8:30 am
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BEYOND THE LIMIT OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS
From Passo Fittanze, the trail heads towards Monte Cornetto, reaching the striking entrance of Spluga della Preta, and continues to the Grotta del Ciabattino, a cave known for its ice formations that last until late spring. The final stop is the scenic summit of Corno d’Aquilio. A headlamp is recommended. Start and end: Passo Fittanze. Length: 10 km. Elevation gain: 200 m. Duration: 3.5 hours. Difficulty: moderate.
10:00 am
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I PICCOLI MAESTRI
LITTLE TEACHERS
Daniele Luchetti / 116 min / 1998 / Italy
Based on the homonymous novel by Luigi Meneghello, the film tells the story of a group of university students who, united around their teacher and mentor Antonio Giuriolo, head to the Asiago Plateau to join the partisans. They are not heroes, nor particularly suited to warfare. The deeply anti-fascist ideals that compelled them to participate clash with a harsh and dangerous reality.
12:00 pm
APERITIF WITH THE DIRECTORS
Learn about the day’s film programme and meet the filmmakers present at the Festival. At the end of the meeting there will be a tasting of products from small producers, with nonalcoholic cocktails and wines from Lessinia wineries. Organized by GAS (Social Purchasing Group) Lessinia.
3:30 pm
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FILANTE
SHOOTING STAR
Marion Jamault / 8 min / 2024 / France
Young Paulette islooking for herlittle mouse. Every night, she watches the stars from the top of her lighthouse and makes a wish. A mysterious sparkle in the sky will bring her the help she needs.
HIDE OUT
Jing-Jia Huang / 6 min / 2024 / Taiwan
How wonderful it is to fall asleep and dream of a peaceful meadow. Yet sometimes, suddenly, dreams can turn into frightening nightmares. Fortunately, a mother’s arms know how to bring back peace and comfort.
ZHILA-BYLA GORA
ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A MOUNTAIN
Natalia Abramova / 5 min / 2025 / Italian premiere / Russian Federation
A mountain, tormented by bulldozers and pylons, has had enough. It decides to run away, but there is no longer any peace underground, underwater, or atop the highest peaks. There'snothing left to do but... explode!
TEARS OF THE LITTLE CLOUD
Anya Ru, Masha Rumyantseva / 4 min / 2025 / Italy, Portugal
Spring has finally arrived! A friendly little cloud rushes to announce it to everyone, but no one has time to listen. Overcome with sadness, it begins to cry and... rain. The long-awaited drops awaken the animals, make the flowers bloom, and bring forth a beautiful rainbow.
MOJAPPI – IT’S MINE!
Nijitaro / 3 min / 2024 / Japan
A group of little animals has organized a bonfire in the woods. Everything is ready for a tasty snack to be prepared, but no one has noticed that, among the bushes, some pancake-stealing thieves are plotting.
LA BOULANGERIE DE BORIS
BAKING WITH BORIS
Maša Avramović / 8 min / 2024 / Croatia (Hrvatska), France, Switzerland
Boris is a friendly village baker. He gets up in the middle of the night to knead delicious treats, and every morning his fellow villagers come running. But one day, he wakes up with a bad cold.How will he manage to bake the bread?
LE TUNNEL DE LA NUIT
THE NIGHT TUNNEL
Annechien Strouven / 9 min / 2024 / Belgium, France, Netherlands
A young boy goes to the seaside with his family, but he gets bored because no one wants to play with him. So, he starts digging a hole in the sand, which will lead him on a fantastic and unexpected adventure.
DER STRACHEL IM PO
A PAIN IN THE BUTT
Elena Walf / 6 min / 2024 / Germany
A little dog is tormented by an annoying thorn stuck right in his bottom! Getting it out is really tricky—but sometimes help comes from the most unexpected places.
ANIMANIMUSICAL
Julia Ocker / 3 min / 2024 / Germany
The animals are all abuzz: they’re putting on a musical! Each one takes part in lively dances and singing rehearsals—there's no shortage of enthusiasm, but not everyone can hit the right notes.
4:00 pm
Franco Bragagna, Duccio Facchini
2026 OLYMPICS: OPPORTUNITY OR WASTE?
The 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics: a great opportunity or a waste of resources? A new sustainable vision for the mountains, as promised by the bid, or old, cement-first development models, as critics have charged? Franco Bragagna, a RAI journalist with over fifteen Olympics on his résumé, and Duccio Facchini, journalist and editor-in-chief of Altreconomia, reflect on and take stock of the event, five months ahead of the opening ceremony. The discussion, organized in collaboration with Heraldo, is moderated by Ernesto Kieffer.
6:00 pm
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ONLY ON EARTH
Robin Petré / 93 min / 2025 / Denmark, Spain, Sweden
Southern Galicia is one of the areas in Europe most at risk of forest fires. Small, sturdy wild horses graze freely and help keep the highly flammable underbrush low. Young boys and girls train to become cowboys, while flames engulf the mountains and the terrifying power of the fire is mirrored in the frightened eyes of the horses.
9:00 pm
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O DIABO DO ENTRUDO
THE SHROVETIDE DEVIL
Diogo Varela Silva / 52 min / 2024 / Italian premiere / Portugal
The Carnival of Lazarim is one of the oldest in Portugal. Each year, the men of the village carve exquisite wooden masks, while the women sew the traditional costumes. The tradition is deeply felt, even among the younger generations, who are committed to carrying it forward. Amidst the preparations and rehearsals, the masked figures move and dance through the village streets and past ancient stone houses, with the mountains as their backdrop.
GRIMMS ALBTRAUM
GRIMM'S NIGHTMARE
Sophie Lösch, Andrea Erja / 24 min / 2024 / Italian premiere / Germany
“The wolf is back,” says the mother to Little Red Riding Hood. But this time, the wolf hasn’t returned only to fairy tales—it has repopulated the mountains of Europe. What happens, then, when fiction blurs into reality? The timeless fable is placed side by side with the heated debate over the return of the wolf. And so, the calm voice of the little girl in the red hood is drowned out by the fiery shouting of politicians.
11:00 pm
A fusion of indie, rock, and singersongwriter influences the band, formed in 2019, has collaborated with both Italian and international artists, including Omar Pedrini and Federico Poggipollini. They released their first three singles in 2022 and followed with the album Tempi Moderni in 2023. Their latest EP, Un Posto In Cui Tornare, came out in 2024 on the label Blackcandy. The band is composed of Giovanni Maragnoli (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Giovanni Magagna (lead guitar, backing vocals), Michele Fontana (bass), and Riccardo Masenelli (drums).
