PFor the first time in the history – not only of the Exhibition, but in that of major exhibitions tout court – in Venice 2023 a prize will be awarded to the film in the competition destined to have the greatest social resonance. It will be called the Collateral Impact Award and will be presented at the Procuratie Vecchie, in Piazza San Marco, in an event whose title is already a programme: Lights! Room! Impact! From moving pictures to moving ideas and action (an exploration and celebration of cinema that puts creativity at the service of the great issues of our time).
Piazza San Marco in Venice, with the Procuratie Vecchie.
Unique frame
The evening is organized – in the unique setting of the building renovated by David Chipperfield – by The Human Safety Net (founded in 2017 by the Generali Group), in collaboration with Think Film Impact Production and with Vital Voices Global Partnership.
Possible winners
The award will be assigned by a jury composed of Elsa Zylberstein (present at Venice 80 also in the cast of Coupe de chance by Woody Allen)Yalitza Aparicio (protagonist of Rome by Alfonso Cuarón, Golden Lion 2018 and Oscar 2019), the Lebanese director, actress and activist Nadine Labaki, the Anglo-Nigerian screenwriter Misan Sagay and the director-documentary Stefano Savona. In pole position for the win, The Green Border by Agnieszka Holland And I captain by Matteo Garrone.
Crucial themes
«We are happy to promote a dialogue that sees the crucial theme of integration intertwine with the different narratives that are drawn from it in the media. In particular, the power of cinematic representation can help us look differently at the voices and life experiences of people seeking a future elsewhere,” he explained. the president of the Foundation, Gabriele Galateri di Genola, whose speech will be followed by the Italian preview of the short film Portrait of a Stranger, born of the collaboration between UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and directors Platon and Anadil Hossain.
Elsa Zylberstein (Getty Images).
Lead the change
At the end, a round table with film industry creatives and operators on how films can drive change. Among the speakers, Danielle Turkov-Wilson (CEO of Think-Film), Zylberstein, Aparicio and Savona.
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