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The sixth edition of JOB FILM DAYS hosts three international contests, whose movies are assessed by three different Juries composed of representatives from the world of cinema and institutions that support the awards. This year’s novelty is in fact the Award organized in collaboration with ITCILO (International Training Center of the ILO). Along with the main Juries, the Festival welcomes Juries made of students from University of Turin (DAMS – “ Discipline delle Arti, della Musica, dello Spettacolo e dei Media digitali” , that is Art, Music, Performative Arts and Media Studies, CAM – “ Cinema, Arti della scena, Musica e Media “, that is Cinema, Performative Arts, Music and Media Studies, Communication Studies, and Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures), Turin Polytechnic (Cinema and Digital Media Engineering) and Scuola Holden.
This Award, in partnership with the National Institute for Insurance against Workplace Accidents (INAIL) Regional Directorate of Piedmont, is reserved for fiction documentaries and feature films based on the topics about work and produced either in Italy or abroad. Three cash prizes will be awarded: Best Picture (4000?), Grand Jury Award (2000?), Best Picture about the themes of workplace health and safety (1000?).
This category will also include the ZaLab View Award .
News for this year’s edition: born from the collaboration with the streaming platform ZaLab View, the Best Documentary presented in this section will receive a Special Award.
BAD REPUTATION (Uruguay-Argentina, 2024, 78′) Thursday October 2nd, at 7 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 National premiere Buy the ticket online International title: Bad ReputationOriginal title:: Mala reputaciónDirector: Marta García, Sol InfantePhotography: Sol InfanteEditing: Guillermo Madeiro, Verónica De CataSound: Lucía TrentiniProduction: Cordón Films Karina earns a living by prostituting herself on the streets. Simultaneously, […]
HOW TO TALK TO LYDIA? (Georgia-Germany, 2025, 72′) Tuesday September 30th, at 8:30 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 1 World premiere Buy the ticket online Titolo internazionale: How to Talk to Lydia?Titolo originale: How to Talk to Lydia?Director: Rusudan GaprindashviliPhotography: Goga DevdarianiEditing: Derek Howard, Rusudan GaprindashviliSound: Hans GralkeProduction: Black Market filmproduction How to talk to and […]
LA MONTAGNE D’OR / MOUNTAIN OF GOLD (Belgium-France, 2025, 85′) Friday October 3rd, at 3:00 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Buy the ticket online International title: Mountain of GoldOriginal title: La montagne d’orDirector: Roland EdzardScreenplay: Roland Edzard, Catherine PailléPhotography: Roland Edzard, assistito da Dorian LucarelliEditing: Bertrand Conard, Roland EdzardProduction: Geko Films, Wrong Men Productions […]
MOVING MOUNTAINS (Italy, 2025, 30′) Thursday October 2nd, at 7 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Buy the ticket online International title: Moving MountainsOriginal title: Moving MountainsDirector: Andrea CostaScreenplay: Irene ReisererPhotography: Luca ZontiniEditing: Andrea Costa, Beatrice SegoliniSound: Federico CampanaProduction: TaktFilm After a long, arduous migration journey, Moussa, a young man from Guinea, finds a home in […]
MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN (Denmark-Czech Republic, 2025, 90′) Sunday October 5th, at 3 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Acquista il biglietto online International Title: Mr. Nobody Against PutinOriginal Title: Mr. Nobody Against PutinDirector: David Borenstein, Pavel TalankinScreenplay: David BorensteinPhotography: Pavel TalankinEditing: Rebekka Lønqvist, Nicolaj MonbergSound: Michal Rataj, Jonas StruckProduction: Made in Copenhagen, ZDF/Arte Pavel […]
NAIMA (Switzerland, 2024, 98′) Tuesday September 30th, at 8 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 2 National premiere Buy the ticket online International Title: NaimaOriginal Title: NaimaDirector, screenplay: Anna ThommenPhotography: Gabriela BetschartEditing: Claudio Cea, Anna ThommenSound: Ephrem LüchingerProduction: Emilia Productions Naima, a 46-year-old Venezuelan woman who has been living in Switzerland for seventeen years after leaving […]
TATA (Romania-Germany-Netherlands, 2024, 83′) Friday October 3rd, at 7 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Sala 3 Buy the ticket online International title: TataOriginal title: TataDirector, Screenplay, Photography: Lina Vdovii, Radu CiorniciucEditing: Radu Ciorniciuc, Andrei Gorgan, Ciprian CimpoiSound: Jörg FollertStarring: Pavel Vdovii, Lina Vdovii, Liudmila Vdovii, Radu CiorniciucProduction: Manifest Film Lina is a Moldovan movie director. When […]
This Award is reserved for short films created in the European Union by directors under 40. Three cash prizes will be awarded: Best Short Film (4000?), Best Storyline about the themes of the competition (2500?), and Best Director developing themes of interest for Piedmont (1500?).
