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JFD - News 2025
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“FROM IDEA TO SUBJECT” WRITING WORKSHOP 2025 EDITION
The “From idea to subject Job Film Days” Writing Workshop, an appointment with writing for film on labor issues organized by the Job Film Days ETS Association in collaboration with the Videocommunity Association, is back again this year. This year’s theme is: Work changes (us). Three days of meetings and discussions in Turin (May 31, June 14, June 28), in which experts from the film industry and representatives of bodies from the world of work will lead participants in writing a subject to be sent, by August 31, to the Competitions section of the Job Film Days film festival. Prizes will be awarded to the Best Subjects during the days of the Festival, thanks to the support offered by the Order of Labor Consultants of Turin and Aurora Penne – Writing Workshop. Registration and participation are free of charge. Application for entry must be submitted by May 20, 2025. To download the announcement, program and registration form, click here.
From Sept. 30 to Oct. 5, the sixth edition of Job Film Days
From Sept. 30 to Oct. 5, the sixth edition of Job Film Days The Decent Work For All Award is born with ITCILO The Job Film Days international film festival is back, scheduled at the National Cinema Museum’s Cinema Massimo and other venues around the city from Sept. 30 to Oct. 5, 2025. The project dedicated to films on labor and rights thus continues, with a special focus on the many associations and organizations in the area that deal with these issues. The festival is organized by the Job Film Days ETS Association and directed by Annalisa Lantermo. With its sixth edition, Job Film Days announces the birth of a new award, built together with ITCILO for its 60th anniversary. In fact, the International Training Centre of the ILO, based in Turin, together with the festival is launching the International Film Award “Decent Work For All – 2025”, as part of the Decent Work Agenda promoted by the International Labour Organization to support social justice in a fair globalization, reduce poverty and foster lasting peace. The Prize is for short films on labor issues made by young filmmakers (under 40) from low- and middle-income countries, according to the OECD/DAC 2024-2025 […]
JOB FILM DAYS at International Book Fair 2025
Job Film Days will be present again this year at the Turin International Book Fair, in an event in collaboration with the Order of Labor Consultants of Turin. On Sunday, May 18, at 11 a.m., at the space of the Order of Labour Consultants (Stand X 52 OVAL), the debate “Cinema, Art and Work” will be held, recounting the experience of the Writing Workshop “From the idea to the subject” organized by Job Film Days in collaboration with the Association Videocommunity, now in its fourth edition in 2025. The Workshop is aimed at young creatives and videomakers (under 35) to stimulate the writing of film subjects on current issues in the world of work. The discussion will give voice to the participants of the 2024 edition and the subjects they developed. Participants will include Sergio Fergnachino, filmmaker and president of the Videocommunity Association, Letizia Mazzoleni and Stefano Berrone, winners of the first and second Best Subject Job Film Days 2024 awards, respectively. Luisella Fassino, employment consultant, will moderate.
CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS JFD 2025 – FOCUS ON SCHOOL WORK
For the sixth edition of the Festival (Sept. 30 – Oct. 5, 2025), calls for international film competitions for short and feature films are open on the FilmFreeway platform (www.filmfreeway.com). In particular, calls for entries have opened for the International Film Award “Job 2025”, launched with the INAIL Piedmont Regional Directorate and reserved for fiction documentaries and feature films produced in Italy or abroad on labor issues, and the Film Award “Job for the Future 2025”, launched with the Turin Chamber of Commerce and dedicated to short films on “emerging” jobs and contemporary labor challenges made in the European Union by filmmakers under 40 years of age. There is time until July 15, 2025 for short films and until July 20, 2025 for feature films and documentaries. By contrast, the deadline for the new “Decent Work for All” competition, launched with ITCILO in May 2025 and aimed at short films on labor issues made by young filmmakers from low- and middle-income countries, is June 30, 2025. For the next edition, the Festival proposes a Focus on school work, with a selection of three films from different countries around the world. In the film production dedicated to the themes of work […]
JFD - News 2024
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JOB FILM DAYS AT SALONE DEL LIBRO
This year Job Film Days is going to be at Turin’s International Salone del Libro with two events on Sunday May the 12th. From 2pm, at Inail-Inps Piemonte area (stand T 178 at OVAL), Annalisa Lantermo, director of the Festival, will chat with Fabio Lo Faro, CEO of Inail Piemonte, and with Valentina D’Amelio, responsible for selecting contests for the Festival. This conversation will focus on the dramatic reality of work injuries and how cinema can promote and illustrate this much needed prevention. A bit later, at 4 pm, a shift from the storytelling to production will occur at Ordine dei Consulenti del Lavoro (stand L27 – Hall 2). Annalisa Lantermo will take part in a meeting managed by Luisella Fassino, councilor and member of the Centro Studi dell’Ordine dei Consulenti del Lavoro di Torino (Turin Labor Consultants’ Association Study Centre), in which film production will be discussed, with a special focus on work issues and on the Job Film Days “From the idea to the subject” writing workshop, now in its third edition. Sergio Fergnachino, filmmaker and workshop tutor, Valentina D’Amelio and Sirio Giuliani, winner of the Best Subject 2023 JFD Award, together with Bruno Ugioli will also take part […]
WRITING WORKSHOP “FROM THE IDEA TO THE SUBJECT” 2024 EDITION
The writing workshop “From the idea to the subject Job Film Days” is back again. An appointment with writing for the cinema on work issues arranged by Job Film Days ETS in collaboration with Bottega Miller Association and Videocommunity Association. Three days of meetings and debates (May 4 and June 29 in Turin, while June 8 in Vercelli), during which experts of the film industry and delegates of work Institutions will help the workshop participants in the writing of a subject. The subject must be sent to the Festival’s Competitions section, by the 31st of August. This year’s theme is work sought, work imagined. During the days of the Festival, the best subjects will be awarded thanks to the support offered by Turin’s Ordine dei Consulenti del Lavoro and Aurora Penne – Officina della scrittura. Registration and attendance are free. The application for enrolment must be submitted by the 26th of April 2024. Click here to download the call for application, the programme and the enrolment form.
CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE TWO MAIN JOB FILM DAYS 2024 CONTESTS
The calls for applications for the two main contests for the fifth edition of the Festival (1-6 October 2024) are now available on the platform, FilmFreeway (www.filmfreeway.com). The contests are: “Lavoro 2024” JFD – Inail Piemonte Award, reserved to Italian and international documentaries and fiction features based on the themes related to the work sphere, and “Job for the Future 2024” Award (JFD – Turin’s Chamber of Commerce), for short films produced in Europe by young directors (under 40) based upon “rising” jobs and the challenges of contemporary workplace. A once in a lifetime opportunity to think about current workplace through the universal language of cinema! The application deadline is due to July 15, 2024. Download here the calls: “Lavoro 2024” and “Job for the Future 2024”.
JOB FILM DAYS AT ISMEL’S “JOB WEEK”
This year Job Film Days takes part for the first time in the Job Week organised by Ismel at Polo del ‘900 from March 18th to March 23rd and it will be represented by two movies. Polo del ‘900 is going to show The invisibles by Louis Julien Petit (France, 2019, 102′) at its Auditorium on Tuesday the 19th, at 9pm. Applauded in the home country, the film follows four Envol social workers, a day care centre that helps homeless women, while also dedicating themselves to finding a job for the diverse group of their clients. On March 21st, Life is a game by the directors Luca Quagliato and Laura Carrer (Italy, 2023, 60′) will also be shown at 9 p.m. at the Auditorium. This movie has been already awarded during last year’s edition of Job Film Days as the best film on occupational health and safety. In the movie, thirteen riders from three different continents describe what is like to work for delivery apps and become more and more aware of their condition as gig economy workers. Free entrance until sold out.
THE FIFTH EDITION OF JOB FILM DAYS FROM OCTOBER 1ST TO OCTOBER 6 2024: HERE IT IS THE SYMBOL OF THE FESTIVAL!
The fifth edition of Job Film Days international film festival on work issues is back and it is going to be held in Turin from October 1st to October 6. The Festival, directed by Annalisa Lantermo and organised by the Job Film Days Ets Association together with The National Museum of Cinema and a dense network of local and national institutions and associations, will be held at Cinema Massimo, with a series of events also taking place in other cinemas and venues, to broaden the story of workplace to other arts and audience. The picture, created specifically for the Festival, is a work by Mara Cerri, illustrator and author of animated films and considered one of the most talented Italian artists. In the image, with which she has chosen to represent Job Film Days 2024, a teacher, a chef, a nurse, a manager and a worker can be seen: common people busy dealing with normal everyday life. To ‘break’ this consolidated routine, two objects take over at the sides of the picture: a microphone and a camera. These two objects turn the workers into real actors and the metro into a movie set, in which an ordinary day takes place […]
Conference: “Labour market in the cinema industry”
Save the date: Saturday 5th from 10 am to 1pm at the Turin Piedmont Film Commission. The conference regarding labour market in the cinema industry will take place, supported by Job Film Days in collaboration with Turin Piedmont Film Commission and Agenzia Piemonte Lavoro. It will be the chance to think about the Piedmontese cinema industry’s numbers, thanks to data developed specifically for the conference by the Agenzia Piemonte Lavoro and thanks to the Turin Piedmont Film Commission knowledge. Also, examining the changes that the industry had to face in the last five years. The conference will begin with greetings from the organisers at 10:30 am: Annalisa Lantermo (Job Film Days), Paolo Manera (Turin Piedmont Film Commission) and Federica Deyme (Agenzia Piemonte Lavoro). This will be followed by a section dedicated to the presentation of data by Elisa Floredan, Fabio Biginato, Aurora Bolandin (APL) and Paolo Manera (FCTP). Then, it will be the moment to talk about enterprises, professionals and social partners with Marco Fiumara (Rete Cinema Torino), Mattia Puleo (CNA Piedmont Cinema and Audiovisual), Francesco Catarinolo (Cartoon Italia) and Tino Mandrigarti (CGIL-CISL-UIL Torino). A snapshot of the current situation will then cover the Italian cinema industry with the speeches […]
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SHORT FILMS SELECTION
