Trento Diary 2
The jury has seen 25 films in 3 days. Diversity is the word that applies to the selection. But also quality in most of the films, in very different formats and storytelling traditions.
Diversity because there are several films for the big thematically interested audience, about mountain climbing – alpinist films they call it – and skiing, hero stories about all these skilled and courageous men (and a couple of women), who go up and down climbing or skiing, and about extreme sport disciplines. But also about people, who live in the mountains, about nature and man, or about the four elements earth, wind, air and water – we can not say there is a lack of drama. And we can not complain about lack of words.
Gosh, how many wall-to-wall narrations there are! And how much music there is being used. The fear of silence and pauses is evident. And I have got a lesson in how different the use of talking faces can be.
What concerns organisation this festival works perfect, I can say as a jury member, who is being taken care of and spoilt by attention and care. I am here to watch films! 9 more to go and at the end of the week I can deliver some reviews of films that I think you should see as well.
