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Due giovani sorelle che vivono in una metropoli accorrono in aiuto della nonna che le ha cresciute, nella sua casa in un piccolo paese lucano. Lei crede fermamente di essere vittima di un sortilegio, l’"affascino”, inizierà così un viaggio alla ricerca di una possibile cura o di un rimedio d'altri tempi.

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Two young sisters living in a metropolis rush to help their Grandma, who raised them, at her home in a small town in Lucania (italian region). She believes she is the victim of a curse named "affascino". Thus begins a journey in search of a cure or an old-fashioned remedy.

  • andrea natale
    Director
  • Luca Luongo
    Writer
  • Cinetika
    Producer
  • Miriam Pallotta
    Key Cast
  • Giorgia Battistoni
    Key Cast
  • Jerry Potenza
    Key Cast
  • Laura Lasorella
    Key Cast
  • Chiara Evangelista
    music
  • Completion Date:
    June 26, 2024
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Cannes 7 art awards winner's event at the Marche du film
    Cannes
    France
    May 21, 2025
    Best actress, best support actress
  • Barcelona international film festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    November 2, 2024
    premiere
    finalist
  • South Film and Arts Academy Festival
    Burgos
    Chile
    November 17, 2024
    awards
  • British Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 22, 2024
    nominations
  • Absurd Film Festival - Monthly awards
    Milano
    Italy
    November 30, 2024
    honorable mention
  • Roma Short Film Festival
    Roma
    Italy
    December 7, 2024
    selection
  • Padula Certosa Soulplace Film Festival
    Padula Certosa
    Italy
    December 27, 2024
    Best soundtrack
  • New York Movie Awards
    New York
    United States
    December 5, 2024
    Drama Short Film
  • Hollywood Best Indie Film Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    December 10, 2024
    honorable mention
  • SPASMO FEST
    Modena
    Italy
    December 14, 2024
    selection
  • San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival
    San Francisco
    Italy
    January 3, 2025
    semifinalist
  • AltFF Alternative Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    December 29, 2024
    nominations
  • RED MOVIE AWARDS 2025
    Reims
    France
    selection
  • Maverick Movie Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 29, 2024
    selection
  • Cervara Soulplace Film Festival
    Cervara
    Italy
    January 29, 2025
    best narrative short
  • Alpine Frames Film Festival 2025
    Zurigo
    Switzerland
    selection
  • World Premiere Film Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    January 31, 2025
    Best horror short movie, Best sound
  • American Filmatic Arts Awards
    New York
    United States
    February 12, 2025
    best foreign short horror
  • Los Angeles Short Film Award
    Los Angeles
    United States
    February 10, 2025
    selection
  • LAWEBFEST Since 2009
    Los Angeles
    United States
    May 23, 2025
    nominations
  • TUSCANY WEB FEST - Yes. It's your moment.
    Porcari
    Italy
    May 8, 2025
    miglior fotografia
  • Vespertilio Awards 2025
    Roma
    selection
  • X World Short Film Festival
    Roma
    Italy
    May 17, 2025
    honorable mention
  • South Italy International Film Festival 2025
    Barletta
    Italy
    selection
  • Wild community event a Cannes
    Cannes
    France
    May 15, 2025
    Best european filmmaker
  • 8& half film festival special event a Cannes
    Cannes
    France
    December 19, 2025
    best european narrative short
  • Big Ben film festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    January 21, 2025
    critic's choice award
  • Osaka film awards

    Japan
    January 14, 2025
    Best indie short film, best fillmmaker
  • America Europe film festival
    Zurigo
    Switzerland
    January 3, 2025
    Best european narrative short, Best european original screenplay,Best location
  • Venice grand cine celebration
    Venezia
    Italy
    December 28, 2024
    selection
  • Paris cine fiesta
    Paris
    France
    December 27, 2024
    best short
  • Greek film festival
    Athene
    Greece
    December 20, 2024
    best european narrative short, best international indie screenwriter
  • Sterling cine carnival
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 17, 2024
    critic's choice
  • festival di Villa di Chiesa
    Iglesias
    Italy
    December 7, 2024
    selection
  • Nexus international film festival
    San Diego
    United States
    February 10, 2025
    oustanding achievement award
  • wild filmmaker special event at the 75 th Berlin international film festival

    Germany
    February 14, 2025
    best european narrative short
  • wild filmmaker special event at the Sundance
    Park city
    United States
    February 6, 2025
    Best narrative short of the year
  • Sydney global cine carnival