SHORT FILMS SELECTION Thursday, October 3, at 10 am, Order of Labour Consultants of Turin, Via Pietro Giannone, 10 Event in collaboration with Order of Labor Consultants of Turin Job Film Days, in collaboration with the Order of Labor Consultants of Turin, presents three short films on Thursday, October 3, at 10 am, at the Order’s headquarters that paint different situations and stories, food for thought on the world of work and its critical issues. Bridge (U.K., 2023), 220 (Turkey, 2024) and Avec l’humanité qui convient (France, 2023) share a look at the most fragile figures in our society in relation to the world of work, such as that of women, who too often find it difficult to fit into the world of work and reconcile work and family life, and children, victims of the rampant scourge of child labor. A meeting will follow featuring Fabrizio Bontempo (president Ordine dei Consulenti del Lavoro Torino), Luca Furfaro (coordinator Centro Studi CPO Torino), Luisella Fassino (advisor Ordine dei Consulenti del Lavoro Torino). Methods of access: Entrance by invitation. BRIDGE (UK, 2023, 15′) Director: Tara AghdashlooScreenplay: Gemma Barnett, Tara AghdashlooProducer: Kusini Productions LtdDirector of photography: Kia Fern LittleEditing: Joan Gill AmorimMusic: Hollie […]
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KINRA
KINRA (Perù, 2023, 157′) Friday, September 27, at 9 pm, Cinema Teatro Monterosa, Via Brandizzo, 65 Pre-opening Job Film Days 2024 in collaboration with Cinema Teatro Monterosa, Festival de Cine de Lima and Cinetrab. Job Film Days presents Friday, September 27 at 9 pm, at the Monterosa Cinema Theater, a new partner of the Festival, the film Kinra by Peruvian director, screenwriter and cinematographer Marko Panatonik (Peru, 2023, 157′). An event that will lead us to reflect on the renunciations one is forced to make in order to work, sometimes involving important spheres of life such as one’s family and roots. The collaboration with the Cinema Teatro Monterosa adds an important piece to the geography of Job Film Days, bringing the Festival to one of the historic theaters in northern Turin, a garrison for the cultural life of the area and an example of how cinema can be community. The film was screened at the Festival de Cine de Lima, garnering numerous awards, including best first feature and the ILO-Cinetrab award for best fiction film on the themes of the right to work. Methods of access: the event can be accessed by purchasing tickets at the Monterosa Cinema Theater box […]
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IN THE NAME OF MARA CERRI Exhibition
IN THE NAME OF MARA CERRI October, 1 – 6, Cinema Massimo, Via Giuseppe Verdi 18 Every day from 3 pm to 11 pm In collaboration with Rivista del Cinematografo Fifteen are the works showing Mara Cerri?s poetic side, author of the image symbol of the fifth edition of JFD. A passionate research that follows and stops on the page ?unusual correspondences between pictures and words?. Thirteen among these works are pieces that Mara Cerri made for Rivista del Cinematografo, the first monthly Italian newspaper entirely dedicated to cinema. It was founded in January 1928. Free entry _________ MARA CERRI Born in Pesaro in 1978, she is considered one of the most talented artists in our country. An illustrator and author of animated films, she teaches animated short films at the Urbino ISIA. She has dedicated herself to illustration driven by the curiosity to search for correspondences between words and images and her poetic trait can be found in the books of major Italian publishers. In 2020, she created the poster for the Turin International Book Fair, while for the director Alice Rohrwacher she created the illustration for the poster of the movie ‘Lazzaro felice‘. In animation cinema, she is co-author […]
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THE STORY OF SOULEYMANE
THE STORY OF SOULEYMANE (France, 2024, 93′) Tuesday, October 1, at 8:30 pm, Cinema Massimo, Sala 1 Opening Job Film Days 2024 The opening of the fifth edition of Job Film Days will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 8:30 pm at Cinema Massimo in Room 1, with the screening of the opening film The Story of Souleymane by Boris Lojkine (France, 2024). Boris Lojkine’s third fiction feature film, The Story of Souleymane was screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in the “Un certain regard” section, receiving the Prix du Jury award, the Best Male Actor Award and the Fipresci International Critics’ Award. The film recounts the wait for the asylum interview, a necessary step to obtain documents and start a new life. A moment of great tension, loaded with expectations, anxiety, memories and fear of not making it, with all the unknowns that this entails. The screening will be preceded by greetings from the authorities, officially kicking off the 2024 edition of the Festival. Before the opening film, the trailers of the films of the Feature Film Competition “Lavoro 2024” JFD-INAIL Piemonte and the trailers of the film of the Short Film Competition “Job for the future […]
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TUTTI IN CLASSE!
