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Aria Prima

Aria Prima is a story that is closely linked to the territory it comes from. The film focuses on one of the most consumed and most unnoticed primary treasure: The Air. It tells us about a family and his emotional evolutions in front of some key moments in their lives.

  • Luca De Paolis
    Director
  • Gaetano Mangia
    Director
  • Luca De Paolis
    Writer
  • Gaetano Mangia
    Writer
  • Marco Conoci
    Writer
  • Daniele Portaluri
    Writer
  • Associazione Culturale Virulentia
    Producer
  • Lamberto Probo
    Key Cast
    "Mario"
    Sangue Vivo
  • Andrea Bellisario
    Key Cast
    "Andrea"
    Lasciami per sempre, il sud è niente
  • Simona Greco
    Key Cast
    "Angela"
  • Alessandro Rizzo
    Key Cast
    "Mirko"
  • Gianluca Scarpa
    Editor
    Un giorno all'improvviso, Butterfly
  • Cinzia Marzo
    Original Music
    Sangue vivo, il miracolo
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    ARIA PRIMA
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    6,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • XX Festival del Cinema Europeo
    Lecce
    Italy
    April 11, 2019
    Official Selection
  • OFF - Ortometraggi Film Festival
    Borgagne, LE
    Italy
    June 7, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Pop Corn - Festival del Corto
    Porto Santo Stefano, GR
    Italy
    July 25, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Babel Film Festival
    Cagliari
    Italy
    December 2, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Prato Film Festival
    Prato
    Italy
    August 8, 2020
    Award
  • Murmat Festival
    Rome
    Italy
    September 20, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Ferrara Film Corto Festival
    Ferrara
    Italy
    June 8, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Lecce Film Fest
    Lecce
    Italy
    August 23, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Porto Cesareo Film Festival
    Porto Cesareo
    Italy
    September 1, 2021
    Award
  • Garofano Rosso Film Festival
    Forme di Massa D’Albe (AQ)
    Italy
    September 13, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Matera Art International Film Festival
    Matera
    Italy
    November 21, 2021
    Award
Distribution Information
  • Virulentia
    Country: Italy
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Luca De Paolis, Gaetano Mangia

Entrambi i registi sono fondatori di Virulentia, associazione impegnata a restituire la propria visione del territorio salentino e produttrice di Aria Prima.

Gaetano filmmaker e regista salentino lavora da freelance realizzando spot. Dal 2012 al 2016 è alla regia di “TedxLecce”, evento internazionale volto alla diffusione di idee di valore mediante il coinvolgimento di intellettuali e opinion leader di tutto il mondo.

Luca firma la prima co-regia, con Edoardo Winspeare, per il videoclip “Mamma Sirena” degli Officina Zoè.

Dopo la prima co-regia del video virale “Girone Sud”, firmano ora insieme il loro primo cortometraggio Aria Prima.

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