Age 17 Explained

Age 17
Native Name:
Director:	Filippo Demarchi
Producer:	Michela Pini Amel Soudani
Starring:	Fabio Foiada Ignazio Oliva Laura Minazzi Kevin Martinetti
Cinematography:	Patrick Tresch
Editing:	Pierre Deschamps
Studio:	Cinédokké^[1] École cantonale d'art de Lausanne
Runtime:	22 minutes
Country:	Switzerland
Language:	Italian

Age 17 (Italian: 17 anni) is a 2013 Swiss drama film written and directed by Filippo Demarchi.^[2]

The short film included in the DVD Boys On Film 12 – Confession.^[3]

Synopsis

Matteo is a 17-year-old boy who comes to the realization that he is in love with Don Massimo, a young priest of the village that leads the marching band in which Matteo plays the drum. He sees in Massimo a person willing to listen to his fears and desires. For the first time in his life, Matteo feels ready to open up to someone.

Cast

• Fabio Foiada as Matteo
• Ignazio Oliva as Don Massimo
• Laura Minazzi as Nadine
• Kevin Martinetti as Firat

Participation in international festivals and awards

2013:

• Festival Tous Ecrans – 19th Geneva International Film Festival (Switzerland) – RTS award for Best International Short : acquisition^[4]
• Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (Switzerland)^[5]
• Festival du film de Vendôme (France)^[6]

2014:

• 18th Sofia International Film Festival (Bulgaria) – Swiss film Award, nomination best shortfilm 2014^{[7] [8]}
• 26th European First Film Festival – Festival premier plans d'Angers (France)^[9]
• 32nd International Film Festival of Uruguay (Uruguay)^[10]
• Curta Cinema (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)^[11]
• FreshWave, International Short Film Festival (Hong Kong) – International Association of Film and Television Schools (CILECT)^{[12] [13]}
• Inside Out – Toronto LGBT Film Festival (Canada)
• Internationales Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg: IKFF (Germany)^[14]
• Merlinka Festival International Queer Film (Serbia)^[15]
• MWFF, Montreal World Film Festival (Canada)^[16]
• Palm Spring – ShortFest (USA)^[17]
• Schweizer Jugendfilmtage – Festival Ciné Jeunesse Suisse (Switzerland)^[18]
• Solothurner Filmtage – Journées de Soleure (Switzerland)
• Tel Aviv International Student Film Festiva (Israel)
• Queer Lisboa 18 – International Queer Film Festival (Portugal)^{[19] [20]}
• UK Film Festival, London

2015:

• 38 Festival du Film Court en Plein Air de Grenoble (France)^[21]
• FIPA, Festival International des Programmes Audiovisuels de Biarritz (France)^[22]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home page - CINEDOKKE - Film production. www.cinedokke.ch. 21 May 2020.
2. Web site: ECAL - STUDIES - BACHELOR - FILM STUDIES - Presentation - Age 17. www.ecal.ch. 21 May 2020.
3. Web site: Boys On Film X - Peccadillo Pictures. 21 May 2020.
4. Web site: Awards 2013. 2016-04-06. 2016-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160125200013/http://www.tous-ecrans.com/2013/en/festival-awards-2013. dead.
5. Web site: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur. www.kurzfilmtage.ch. 21 May 2020.
6. Web site: Festival du film de Vendôme 2013 | COURTS MÉTRAGES : AVANTI CORTI !. 21 May 2020.
7. Web site: FESTIVAL SHORTS / FESTIVAL SHORTS. 21 May 2020.
8. Web site: 17 Anni.
9. Web site: 2014 Catalogue (P. 56). 21 May 2020.
10. Web site: catalogo32.pdf (P. 175). 21 May 2020.
11. Web site: Competição Internacional | Exhibitions | 2014 | File | Curta Cinema. curtacinema.com.br. 21 May 2020.
12. Web site: 鮮浪潮. www.freshwave.hk. 21 May 2020.
13. Web site: 鮮浪潮 | 17歲的告解. www.freshwave.hk. 21 May 2020.
14. Web site: Katalog (P. 99).
15. Web site: 2014. 21 May 2020.
16. Web site: AT THE MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL from August 21 to September 1, 2014 (STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL – INTERNATIONAL SECTION). April 6, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905222742/http://www.ffm-montreal.org/en/press-releases/70-at-the-montreal-world-film-festival-from-august-21-to-september-1-2014.html. September 5, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
17. Web site: Age 17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160418185253/http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=24944&FID=72 . 2016-04-18 .
18. Web site: Kategorie E. 21 May 2020.
19. Web site: Queer Lisboa 18 Guests. 2016-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160417194741/http://queerlisboa.pt/en/article/blog/queer-lisboa-18-guests. 2016-04-17. dead.
20. Web site: 17 Anni. 2016-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160417183353/http://queerlisboa.pt/en/film/17-anni. 2016-04-17. dead.
21. Web site: Programmation du Festival : du 7 au 12 juillet 2015. 2016-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416094614/http://www.cinemathequedegrenoble.fr/festival/programmation-du-festival.html. 2016-04-16. dead.
22. Web site: Programs.