I genitori (Les Parents/The Parents)

Switzerland 2010 – 10’40”

Flavia and Marcello play with dolls who bear an uncanny resemblance to their parents, making them lie, beat and bury each other. The parents look on in silence until they are forced to reveal their secret.
Production Company: Cinédokké
Co-Producer: RSI (Swiss Broadcasting Corporation)
Writer/Director: Fernando Tiberini
Camera: Thomas Hines
Format: HD (RED) colour 16:9

Festival History:
Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca (Huesca, Spain) – 2011 Official Selection
Film Festival Centovalli (Intragna, Switzerland) – 2011
International Izmir Short Film Festival (Izmir, Turkey) – 2011
Loch Ness Film Festival (Drumnadrochit, United Kingdom) – 2012
One Shot Int’l Short Film Festival Yerevan (Yerevan, Armenia) – 2012 Official Selection
Shqip Film Fest Kosovo (Prishtina, Kosovo) – 2012 BEST SCREENPLAY
In the Palace Int’l Short Film Festival Bulgaria (Varna, Bulgaria) – 2012 Official Selection
Malta TV Short Film Festival (La Valletta, Malta) – 2012 VIEWERS’ CHOICE AWARD
Sukagawa International Short Film Festival (Sukagawa, Japan) – 2012
Auburn Int’l Film Festival for Children and Young Adults Sydney (Sydney, Australia) – 2012 Official Selection
Oxfordshire Relate Film Festival (Chipping Norton, United Kingdom) – 2012 BEST FILM RUNNER-UP
Cyprus International Film Festival (Nicosia, Cyprus) – 2012 CINEMATOGRAPHY SPECIAL MENTION
Film Festival Popoli e Religioni (Terni, Italy) – 2012 Official Selection
Peloponnesian International Film Festival (Loutraki, Greece) – 2012 Official Selection

Television:
RSI La2 (Swiss Broadcasting Corporation) – 2011
HD Suisse – 2011
Eurochannel – 2011-12
Other Screenings / Film Tours:
Sala de Arte de Tabasco – Tour de cortos (Mexico) – 2011
Aliança francesa de Natal – Tour de curtas (Brazil) – 2011
Harvard University – European Short Film Festival (USA) – 2012
University of Pittsburgh – Europe at 8:00 (USA) – 2012
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