It’s one of the big news of this edition of the Cisterna Film Festival: the Next Generation section changes its look! It was born during the second edition with the desire to dedicate to the under 18 their specific space, where they can get in touch with independent cinema, a category that is constantly evolving to reach a growing number of young people.
For the appointment with Next Generation this year, you will not have to wait until July. The projections are anticipated at 7th June at 9 am in the auditorium of the Plinio il Vecchio middle school in Cisterna di Latina, where at least 200 students will be involved in the vision, debate and vote of the works arrived from all over the world.
A selection of high quality that includes different genres, from animation to comedy to drama, and which boasts not only two Italian premieres but also shorts presented in some of the most important festivals in the world, including the Venice Film Festival and the International Short Film Festival of Clermont-Ferrand. From Italy to Turkey, from Argentina to Russia to South Korea, here are the final titles of the Next Generation section:

– Big booom (Russia, 2016, 4’) by Marat Narimanov
– Birdy wouaf wouaf
(Turkey, 2016, 4’) by Ayce Kartal
– Los dos cines de Yody Jarsún
(Argentina, 2017, 5’) by Alejandro Gallo Bermúdez
– Il dottore dei pesci
(Italy, 2017, 16’) by Susanna Della Sala
– El niño y la noche
(Argentina, 2017, 12’) by Claudia Ruiz
– Shadower
(South Korea, 2018, 20’) by Ki Bong Kwak
– Il tratto
(Italy, 2017, 15’) by Alessandro Stevanon

The appointment with the award ceremony and the screening of the short film that the guys will vote as their favorite remains for the official evening of the festival, from 19 to 22 July at Palazzo Caetani.