ICFF 2022
ICFF FILM SELECTION | 75
TORONTO DISTILLERY DISTRICT
JULY 11TH 8:15 PM
FELLINI FORWARD ITALY | 2021 | ITA/ENG | SUBS N/A | 45 MINS | DOCUMENTARY, SHORT PRODUCTION: Campari DISTRIBUTOR: Campari CAST: Francesca Fabbri Fellini, Marcus du Sautoy, Emily L. Spratt
Set in the eternal city, the short explores in depth topics of creativity, art and technology as one element in an all-encompassing and bold study, taking the spectator through every stage: research, development, and movie output. This is all achieved thanks to the collaboration of human input and Artificial Intelligence tools. The picture is inspired by Federico Fellini’s life, offering a metaphorical story of the debut and evolution of the cinema world.
AN EXPLORATION OF THE BIRTH AND EVOLUTION OF ITALIAN CINEMA THROUGH FEDERICO FELLINI.
MAXIMILIAN NIEMANN, ZACKARY CANEPARI, DREA COOPER Maximilian Niemann, born in 1988 in Brandenburg, Germany, is a Hamburg-based film director from Germany. He graduated from the acclaimed Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. He has created multiple award-winning experiences: NBC Universal Shocking shorts, FWA Site of the Year, and Two Clio Silver are a few of his awards. Zackary Canepari, born 1979 in Boston, United States,and Drea Cooper(aka ZCDC) are Emmy Award-winning filmmakers. In 2010, they launched the short doc series California Is A Place,which premiered at Sundance. The success of this show landed the two artists on Filmmaker Magazine’s “Top 25 New Filmmakers to Watch“, which led them to Flint, Michigan to pursue future successful projects. They have a Netflix Original documentary series Flint Town that earned many nominations from Critics Choice Awards and IDA. Their latest Netflix film Fire in Paradise was awarded both an Emmy and an Edward R. Murrow award and was shortlisted for an Academy award.
