Out of competition

Italy - 2007 - Mini DV - Colour
Length: 16’ - Language: No dialogue
Regia: Margherita Detomas, Massimo Tommasi
Editing: Massimo Tommasi
Production: Margherita Detomas, Massimo Tommasi

Sometime in the 1940s, the University Circle of Bolzano - as it does every year - meets to spend a day skiing in the Siusi Alps between Sassolungo and Sasso Piatto. For one day, students improvise as actors and directors, using 16mm color cameras. The result is this original film which has never been seen before. Showing the emergence of skiing as a leisure time pursuit, early ski equipment, and first ski lifts, it also hints at the beginnings of winter tourism in the mountains. The tale of spending time with friends ultimately leads to a tender love story. After sitting in a drawer for decades, the film was found and remounted by Massimo Tommasi, a project overseen by Margherita Detomas.

Austria - 2006 - Digital Betacam - Colour
Length: 17’ - Language: No dialogue
Director: Michael Schlamberger
Script: Michael Schlamberger
Photography: Michael Schlamberger
Editing: Lukas Kogler
Music: Kurt Adametz
Production: ScienceVision Filmproduktions

Made with the intent of promoting the Hohe Tauern National Park, the film was shot with extremely high quality digital film and Dolby 5.1 Surround sound. It was presented for the first time on a giant screen at an altitude of 2005 meters on the massive rock formation of Großglockner. Considering its incredible images and impressive sound effects, the film shows how a work conceived for promotional purposes can also have a significant artistic value.