanmar, It will continue however until the end of the Festival.

Always in the promotion of young talent awards were awarded the sixth edition of First Look - where were nominated six Polish films. The First Look Jury 2016, comprising Kerem Ayan (Istanbul International Film Festival), Cameron Bailey (Toronto International Film Festival) e Bero Beyer (International Film Festival Rotterdam) ha assegnato i primi premi look a BIRDS ARE SINGING IN KIGALI di Joanna Kos-Krauze e Krzysztof Krauze consistente un premio del valore di 65’000 euro in the post-production services provided by Cinelab Bucharest, e a CONSENT di Maciej Sobieszczański un premio di 5.500 euro in advertising, offered by Le Film Français.

Having said that we wish to stress that the impression received from this brief foray to a Festival which will be making his 70th next year is the positive synergy of the organizers handed down for many generations. We just have to wait for the verdict of the jury next weekend with a big luck for Mr Universe Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel.