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DANGEROUSLY CLOSE

Documentary by Andreas Pichler / 90’/ 2024 

Twenty-five years after the reintroduction of bears in Trentino, nowhere else in the world do predators and humans live so closely together. In April 2023, 26-year-old jogger Andrea Papi was killed by a bear attack. The culprit was the problematic bear Gaia (JJ4), well-known to local foresters. She is a sister of Bruno, the bear active in Bavaria, and had previously injured a person. However, a previous order to shoot her was rescinded due to a lawsuit from animal rights activists. As the hunt for JJ4 intensifies, the debate over how to handle the bear escalates. The public demands her shooting, while animal rights activists are determined to prevent it at all costs.

Thanks to unprecedented access to the 20-member special forestry unit responsible for managing the bear population in Trentino, documentary filmmaker and Grimme Award winner Andreas Pichler tracks the impressive animals through stunning nature footage. He presents a nuanced portrayal of the coexistence between humans and bears.

Directed by Andreas Pichler
Cinematography by Daniel Mazza
Produced by MIRAMONTE FILM (IT), GEBRÜDER BEETZ (DE), BR (DE), SKY (AT), RAI 3 (IT)

International Premiere at DOK.FEST MÜNCHEN 2024 (DE)

SOUVENIRS OF WAR

Documentary by Georg Zeller / 74’/ 2023 

When is a war over?
Souvenirs of War offers an essayistic tour to Bosnia, more than two decades after the last armed conflict in Europe, when many sites of sorrow have become tourist attractions. A journey along the fine line between dark travel and empathetic memory, where some enjoy playing combat games on authentic battlefields, while others still struggle to make their traumatic legacy become an opportunity.

Directed by Georg Zeller
Cinematography by Stefania Bona, Georg Zeller, Amel Đikoli
Produced by HELIOS SUSTAINABLE FILMS (IT)

International Premiere at SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL 2023 (BH)

THE VALLEY

Documentary by Nuno Escudeiro / 76’/ 2019 

High in the French Alps, on the border between Italy and France, migrants fleeing war, poverty and political persecution risk their lives crossing dangerous mountain routes. Witnessing the increasing influx of refugees, local communities in the Roya Valley start providing them with shelter, food and legal counselling. Since transporting and hosting undocumented migrants is a criminal offence, these good Samaritans find themselves on the wrong side of the law, sometimes even facing jail time for their acts of civil disobedience. At a time when migration issues in Europe are politicized and thrust into the media spotlight more than ever before, The Valley documents the battle between the population and the authorities, who themselves blatantly violate human rights when refusing to process asylum seekers and minors’ requests. This gripping and necessary chronicle rightfully reclaims the ethical duty of solidarity, criminalized by a perverted system.

Directed by Nuno Escudeiro
Cinematography by Nikolaus Von Schlebrügger
Produced by Andreas Pichler, Luc Martin-Gousset, Valerio B. Moser
Coproduced by MIRAMONTE FILM (IT), POINT DU JOUR (FR)
with PUBLIC SENAT, Arte G.E.I.E

Winner of EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD at HOT DOCS 2019 (Toronto - Canada)

Broadcasted on ARTE and PUBLIC SÉNAT in May 2019

Screened at UN in June 2019

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