As part of the LAC Film Festival, Collettivo Chiaroscuro established the Award for Best Cinematography, created to recog nise and celebrate outstanding cinematography in the short films selected for competition.The jury, made up of Collettivo Chiaroscuro members Alessandro Chiodo, Alfredo Betrò, Massimo Intoppa, Corrado Serri, Luca Ciuti, Francesca Amitrano, Daria D’Antonio, Sara Purgatorio and Timoty Aliprandi, presented the award to the film that stood out for the quality and effectiveness of its cinematography.
The Award for Best Cinematography goes to Sante di Valeria Gaudieri ( dop Giorgio Chiucchiù) “For its delicate and sensitive approach to the subject matter, supported by camerawork that remains consistently aligned with the film’s narrative intentions and overall artistic vision. The film stands out for its ability to support the storytelling with restraint and precision, maintaining a formal balance that enhances both its themes and the performances. The jury also praised the director’s ability to work with very young actors, handling the challenges of directing children with remarkable naturalness and authenticity, and eliciting performances that are both convincing and spontaneous.”
A Special Mention was also awarded to Festa in famiglia, directed by Nadir Taji, with cinematography by Lorenzo Lamberti, “for its cinematography, which never calls attention to itself but instead reveals its strength by remaining in the background of the story, supporting it through a subtle and carefully understated visual approach that is perfectly in keeping with the film’s documentary style of storytelling.”
A second Special Mention for Cinematography was awarded to Kushta Mayn, la mia Costantinopoli, directed by Nicolò Folin, with cinematography by Simone Sadocco, “for its consistent and finely judged photographic work, in which the use of light—always motivated by the scene and its dramatic requirements—blends seamlessly with both natural and artificial light, resulting in images of remarkable expressive power.”
SANTE
Directed by Valeria Gaudieri; Screenplay by Valeria Gaudieri, Enrico M. Minto, Jonas Davi Moruzzi and Enrica Polemio; Cinematography Giorgio Chiucchiù; Edited by Francesco Ferraris; Music by Lorenzo Barcella; Sound Tommaso Libero Di Lorenzo; Production Design Camilla De Angelis; Costume Design Rita Guardabascio; Cast Greta Santi, Beatrice Bartoni and Rosa Vannucci; Produced by Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia; Italian distribution Premiere Film.
FESTA IN FAMIGLIA
Festa in famiglia
Directed by Nadir Taji; Screenplay by Chiara Aversa, Dorotea Ciani, Davide Demasi and Nadir Taji; Cinematography Lorenzo Lamberti; Edited by Davide Demasi; Sound Alessandro Alampi; Music by Raffaele Basiglio and Enrico Truffi; Production Design Jacopo Gitti; Costume Design Claudia De Lucia; Cast Aiman Machhour, Jamila Mzali, Karim Karmouche, Jawad Mouraqib, Naima Bouslim, Najat Ezzahafi and Abdelmajid Bouslim; Produced by Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia; Italian distribution Premiere Film.
KUSHTA MAYN
Directed by Nicolò Folin; Screenplay by Francesco Bravi, Michael Campisano and Pal Kolndrekaj; Cinematography Simone Sadocco; Edited by Alessandro Zucchelli; Production Design Sofia Salomoni; Costume Design Giovanni Costanzo and Livia Giacone; Cast Roberto Citran, Leo Folin and Hlib Tovstoluh; Produced by Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia; International distribution Premiere Film; Languages Yiddish and Arabic.
