The bee and the wind
Short movie / 12 minutes / Italy / 2009 / 35mm, Colour
Matteo, a young engineer, returns to the mountains of his childhood to visit his father's grave. The serene atmosphere is interrupted by a bee that lands on his hand. When his car runs off the road into a snowbank, Matteo seeks help at a nearby farmhouse. There he meets Giulio, an elderly and eccentric farmer who recuperates the car with an old tractor then invites Matteo to stay for supper. The young engineer feels obliged to stay the night in the house full of memories, sentiments and nostalgia
Awards
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Italian Foreign Press Golden Globe 2010 / Winner Jury Awards
Nastri d’argento 2009 / Special Mention for Best Screenplay and for Best Cinematography
Venice Circuito Off 2010 / Special Mention for Best Young Director
Salento finibus terrae / Winner Best Film
Corti&Cigarettes / Winner Best Script
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Festivals & Awards
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Buenos Aires Baci Film Festival
Festival de Huesca
Milano Film Festival (MIFF)
BIF&ST
Ischia Film Festival
Est Film Festival
Euganea Film Festival
Corti da Sogni
Maremetraggio
Novara Cine Festival
Ladyfilm Festival
Corto per Scelta
Festival Scope
Amarcort
Noci Corto Film festival
Credits
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Directed by Massimiliano Camaiti
Starring Elio Germano and Philippe Leroy
Produced by Casta Diva Pictures
Written by Massimiliano Camaiti and Filippo Bologna
Cinematography Michele D'Attanasio
Distributed by Blue Suede Shoots
On air
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La7 and Sky (Italy), Pacific Voices (Japon) and HBO Europe (Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnie-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldavia, Poland, Kosovo, Bulgaria)