Everyone in class! Vocational training at the core of the world of work debate through films from the 1950s and 1960s Tuesday, October 1, at 2:30 pm, Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Event in collaboration with Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia – Archivio Nazionale Cinema Impresa and Associazione Scuole Tecniche San Carlo Once again this year Job Film Days is collaborating with CSC – Archivio Nazionale Cinema Impresa, based in Ivrea, and the Associazione Scuole Tecniche San Carlo, with a special event on Tuesday, October 1, at 2:30 pm at Cinema Massimo.Selection of films from the National Film Archives of Ivrea concerning vocational training in the 1950s and 1960s. During the event there will also be a presentation of the short videos made by students from the schools Associazione Scuole Tecniche San Carlo and Istituto di Istruzione Superiore Bodoni-Paravia as part of the ‘Smart Safe – Uscite di sicurezza’ project supported by the City of Turin. The event will be presented by Elena Testa (CSC-Archivio Nazionale Cinema Impresa) and the screening of the films will be followed by a debate in which Enrica Pejrolo (deputy director of Education, Training and Labor Region of Piedmont) and Roberta Seno (general director of the Scuole […]
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JOB FILM STORIES
JOB FILM STORIES (Italy, 2024) Wednesday, October 2, at 5 pm, Cinema Massimo, Sala 3 Event in collaboration with Piedmont Employment Agency This year the valuable network of partners of Job Film Days is enriched by the presence of Agenzia Piemonte Lavoro, with whose collaboration Job Film Days presents the world premiere on Wednesday, October 2 at 5 pm at Cinema Massimo of two short films, directed by Matteo Bellizzi, to tell the story of the world of Agenzia Piemonte Lavoro and the activities it carries out through the provision of services for work. A look ?from the inside? to give back to the audience the life paths of those who are looking for a job, have lost it or are learning it, and the experience of young people under 25 who participate in the ‘WorldSkills International’ world championship of trades. Presenting the films is the director. Followed by talk by Matteo Saudino (professor and writer). Methods of access: admission is for invited guests only. There will still be a quota of tickets available for the general public that can be purchased online and at the box office. IOLAVORO (Italy, 2024, 18′) Direction and editing: Matteo BellizziVideo-makers: Matteo Bellizzi, Massimiliano […]
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MORIRE DI LAVORO
MORIRE DI LAVORO (Italy, 2008, 88′) Wednesday, October 2 at 9 pm, Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Event in collaboration with the Italian Association of Sociology, Section of Sociology of Health and Medicine and the University of Turin and its Department of Psychology. On Wednesday, October 2 at 9 pm at Cinema Massimo Job Film Days, with the collaboration of the Italian Association of Sociology, Section of Sociology of Health and Medicine, the University of Turin and the University’s Department of Psychology, will present the documentary Morire di lavoro (Dying at Work) by director Daniele Segre. The film, which gives voice to workers and family members of workers who have died on the job, concludes the conference Occupational Safety in Italy: a Public Health Problem. Matteo Bellizzi presents the film. Followed by a meeting with Paolo Manera (director Film Commission Torino Piemonte). Methods of access: the event can be accessed by purchasing tickets online or at the Cinema Massimo box office. Direction, script, screenplay, editing: Daniele SegrePhotography: Marco Carosi, Iacopo De GregoriProduction: I Cammelli s.a.s. with the support of Film Commission Torino Piemonte and Regione Piemonte in collaboration with Sindacato Costruzioni CGIL This documentary investigates the reality of the construction sector […]
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TEMPORARIES/RICHELIEU
TEMPORARIES/RICHELIEU (Canada-France, 2023, 89′) Wednesday, October 2, at 10 am, Politecnico di Torino, Aula Emma Strada, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 Event in collaboration with CGIL – CISL – UIL Torino e Politecnico di Torino On Wednesday, October 2, at 10 am Job Film Days presents the film Richelieu (Canada-France, 2023, 90′) by Canadian screenwriter and editor Pier-Philippe Chevigny at the Politecnico di Torino, in collaboration with CGIL – CISL – UIL Torino and Politecnico di Torino. The screening denounces the extremely harsh working conditions to which seasonal immigrant workers in Canada are subjected and the discrimination against them. The film will be presented by Tatiana Mazali (Turin Polytechnic University, Bachelor of Science in Cinema and Media Engineering). Followed by debate with Mattia Pirulli (CISL national secretary), Stefano Sacchi (vice-rector Politecnico di Torino). Giorgio Vernoni (Ires Piemonte) will moderate. Methods of access: admission by invitation. Direction and screenplay: Pier-Philippe ChevignyDirector of Photography: Gabriel Brault TardifEditing: Amélie LabrècheCast: Ariane Castellanos, Marc-André Grondin, Nelson Coronado, Eve DuranceauProduction: Le Foyer Films, TS Productions, JPL Films Ariane, facing economic issues after her difficult divorce, comes back to the Québec Richelieu Valley, her hometown. There, she finds a job as an interpreter for seasonal immigrant […]
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THE DAY ICELAND STOOD STILL
