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A rainy day in June

A girl goes in search of her father in the rain of Palermo. A journey through dreams, nightmares and hope that finally becomes a real return to life.

  • Gianfrancesco Iacono
    Director
  • Gianfrancesco Iacono
    Writer
  • Gianfrancesco Iacono
    Producer
  • Gianfrancesco Iacono
    Drawings, animation and editing
  • Gianfrancesco Iacono
    Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Una pioggia di giugno
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Cities, Experimental, Fantastic, Dream
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 12 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 14, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Il Cineclub dei Piccoli
    Palermo
    Italy
    November 22, 2022
    Italian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • School Experience Festival Giffoni
    Giffoni
    Italy
    November 28, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Versi di Luce
    Modica
    Italy
    December 14, 2022
    Official Selection
  • T-Short Animated Film Online Festival
    Online festival
    Germany
    February 23, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Athens Animfest
    Athens
    Greece
    March 16, 2023
    Official Selection
  • International Film Festival of Larissa
    Larissa
    Greece
    October 30, 2023
    Official Selection
  • VAFI & RAFI - International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival
    Rijeka - Varaždin
    Croatia
    May 25, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Caltagirone Short Filmfest
    Caltagirone
    Italy
    July 13, 2023
    Official Selection
  • ValdarnoCinema Film Festival
    San Giovanni Valdarno
    Italy
    October 4, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Amarcort Film Festival
    Rimini
    Italy
    November 14, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Gianfrancesco Iacono

Gianfrancesco Iacono è nato a Palermo nel 1986. Laureato in Lettere Moderne, lavora come consulente nel settore dell’audiovisivo. È autore dei cortometraggi d’animazione “Turno di notte” (2019, Pesaro Film Fest), “Il tuffo di Marianna” (2020, Animasyros/IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival/Miglior corto d’animazione allo Sciacca Film Fest XIII) e “Un sogno di Himera” (2022, Animasyros, Inventa un Film, RAM film festival - Rovereto Archeologia Memorie). Nel 2020, insieme a Michele Scimè, ha diretto il cortometraggio documentario “Terramorta” (Visions du Réel/Cinemambiente/Miglior corto doc a Spaesamenti 2021).

FILMOGRAFIA
Turno di notte (2019) - animazione, b/n, 4’12’’
Il tuffo di Marianna (2020) - animazione, b/n, 6’42’’
Terramorta (2020) - documentario, col, 4’39’’
Un sogno di Himera (2022) - animazione, col, 4’54’’

ENGLISH
Gianfrancesco Iacono was born in Palermo in 1986. Graduated in Modern Literature, he works as a consultant in the field of audiovisual works and cinema. He is the maker of three animated short films: “Night shift” (2019, Pesaro Film Fest), “Marianna’s dive” (2020, Animasyros/IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival/Best Animated Short at Sciacca Film Fest XIII) and “A dream of Himera” (2022, Animasyros, RAM film festival). In 2020, along with Michele Scimè, he has directed “Terramorta/Wasteland”, a documentary short film selected, among the others, by Visions du Réel (Film Market) and Cinemambiente Torino.

FILMOGRAPHY
Night shift (2019) - animation, b/w, 4’12’’
Marianna’s dive (2020) - animation, b/w, 6’42’’
Wasteland (2020) - documentary, col, 4’39’’
A dream of Himera (2022) - animation, col, 4’54’’

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Director Statement

NOTE DI REGIA
“Una pioggia di giugno” è un piccolo atto d’amore verso la città di Palermo, come e più ancora di altri miei corti d’animazione. Cerco sempre di offrire una visione inedita di questa mia città e stavolta ho lasciato che fosse la pioggia a rappresentare l’elemento insolito. È quindi nell’atmosfera ovattata della pioggia battente che si svolge la ricerca della protagonista, sospesa tra sogno e dolorosa accettazione della realtà.

ENGLISH
“A rainy day in June” is a small act of love for the city of Palermo, like and even more than my other previous animated shorts. I always try to offer an original vision of my city and this time I let the rain represent the unusual element. It is therefore in the muffled atmosphere of the falling rain that the search for the protagonist takes place, suspended between dreams and painful acceptance of reality.