The Moon Beneath the Water

Poetic Documentary  | 2023 | 1h 39 min

Ten years in the life of Erto, a town devastated by the Vajont dam flood, which invented for itself a unique form of resistance. A contemplation from the point of view of nature and a reflection on the difficulties of maintaining a solid identity when an entire world crumbles.

“They even stole the moon from us!”

Screenplay by Fabrizio Bozzetti and director Alessandro Negrini.

An Italian-Danish co-production by Incipt Film (Udine), Incadenza Productions (Torino) and Casablanca Film (Copenhagen), with the support of FVG Audiovisual Fund, FVG Film Commission, RTV Slovenia, Piemonte Docfilm fund, MEDIA, Norsk Film Institute and MiC (tax credit).

Selected so far in 25 international festivals, “The Moon Beneath the Water” received 13 awards and 16 nominations.

Winner

  • Special Jury Award Crossing the Screen Eastoburne International Film Festival (8th edition, England);
  • Best documentary Roshani International Film Festival (7th edition, India); 
  • Best direction Roshani International Film Festival (7th edition, India); 
  • Jury Award for Best Documentary Jalgaon International Film Festival (2nd edition, India);
  • Best direction Jalgaon International Film Festival (2nd edition, India);
  • Ischia Film Festival – Confini (22th edition, Italy);
  • Best feature film Post-Cinema Film Festival of Syracuse (first edition, Italy);
  • Best direction Cefalù Film Festival (10th edition, Italy)
  • Environment Award Cefalù Film Festival (10th edition, Italy);
  • Grand Jury Prize AIFF – Ariano Independent Film Festival (1st edition, Italy);
  • Best film Sibillini Film Festival, Amandola (1st edition, Italy);
  • honorable mention – Jury Prize RFA – Robinson Film Awards, Naples (5th edition, Italy);
  • honorable mention at the Piano B Film Festival, Rome (1st edition, Italy);

Finalist

  • Universal Film Festival, Kansas City (18th edition, USA);
  • Anatolia International Film Festival, Istanbul (13th edition, Türkiye);
  • By the River Film Festival Veles (2h edition, North Macedonia).

Selected

  • Portobello Film Festival, London (30th edition, England);
  • Festival Internacional de Documentário, São Paulo (7th edition, Brazil);
  • MDOC – Melgaco International Documentary Film Festival (11th edition, Portugal);
  • Docs Ireland Film Festival (6th edition, UK);
  • Chichester International Film Festival (33th edition, England);
  • Naples Film Festival (24th edition, Italy);
  • Iglesias Mediterranean Cinema Days (13th edition, Italy);
  • Orsigna Arum Festival (3th edition, Italy);
  • Festival Mente Locale Visions from the world, Bologna and Modena (11th edition, Italy);
  • Clorofilla Film Festival Grosseto (24th edition, Italy);
  • Valsusa FilmFest (29th edition, Italy).

In Italian cinemas starting October 9, 2023.

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