THE DAY ICELAND STOOD STILL (Usa-Iceland, 2024, 70′) Wednesday, October 2 at 6:30 pm, Cinema Romano, Screen 1 Event in collaboration with the associations Rete al Femminile and Turin City for Women Job Film Days continues to address the issue of women’s work with an event on Wednesday, October 2 at 6:30 pm at the Cinema Romano, organized in collaboration with the associations Rete al Femminile and Torino Città per le Donne. The event will feature a screening of The Day Iceland Still Stood (USA-Iceland, 2024), the film that traces a unique historical period for Iceland culminating in the day of October 28, 1975 when women took to the streets to demand family, social, labor and equal pay rights. The first film for cinema by U.S.-based Pamela Hogan, it is part of the series of works the director has devoted to investigating the role of women. Before the film, the short film Shirin’s Bitter Tears by Iranian director Amin Fallah will be screened. Followed by a debate with Barbara Damiano (blogger, Rete al femminile), Elisabetta Zurigo (advocate, Rete al femminile), Deniz Kivage (advocate, Torino Città per le Donne). Methods of access: the event can be accessed by purchasing tickets online […]
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BURNING OUT
BURNING OUT/BRANDMEESTER (Netherlands, 2023, 85′) Thursday, October 3 at 3 pm, Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Event in collaboration with CGIL – CISL – UIL Torino On Thursday, October 3 at 3 pm at Cinema Massimo, Job Film Days presents, in collaboration with CGIL – CISL – UIL Torino, Burning Out (Netherlands, 2023) by Dutch director Saskia Gubbels. The film, in its national premiere, tells the story of Amsterdam’s oldest fire station grappling with changes that challenge the firefighting team in an environment marked by traits that are still too patriarchal. The screening will be followed by a talk by Mauro Casucci (UIL Piedmont). Methods of access: admission is for invited guests only. There will still be a quota of tickets available for the general public that can be purchased online and at the box office. Direction and Screenplay: Saskia GubbelsDirector of photography: Niels van Koevorden, Gregor Meerman, Hans BoumaEditing: Riekje Ziengs, Saskia GubbelsMusic: Alan McLachlanProduction: Tangerine Tree Amsterdam firefighters are going through a period of change, and this creates friction and tension. The fire station in which they work is the oldest in the Dutch capital and they need a more modern one. The group is formed by all males […]
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UGUALMENTE DIVERSI/ EQUALLY DIFFERENT
UGUALMENTE DIVERSI/EQUALLY DIFFERENT (Italy, 2024, 84′) Thursday, October 3 at 10 am, Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Event in collaboration with ACLI Città metropolitana di Torino, Enaip Piemonte e ACLI Torino Service Thursday, October 3 Job Film Days presents, in collaboration with ACLI Città metropolitana di Torino, Enaip Piemonte and ACLI Torino Service, the film Ugualmente diversi (Italy, 2024) by Italian director Federika Ponnetti, a work that represents the director’s debut in documentary filmmaking. Appointment at 10 am at Cinema Massimo to meet Lorenzo, Andrea and Gabriele, three young men who have found jobs as waiters in an innovative pizzeria run by autistic boys. The event is for students in Enaip Piemonte’s vocational training courses. The director presents the film. Followed by meeting with the director, Roberto Santoro (president Enaip Piemonte ETS), Raffaella Dispenza (president ACLI Torino APS), Stefano Gorno (stand up comedian). Method of access: admission by invitation. Direction and screenplay: Federika PonnettiProduction: Zoom srl Lorenzo, Andrea and Gabriele are three young men who work as waiters in an innovative pizzeria run by autistic boys. Gabriele studies history at the university. Lorenzo takes two hours using public transportation to get to work and is looking forward to being hired on […]
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JUSTICE IN CINEMA
JUSTICE IN CINEMA. The narration of the work of magistrates and judicial police through films. Thursday, October 3, at 10 am, University of Turin, graduation hall Terracini, Via Sant’Ottavio, 20 Event in collaboration with Magistratura Democratica e University of Turin, Department of Humanities – DAMS On Thursday, October 3, Job Film Days presents, in collaboration with Magistratura Democratica and University of Turin, Department of Humanities – DAMS, Justice in Cinema. The narration of the work of magistrates and judicial police through films. In this event, which has an innovative format because it compares two seemingly distant worlds such as justice and cinema, it will be possible to discuss what is true, plausible, fanciful or imaginary in the representation of investigations, trials and the work of magistrates and judicial police within Italian television series, including through the presentation of short clips from some films. The event, aimed especially at students of the University of Turin, Department of Humanities- DAMS and Department of Law, is open to the public. The meeting will be led by Giuseppe Battarino (jurist and writer) and Paola Valentini (University of Turin, Department of Humanities, DAMS). Giulia Francesca Muggeo (University of Turin, Department of Humanities, DAMS) will moderate. […]
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MAMBAR PIERRETTE
