The L'anello debole (Weakest link) prize is awarded at the Capodarco l'Altro festival, a contest with a lively and packed programme of events: film projections, documentaries, short films, Q&A’s with film directors and actors, and workshops. The setting is pictoresque, thanks to the Communità di Capodarco di Fermo’s stunning sea views, and the feast of wine and culinary delights awaiting.
Writers and directors whose works make the final selection also participate in the event, which has become one of Italy’s hottest meeting points for all audio and video-makers with an interest in social issues and the environment.
All audio and visual shorts will be projected and/or broadcast at the Festival, in a number of venues around the Fermo area, for the sole viewing purpose of the people'is jury and the general public.
Mario Monicelli and Vinicio Albanesi
The event has hosted various personalities of national importance: among these the great director Mario Monicelli; the directors Ivan Cotroneo, Matteo Garrone, Claudio Giovannesi and Roberto Minervini; the actors Valerio Mastandrea, Luca Marinelli, Lucia Mascino and Jasmine Trinca; the director and TV presenter Pierfrancesco Diliberto, aka Pif.
Film director Matteo Garrone and Dario Zonta
In the last edition, the festival hosted the directors Fabio and Damiano D'Innocenzo and Alice Rohrwacher and the actor Max Torotra.
Vinicio Albanesi, Alice Rohrwacher and Dario Zonta
The prize and festival’s artistic director is Andrea Pellizzari.
Author, actor, tv and radio broadcaster, Pellizzari made his name in the tv series “Le Iene”. Andrea has been a regular guest at the Anello Debole award ceremony since 2007 as a jury member and a presenter, and has shown his philanthropic side on a number of occasions, and most recently has been directly involved in the project “Mr Brown For Haiti”.
The 2018 festival will take place from 19th to 24th June. Redattore sociale is the organiser.