+ 10K (Spain-France, 2025, 31′) Friday October 3rd, at 3:00 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 National premiere Buy the ticket online International title: + 10KOriginal title: + 10KDirector, Screenplay, Editing: Gala Hernández LópezPhotography: Artur-Pol CamprubíSound: Pierre DespratsStarring: Pol Gasco RoblesProduction: Yannick Beauquis, Quentin Brayer, Carlota Coloma, Adrià Lahuerta, Gala Hernández López Pol is 21 […]
DREAM CAR WASH (Italy-UK, 2024, 13′) Friday October 3rd, at 3 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Buy the ticket online Original title: Dream Car WashDirector, screenplay: Edoardo BrighentiPhotography, editing: Aadel Nodeh-FarahaniSounf: Haresh PatelStarring: Isabella Nefar, Nabil Elouahabi, Valentina Arena, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Eva Bradley Williams, Loris ScarpaProduction: Disruptive Element Films Dream Car Wash narrates the story […]
DREAM NOW REVOLUTION TOMORROW (Italy, 2024, 9′) Friday October 3rd, at 3 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Buy the ticket online International title: Dream Now Revolution TomorrowOriginal title: Dream Now Revolution TomorrowDirector, screenplay: Francesco ManzatoPhotography: Davide VaccaEditing: Francesco Manzato, Massimo Da ReSound: Niccolò ValleStarring: Camilla Koller, Maria Caggianelli VillaniProduction: Locarno Film Festival, CISA Five minutes: […]
IN RETROSPECT / RÜCKBLICKEND BETRACHTET (Germany, 2025, 15′) Friday October 3rd, at 3 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 National premiere Buy the ticket online International title: In RetrospectOriginal title: Rückblickend BetrachtetDirector, Editing, Production: Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila ZhluktenkoScreenplay: Kristina KilianPhotography: Tobias BlickleSound: Hora Lunga Migrant workers built a shopping center for the 1972 Munich […]
MEILLEUR C’EST MIEUX (France, 2023, 28′) Thursday October 2nd, at 5 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 National premiere Buy the ticket online International title: Meilleur c’est mieuxOriginal title: Meilleur c’est mieuxDirector, editing: Flavio FernandesScreenpaly: Flavio Fernandes, Hadad Coulibaly, Pierre André-FontainePhotography: Théo FaugerSound: DAMYSStarring: Haddad Coulibaly, Albertine de Salivet de Fouchécour, Jules RobinProduction: Lola Bellini […]
QUEEN ANT (Poland, 2024, 8′) Thursday October 2nd, at 5 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Acquista il biglietto online Titolo Internazionale: Queen AntDirector: Michal MrózScreenplay: Dominik CywinskiPhotography: Daniel Le HaiEditing: Nikodem WojciechowskiSound: Stanislaw BitkaStarring: Maja Wolska, Dariusz Siastacz, Michal KaletaProduction: Laboratorium Eksperymentalnych Mediów A young woman is applying for a job. A quiet room, […]
SWEDEN / SCHWEDEN (Germany, 2025, 27′) Thursday October 2nd, at 5 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 National premiere Buy the ticket online International title: Sweden – The Particulary Usual Life of Mr. FarhadiOriginal title: Schweden – Das besonders unbesondere Leben des Herm FarhadiDirector, screenplay: Nik AzadPhotography: Annamarie ChladekEditing: Beatriz LimaSound Leon FieldlerStarring: Reza Brojerdi, […]
ADIEU BUREAU / THE OFFICE FAREWELL (Belgium, 2024, 18′) Friday October 3rd, at 3 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 National premiere Buy the ticket online International title: The Office FarewellOriginal title: Adieu BureauDirector, screenplay: Mehdi PierretPhotography: Coline PetitEditing: Romain WaterlotSound: Théo JégatStarring: Laura Sépul, Alexandre Trocki, Arnaud BotmanProduction: Olivier Dubois, Noémie Duclos In order […]
THEY CAN HEAR YOU SMILE (Czech Republic, 2024, 12′) Thursday October 2nd, at 5 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 National premiere Acquista il biglietto online International title: They Can Hear Your SmileDirector: Michael JirinecScreenplay: Anezka Fisárková, Michael JirinecPhotography: Patrik BalonekEditing: Rosalinda HálováSound: Naran RatanStarring: Daniela Vorácková, Josef Bobes Havelka, Veronika Svábová, Jan Dörner, Tomás […]
TRANSIT (Germany, 2024, 9′) Friday October 3rd, at 3 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 National premiere Buy the ticket online Original title: TransitDirector, Screenplay, Editing: Anna Maria EbertPhotography: Emil SchultheißSound: Maximilian KremserStarring: Mareike Beykirch, Andrea Sihler, Cathrin StörmerProduction: Julius Reimann, Julia Stammler Janne, a little over 40 years old, wishes for a new beginning […]
This Award is reserved for short films on the themes of Decent Work Agenda, created by young directors from low- and medium-income countries according to OCSE/DAC 2024-2025 data. Three cash prizes will be awarded: Best Short Film (2500?), Best Storyline about the themes of the competition (1500?), and Best Director.