MAMBAR PIERRETTE (Belgium-Cameroon-France, 2023, 93′) Thursday, October 3, at 6:30 pm, Cinema Romano, Sala 1 Event in collaboration with CNA Torino Job Film Days, in collaboration with CNA Torino, presents the film Mambar Pierrette (Belgium-Cameroon-France,2023) by Cameroonian director Rosine Mbakam on Thursday, October 3, at 6:30 pm at Cinema Romano. The film, presented at the Cannes 2023 film festival, stages the portrait of a woman of great strength and determination, who seeks her freedom and emancipation through work. Followed by discussion with Malick Niang (Baobab Couture, Turin), Jimoh Taiwo Fulmi (dressmaker and stylist, owner of the brand Jimoh Fashion Time, Turin), Mioara Verman (president fashion textile clothing CNA Federmoda Torino), Gaetano Renda (CNA Cinema and Audiovisual). Introduced and moderated by Vitaliano Alessio Stefanoni (head of CNA Federmoda Torino). Methods of access: the event can be accessed by purchasing tickets online or at the Cinema Romano box office. Direction and screenplay: Rosine Mfetgo MbakamPhotography: Fiona BraillonEditing: Geoffroy CernaixCasts: Pierrette Aboheu, Karelle Kenmogne, Cécile Tchana, Fabrice NdjeuthatProduction: Tândor Productions The town of Douala in Cameroon is in trepidation for the start of the school year. A long queue of customers goes to Mambar Pierrette (the director’s cousin, who plays herself) to have […]
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WITHOUT AIR/ELFOGY A LEVEGO
WITHOUT AIR/ELFOGY A LEVEGO (Hungary, 2023, 103′) Friday, October 4, at 10 am, Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Event in collaboration with Engim Piemonte On Friday, October 4, Job Film Days presents at 10 am at Cinema Massimo the film Without Air by Katalin Moldovai (Hungary, 2023), a film that reveals the critical nature of the teacher’s work in Hungary today, when he or she is exposed to severe limitations in freedom of expression and education, with unpredictable consequences. The event, organized in collaboration with ENGIM Piedmont, will involve students from its professional training courses. This will be followed by a meeting with faculty from Engim Piedmont’s ‘ARTIGIANELLI’ Training Service Center. Methods of access: confidential screening, accessible through ticket purchase. Director: Katalin MoldovaiScreenplay: Zita Palóczi, Katalin MoldovaiPhotography: András TáborosiEditing: Orsolya SoltészMusic: Tibor CáriCast: Ágnes Krasznahorkai, Tünde Skovrán, Áron Diményi, Soma Sándor, Zsolt Bolonyi, Ágnes LorinczProduction: Magma Cinema Ana, a literature teacher, is accused by the father of her student Viktor of misconduct, due to a lesson on the life and work of Arthur Rimbaud. This accusation is made specifically because she had assigned the class to see Agnieszka Holland’s movie, Poets from Hell, in order to explore the subject. Since the […]
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UOMINI IN MARCIA
UOMINI IN MARCIA (Italy, 2023, 75′ doc) Friday, October 4, at 9 pm Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 On Friday, October 4, at 9 pm at Cinema Massimo, Sardinian director Peter Marcias will be a guest of Job Film Days to present his latest film, Uomini in marcia (Italy, 2023), a careful and participatory survey of workers’ claims during the 20th century in Italy, with a close look at Sardinia. The film is rich in archival images and valuable testimonies. The event is organized in collaboration with Associazione Sardi Torino Antonio Gramsci. The film will be presented by the director. Followed by Q&A with the director and Gianni Loy (journalist). Chiara Borroni (film critic) will moderate. Methods of access: the event can be accessed by purchasing tickets online or at the Cinema Massimo box office Direction and screenplay: Peter MarciasPhotography: Simone RuggiuEditing: Fabrizio FedericoMusic: Stefano GuzzettiProduction: Ganesh Produzioni, Ultima Onda Produzioni A look back, to the recent past, to march together with those who fought and defended a human right, vital and fundamental, today increasingly denied and debased in its ethical meaning: the right to work and its dignity. Voices of struggle, interviews, reflections vibrate in the fluctuating magma of archive […]
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FIRST CASE/PREMIÈRE AFFAIRE
FIRST CASE/PREMIÈRE AFFAIRE (France, 2023, 98′) Friday, October 4, at 7 pm, Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Event in collaboration with Ordine degli Avvocati di Torino On Friday, October 4, Job Film Days, in collaboration with the Turin Bar Association, presents the film Première Affaire (France, 2023) by director Victoria Musiedlak at 7 pm. at Cinema Massimo. The film, based on a true story, describes the first case that young lawyer Nora is faced with that will lead her to question her professional and personal choices in a crescendo of tension and doubt. The screening of the film will be followed by a Q&A with attorneys and board members of the Ordine degli Avvocati di Torino Dafne Koumentakis and Stefano Bonaudo. The event is accredited for training by the Ordine degli Avvocati di Torino. Method of access: the event can be accessed by purchasing tickets online or at the Cinema Massimo box office Direction and screenplay: Victoria MusiedlakPhotography: Martin RitEditing: Carole Le PageMusic: Olivier MargueritCasts: Noée Abita, Anders Danielsen Lie, Alexis Neises, François Morel, Louise Chevillotte, Saadia BentaïebProduction: Ligne 2 Nora, 26, has just finished law school. She is a young lawyer as immature and naive as she is talented. She […]
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ADUA E LE COMPAGNE
