MOUNT FREIKOFEL - Frontier of the Great War

Located in the territory of Udine on the border with Austria, Mount Freikofel since 1915 has played an important strategic position in the context of bitter and bloody battles for the conquest of the territory. This documentary reconstructs part of the historical events dating back to the Great War, events that affected this mountain and which are told through the numerous installations that were made in a very short time and in prohibitive conditions. Thanks to the work of the "Amici delle Alpi Carniche" Association of Timau (UD), an impressive work of recovery of the now abandoned military sites began in 1997, thus giving life to the "Open Air Museum of Monte Freikofel", a noble an institution to which the Gruppo Speleologico Prealpino also collaborated, called for the realization of the general mapping of all the underground and surface stations located in the territory between the Freikofel and Pal Grande mountains. To complete this work, 9 expeditions were necessary, conducted between 2003 and 2019, in which 46 speleologists and experts in cartography participated, topographing 104 underground and 55 open-air installations, for a total of 2100 hours of work. A contribution offered to the memory of those places to pay homage to one of the saddest and most important chapters in the history of Italy.

  • Claudia Crema
    Director
    LUCI NEL BUIO - Storia ed Esplorazioni della Grotta Remeron
  • Guglielmo Ronaghi
    Writer
    LUCI NEL BUIO - Storia ed Esplorazioni della Grotta Remeron
  • Gruppo Speleologico Prealpino
    Producer
    LUCI NEL BUIO - Storia ed Esplorazioni della Grotta Remeron
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    MONTE FREIKOFEL - Frontiera della Grande Guerra
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    31 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 5, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 1920X1080 FULL HD PAL
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Sezze Film Festival
    Sezze
    Italy
    June 26, 2021
    Finalist
  • Ciak Film Festival
    Fiuggi (FR)
    Italy
    September 12, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Guerre&Pace Filmfest
    Nettuno
    Italy
    July 26, 2021
    Uno dei 7 corti selezionati in rassegna
  • Cortintelvi
    San Fedele Intelvi (CO)
    Italy
    August 21, 2021
    Winner - Miglior Film e Doc "Montagna"
  • Varese International Film Festival
    Varese
    Italy
    July 23, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Swiss Mountain Film Festival
    Pontresina
    Switzerland
    August 21, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Sestriere Film Festival
    Sestriere (TO)
    Italy
    August 7, 2021
    Official Selection
  • International Documentary Film Award

    Slovakia
    August 2, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Fluvione Film Festival
    Roccafluvione (AP)
    Italy
    September 14, 2021
    Official Selectione
  • Festival Internazionale del Cinema Povero
    Ispra (VA)
    Italy
    September 18, 2021
    Finalist
  • Transylvania Mountain Festival
    Cluj-Napoca - Transylvania
    Romania
    November 12, 2021
  • Monza Film Fest
    Monza
    Italy
    September 25, 2021
    Honorable Mention
  • Metropolis Film Festival
    Milano
    Italy
    November 6, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Claudia Crema

Born and raised in the province of Varese, she is an advertising graphic designer and has been a hobby video maker for over 20 years.
In 2016, she combines her passion for speleology with that for videos and, together with the Gruppo Speleologico Prealpino of which she is part, realizes the first documentary in the cave.

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