BARS (Palestine, 2023, 3′) Wednesday October 1st, at 7 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 National premiere Buy the ticket online International title: BarsDirector: Waleed Zedaney Essam, a citizenship education teacher, deals with a provocatory question on democracy from a student. At the end of class, Essam asks his students to write down what they would […]
NABI (Iran, 2024, 20′) Wednesday October 1st, at 3 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Buy the ticket online International title: NabiOriginal title NabiDirector: Hamed GolshahiScreenplay: Sara Khoshsirat, Hamed GolshahiPhotography: Ali EhsaniEditing: Sheyda GorjiSound: Payam Shahid SalesStarring: Saeid Rahimi, Ramtin Meghdadi, Abdolhalim Elahi, Saman TehraniProduction: Hossein Nobakht After working for 25 years as a caretaker […]
PATRONA / PATRON SAINT (Mexico, 2023, 15′) Wednesday October 1st, at 3 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 National premiere Buy the ticket online International title: Patron SaintOriginal title: PatronaDirector, screenplay: Fanie SotoPhotography: Óscar Xolo LugoEditing: Raúl CendejasSound: Alonso Alamán, Rafael Rodrigo RodrígueStarring: Luisa Huertas, Myriam Bravo, Jocelyn Chacón, Argenis Aldrete, Juan Luis MedinaProduction: Shorts […]
AMBASSADORS OF HOPE / UMUT ELÇILERI (Turkey, 2025, 11′) Wednesday October 1st, at 7 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Buy the ticket online International title: Ambassadors of HopeOriginal title: Umut ElçileriDirector, editing: Di?dem TütüncüPhotography: Ahmet KurtogluProduction: Bahadirhan Gökmen, Di?dem Tütüncü We never saw some of their faces, we never heard some of their names. […]
BOUQUET OF UNSPOKEN WORDS (Indonesia, 2025, 27′) Wednesday October 1st, at 7 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 National premiere Buy the ticket online International Title: Bouquet of Unspoken WordsOriginal Title: Rangkaian Tanpa KataDirector, screenplay, Editing: Daffa GunadiPhotography: Alif Putra SetiawanSound: Echa WijayaStarring: Matthew Rasyied, Herawan O?o, Ney EvelynProduction: Rakhsa Pictures After being far from […]
BURUL (Kyrgyzstan, 2024, 14′) Wednesday October 1st, at 3 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Buy the ticket online International title: BurulOriginal title: BurulDirector, production: Adilet KarzhoevScreenplay: Daniyar Abdykerimov, Adilet KarzhoevPhotography: Zhumanazar KoichubekovEditing: Karash ZhanyshovSound: Nurkyz TungatarovaStarring: Adema Iskenderova Burul, a female student in a rural high school, is interested in wrestling. The wrestling coach […]
DREAMS IN DUST (Pakistan, 2025, 11′) Wednesday October 1st, at 7 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Anteprima nazionale Buy the ticket online International Title: Dreams in DustOriginal Title: Dreams in DustDirector, Production: Muhammad MehdiStarring: Fazal Hameed, Zeeshan, Murtaza Ahmed, Irum Mumtaz Through the stories of two children, one occupied in a brick kiln while […]
MS. AYU’S MISHAPS (Indonesia, 2024, 5′) Wednesday October 1st, at 3 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Buy the ticket online International Title: Ms. Ayu’s MishapsOriginal Title: Ms. Ayu’s MishapsDirector, screenplay, editing: Alicya IskandarPhotography: Cynthia Novent DaniellaSound: Muhammad Badawi Al GhiffariStarring: Cindy Angel Purba, Shakeel Fauzi Aisy, Giovanny Josephine Yap, Belvania Leandra, Marcia Ivanna Iskandar, […]
PRESCRIPTION FOR LIFE (China, 2025, 20′) Wednesday October 1st, at 3 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 National premiere Buy the ticket online Original title: Prescription for LifeDirector, Screenplay, Editing: Zhu ChenxiPhotography: Fang Shuwen, Zhou YuchenProduction, Sound: Liu XiaoluStarring: Hu Liping Prescription For Life is dedicated to rural doctors, the nerve endings of the Chinese […]
THE PERSISTENCE OF THE SCENE (Argentina, 2025, 9′) Wednesday October 1st, at 7 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Buy the ticket online Internazional title: The Persistence of the SceneOriginal title: La Persistencia de la EscenaDirector, Screenplay, Editing: Gon BusquetsPhotography: Emanuel VásquezSound: Lucas EcheverríaStarring: Diana Bellendier, Andrea Ferratti, Luciano ZorrillaProduction: Sunburn Films A young theatre actress […]
The sixth edition of Job Film Days will host the awarding of Best Subject for short films, documentaries and long feature films on topics about work, made by under 35 video makers and authors who participated in the “From Idea to Scriptment Job Film Days 2025″ writing workshop. The workshop was organized by Job Film Days ETS in partnership with Associazione Videocommunity. The Awards are supported by the Order of Labor Consultants of Turin and Aurora Penne – Writing Workshop.