ADUA E LE COMPAGNE (Italy, 1960, 106′) Friday, October 4, 2:30 pm, Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Class with Giulia Francesca Muggeo (University of Turin, the Department of Humanities – DAMS) aimed at DAMS students and open to the public New to the Job Film Days program is an open lecture by Giulia Francesca Muggeo, professor of Cinema, Photography, Radio, Television and Digital Media at the Department of Humanities-DAMS, University of Turin. It is aimed at DAMS students, but open to the public. The focus of the lecture will be the film Adua e le compagne, Antonio Pietrangeli‘s masterpiece presented at the 1960 Venice Film Festival, which tells the story of the resourcefulness of four women who try to engage in an honest profession after the closure of the dating house in which they worked. Method of access: free admission Director: Antonio PietrangeliScript: Ruggero Maccari, Antonio Pietrangeli, Ettore ScolaScreenplay: Tullio Pinelli, Ettore Scola, Antonio Pietrangeli, Ruggero MaccariPhotography: Armando NannuzziEditing: Eraldo Da RomaMusic: Piero PiccioniCast: Simone Signoret, Sandra Milo, Emmanuelle Riva, Gina Rovere, Claudio Gora, Ivo Garrani, Gianrico Tedeschi, Valeria Fabrizi, Domenico Modugno, Marcello MastroianniProduction: Moris Ergas per Zebra Film After the closure of a house designated for prostitution, Adua, Milly, Lolita […]
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L’OCCHIO DELLA GALLINA
L’OCCHIO DELLA GALLINA (Italy, 2024, 93′) Saturday, October 5, at 9 pm, Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Job Film Days presents, in its regional premiere, the latest film by Neapolitan director Antonietta De Lillo, L’occhio della gallina (Italy, 2024). Antonietta De Lillo, president of the Festival’s feature film jury, signs a cinematic self-portrait of the last two decades of her career, marked by the court dispute related to her most important film, The Rest of Nothing. The Eye of the Hen was presented at Venice 81, as part of the Venice Nights of the Venice Days. Cinema Massimo will dedicate two more evenings to the director, the first on Friday, October 18 with screenings of The Rest of Nothing at 6:15 pm and The Eye of the Hen at 8:30 pm, and the second on Tuesday, October 29 (4 pm The Rest of Nothing, 6:15 pm The Eye of the Hen). The director presents the film. Followed by Q&A with the director moderated by Grazia Paganelli (National Cinema Museum). Method of access: the event can be accessed by purchasing tickets online or at the Cinema Massimo box office Director: Antonietta De LilloScreenplay: Antonietta De Lillo, Laura Sabatino con la collaborazione di […]
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Conference on THE LABOUR MARKET IN THE FILM INDUSTRY
CONFERENCE ON THE LABOUR MARKET IN THE FILM INDUSTRY Saturday, October 5 at 10 am, Film Commission Torino Piemonte, Via Buscalioni, 34 Event organized in collaboration Film Commission Torino Piemonte e Agenzia Piemonte Lavoro On Saturday, October 5 at 10 am at the Film Commission Torino Piemonte headquarters, Job Film Days organizes in collaboration with Agenzia Piemonte Lavoro and Film Commission Torino Piemonte a conference, through the contribution of organisations and operators in the sector, institutions and players in the labour market and researchers, will offer a snapshot of the situation and prospects of work in the national and local film sector in the face of the technological and industrial challenges affecting the sector. Method of access: free entry with reservation by registering on the following form https://forms.gle/27Czxd27dcY2Z3ES6
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WITHOUT AIR/ELFOGY A LEVEGO
WITHOUT AIR/ELFOGY A LEVEGO (Hungary, 2023, 103′) JOB FILM DAYS 2024 AWARDS CEREMONY – CLOSING FILM Sunday, October 6 at 8 pm, Cinema Massimo, Screen 1 The closing night of the fifth edition of Job Film Days will take place on Sunday, October 6 at 8 pm at Cinema Massimo. During the evening there will be an awards ceremony for the festival’s two competitive sections, the international competition dedicated to documentaries and fiction feature films dealing with different aspects of the world of work, International Film Award ‘Job 2024’ JFD – INAIL Piemonte, and the competition dedicated to short films made in the European Union by directors under 40 that tell the story of “emerging” jobs and the challenges of contemporary work, Award ‘Job for the Future 2024’ JFD – Turin Chamber of Commerce. There will also be an award ceremony for the best film subjects on labor issues received by the Festival as part of the Writing Workshop ‘From Idea to Subject Job Film Days 2024′. The Workshop was organized by the Job Film Days ETS Association in collaboration with the Bottega Miller Association (Vercelli) and the Videocommunity Association (Turin). The awards are supported by the Order of Labor Consultants […]
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MAKING OF
MAKING OF (France, 2023, 119′) Tuesday, September 24 at 9:15 pm, Cinema Centrale Arthouse Premiere in collaboration with I Wonder Pictures On Tuesday, September 24 at 9:15 pm at the Cinema Centrale Arthouse there will be a screening of the film Making of, by Cédric Kahn (France, 2023), in collaboration with I Wonder Pictures, the film’s Italian distributor. The film recounts the difficulties that Simon, an acclaimed director of social denunciation films, goes through in making a film about the struggle fought by a group of workers to keep their factory alive. Behind-the-scenes footage shot by Joseph will reveal the tragicomic vicissitudes of the making of the film. The film will be presented by Cristina Renda (Cinema Centrale Arthouse). Methods of access: the event can be accessed through the purchase of tickets at the Cinema Centrale Arthouse box office. Director: Cédric KahnScreenplay: Fanny Burdino, Samuel Doux, Cédric KahnPhotography: Patrick GhiringhelliEditing: Yann DedetCasts: Denis Podalydès, Jonathan Cohen, Stefan Crepon, Souheila Yacoub, Emmanuelle Bercot, Xavier Beauvois, Valérie DonzelliProduction: Curiosa Films, Tropdebonheur Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Umedia Simon, an acclaimed director of public outcry films, is about to start shooting a new film about the struggle fought by a group of workers to […]