    Australia
    December 3, 2024
    best short
  • world film carnival Singapore

    November 19, 2024
    best short
  • Telluride indie film festival 2025
    Telluride
    United States
  • Screenwriter of the year
    Roma
    Italy
    November 20, 2024
    best european screenwriter
  • Premio Chioma di Berenice
    Roma
    Italy
    July 14, 2025
    In concorso
  • Apulia web Fest 2025
    Corato
    Italy
  • Monza film fest 2025

    Italy
    Best italian film
Director Biography - andrea natale

Andrea Natale alias "Next" was born in Rome where he lives and works. He degree in Humanities, the Department of Music and Literature Performing Arts at the Rome's University "La Sapienza" , he graduated in Directing the Documentary at the ACT Multimedia Academy of Cinema and Television of Cinecittà.Then he specialized in Cinema, Television and Multimedia Production at the Roma Tre University. His stylistic initial approach he linked to experimental cinema and documentary. His skills also extend to the executive production. The director has made several commercials, music videos, documentary shorts and Fiction during his career.

Andrea worked in 2012 as Video director, making shooting and editing for the heading "3, 2, 1 Ciak. He also cooperated with the Bright Crew staff and artistic team "eyesgroup video".

Throughout his artistic career he has collaborated with icons of Italian cinema such as Remo Capitani and with important authors, such as Daniele Malavolta, winner of the Solinas Prize.

Since 2019, he has been producer and director for Cinetika.

The best famous project is "Australian Dreams", a short documentary on the subject of Italian immigration to Australia, available in tv streaming version on Amazon prime video Italia and Shortly in the rest of the world. This film has won the Choice critics award at the Druk film festival 2020 and Best feature documentary at the Changing face iff in the march edition 2020. His most fortunate works is the short film "Journey notes", official selected at Beirut Cabriolet Film Festival 2017 and winner of the Best Foreign Short Story Award at American Filmatic Arts Awards in New York.
During his career he has obtained many awards, such as the one for the script for the short film "In Itinere" at the Rive Gauche in Florence, the Fedic prize at the Chianciano corti film festival with "Journey notes" and the first prize at the Villa di Chiesa festival with "Boule de neige".

His most recent work are the web doc series "L'ultima transizione tra memoria e futuro"and the short documentary "Fuori le mura".

With the short film Fascino d'altri tempi in 2025 he participated in the event of the winners of the Cannes 7 art awards at the Marche du film during Cannes film festival.

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Andrea Natale è nato nel 1986 a Roma, dove vive e lavora attualmente.

E’ laureato in Letteratura Musica e Spettacolo all'Università La Sapienza di Roma e diplomato in Regia del Documentario all'Accademia del Cinema e della Televisione ACT multimedia di Cinecittà, successivamente si specializza in Cinema, Televisione e Produzione Multimediale presso l'Università Roma Tre.

Autore, regista e produttore per Cinetika dal 2019. Nell'arco della suo percorso artistico ha collaborato con icone del cinema italiano come Remo Capitani e con importanti autori, quali Daniele Malavolta, vincitore del Premio Solinas.

Ha fatto parte del gruppo artistico eyesgroupvideo e del team bright crew.

Finalista e premiato in diversi Festival cinematografici a livello internazionale, artista selezionato per esposizioni d'arte, ha tenuto lezioni universitarie ed ha collaborato come Video Director per la trasmissione 3 2 1 ciak nel 2012.

Il progetto più famoso è "Australian Dreams", un breve documentario sul tema dell'immigrazione italiana in Australia, disponibile in versione streaming/tv su Amazon Prime Video Italia e a breve nel resto del mondo. Questo film ha vinto il Choice critics award al Druk film festival 2020 e il Best feature documentary al Changing face iff nell'edizione di marzo 2020. Il suo lavoro più fortunato è il cortometraggio "Note di viaggio", selezionato ufficialmente al Beirut Cabriolet Film Festival 2017 e vincitore del premio per il miglior racconto straniero agli American Filmatic Arts Awards di New York.

Nel corso della sua carriera ha ottenuto numerosi riconoscimenti, come quello per la sceneggiatura del cortometraggio "In Itinere" al Rive Gauche di Firenze, il premio Fedic al Chianciano corti film festival con "Appunti di viaggio" e il primo premio al festival Villa di Chiesa con "Boule de neige". I suoi ultimi lavori sono la serie doc " l'ultima transizione tra memoria e futuro" e il corto doc " Fuori le mura".Con il cortometraggio Fascino d'altri tempi nel 2025 ha partecipato all'evento dei vincitori del Cannes 7 art awards al Marche du film durante il festival di Cannes.

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