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Conference SAFETY AT WORK IN ITALY
SAFETY AT WORK IN ITALY: A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM Thursday, September 26, 9 am. to 6 pm, University of Turin , Department of Psychology, Via Verdi, 10 The event provides an opportunity for an analysis of the occupational safety situation in the framework of public health protection in our country, resuming reflection on one of the most relevant among the themes proposed by the Job Film Days film festival. Before getting to the heart of the event, with screenings of the films in theaters, the spaces of the Department of Psychology of the University of Turin (Via Verdi 10) will host a conference on September 26 dedicated to occupational safety. The Italian Sociology Association, Section of Sociology of Health and Medicine, the Job Film Days Ets Association, the University of Turin and its Department of Psychology have decided to promote a dialogue between different disciplinary fields. Guests will include Piedmont Region Health Councillor Federico Riboldi, Turin City Council Deputy Mayor Michela Favaro, Professor Anna Rosa Favretto, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, scientific coordinator of the Sociology of Health and Medicine Section, and Annalisa Lantermo, director of Job Film Days. Also speaking at the conference will be Raffaele Guariniello (former […]
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Photographic exhibition INTIMATE WORLDSKILLS
Inauguration of the photographic exhibition “INTIMATE WORLDSKILLS” by Raffaele Montepaone Friday September 27, at 6 pm, Polo del ‘900, Piazzetta Franco Antonicelli Event in collaboration with Agenzia Piemonte Lavoro, ISMEL (Istituto per la Memoria e la Cultura del Lavoro, dell’Impresa e dei Diritti Sociali) and Polo del ‘900 Twenty-five shots by Raffaele Montepaone follow closely, in an intimate and discreet way, the long and intense preparation of the five Competitors at the 2024 WorldSkills World Championships in Lyon, in the days leading up to the international competition. A tale on the tip of the emotions, which caresses anxieties, worries and expectations and transports us inside the different moods experienced by the participants, while waiting for the day of the challenge. Intense images that read the geography of their movements, under the attentive and conspiratorial gaze of their Experts and Tutors: concentrated glances, quick and attentive hands, gestures that are repeated, that become natural. Hours of practice, of training, to achieve perfection of form. And to sustain the effort, the passion for a craft that means the future.Last exhibition opening day is October 7. Methods of access: free entry. ________ THE PHOTOGRAPHER Raffaele Montepaone was born in Vibo Valentia on May 20th, […]
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THE LIMITS OF WORK
THE LIMITS OF WORK (Czech Republic, 2017, 71′) Monday, September 30 at 6 pm, Rai Teche, Auditorium C, Via Giuseppe Verdi, 31 Event as part of Prix Italia 2024 in collaboration with Rai Teche On Monday, September 30 at 6 pm at Auditorium C in Via Verdi Job Film Days presents, as part of Prix Italia 2024 and in collaboration with Rai Teche, The Limits of Work by Czech director Apolena Rychlíková. The film, which is part of the television series Czech Journal made for Czech TV, chronicles journalist Sasa Uhlová’s investigation of poorly paid jobs in different parts of the Czech Republic. The screening is therefore part of the Prix Italia international competition (Turin, October 1-4, 2024) organized by RAI under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic, which rewards the best radio, TV and web programs for quality, innovation and creativity made globally. Giuseppe Gariazzo (film critic) presents the film. Method of access: free entry. Director: Apolena RychlíkováScreenplay: Apolena Rychlíková, Sasa UhlováPhotography: Jan SípekEditing: Katerina Krutská-VrbováCast: Sasa UhlováProduction: Petr Kubica – Czech Television, Augustine Micková Almost one fifth of Czechs work for less than 83 crowns per hour. There is a specific term for referring […]
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PALAZZINA LAF
PALAZZINA LAF (Italy, 2023, 99′) Monday, September 30 at 9 pm, Associazione culturale Comala, C.so Francesco Ferrucci, 65/a Event in collaboration with Associazione culturale Comala Monday, September 30 at 9 pm Job Film Days, in collaboration with the Comala Cultural Association, presents Michele Riondino‘s directorial debut, Palazzina Laf. The film follows the story of a worker at Ilva in Taranto who, chosen by top management as a spy to identify workers deemed unruly, experiences firsthand the actual working conditions they are subjected to, a hell from which it is difficult to escape. Giuseppe Gariazzo (film critic) presents the film. Before the screening there will be a meeting with Gianluca Vitale (lawyer for the civil parties in the Ilvae trial) and Luigi Riso (Communet – Officine Corsare). Method of access: free entry. Director: Michele RiondinoScript and screenplay: Maurizio Braucci e Michele RiondinoPhotography: Claudio CofrancescoEditing: Julien PanzarasaMusic: Teho TeardoCast: Michele Riondino, Elio Germano, Vanessa Scalera, Domenico Fortunato, Gianni D’Addario, Michele Sinisi, Fulvio Pepe, Marina Limosani, Eva Cela, Anna Ferruzzo, Paolo PierobonProduction: Palomar, Bravo, BIM Distribuzione The film is set in 1997 and the main character is Caterino, a simple and rough man, one of the many workers in Taranto’s Ilva industrial complex. He […]
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