Marianna's dive
Marianna is 14 years old and she has just lost her love. Shattered by an endless sadness, the kid is roaming the streets of a grey and autumnal Palermo. Meanwhile, an elusive figure is walking through the same streets, someone who seems to be interested in everything that people ignore. Can an unexpected meeting, between dream and reality, help Marianna find some trust in life again?
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Gianfrancesco IaconoDirector
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Gianfrancesco IaconoWriter
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Gianfrancesco IaconoProducer
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Gianfrancesco IaconoDrawing artist and editor
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Giulia PerrieraMusic
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Davide SpinaMusician
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Marcello La GuardiaSound
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Project Title (Original Language):Il tuffo di Marianna
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Project Type:Animation, Short
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Genres:Romance, Drama, Cities, Teenage, Fantasy, Dream
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Runtime:6 minutes 42 seconds
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Completion Date:January 1, 2020
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Country of Origin:Italy
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Country of Filming:Italy
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Language:Italian
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2,35:1
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Film Color:Black & White
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Festival BCT - Benevento Cinema TelevisioneBenevento
Italy
July 30, 2020
Italian Premiere
Official Selection -
Cinefantasy - International Fantastic Film FestivalSão Paulo
Brazil
September 8, 2020
Official Selection -
SiciliAmbiente Film FestivalSan Vito Lo Capo
Italy
August 5, 2020
Official Selection -
Festival Internacional de Cinema de CerdanyaPuigcerdà
Spain
August 5, 2020
European Premiere
Official Selection -
Metricamente CortoBorgoricco
Italy
September 25, 2020
Official Selection -
Animasyros - International Animation FestivalSyros
Greece
September 23, 2020
Official Selection - International Panorama -
Sciacca Film FestSciacca
Italy
September 9, 2020
Official Selection / Miglior Cortometraggio d'Animazione - Best Animation Short -
T.R.A.me IndipendentiPisa
Italy
September 24, 2020
Official Selection -
AniMate - Australia Animation Film FestivalSydney
Australia
May 29, 2021
Oceanian Premiere
Official Selection - Mars collection -
Visioni FantasticheRavenna
Italy
November 10, 2020
Official Selection -
ICONA - Ionian Contemporary Animation FestivalCorfù
Greece
December 4, 2020
Official Selection -
The 3rd Meihodo International Youth Visual Media FestivalFukuoka
Japan
December 23, 2020
Official Selection -
International Film Festival of LarissaLarissa
Greece
March 27, 2021
Official Selection -
IN THE PALACE International Short Film FestivalVarna
Bulgaria
February 27, 2021
Official Selection - Animation Film Category / SILVER PRINCESS COMPETITION (Oscar® Qualifying) -
Athens ANIMFEST - International Animation FestivalAthens
Greece
March 26, 2021
Official Selection -
Il Cineclub dei PiccoliPalermo
Italy
April 13, 2021
Out of Competition -
Equilibrium CineFestPalermo
Italy
April 29, 2021
Official Selection / Nomination for Best Animated Film / Nomination for Best Soundtrack -
CARTÓN - Festival Internacional De Cortos De Animación De Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Argentina
November 1, 2021
Official Selection
Gianfrancesco Iacono was born in Palermo, Sicily, in 1986. He graduated in Modern Literature and now works as a consultant in the field of cinematography. He also writes for the Rivista del Cinematografo (Rome). In 2013 he has published his novel “Sogno nella via blu”, representing Sicily during the first edition (2012) of La Giara literary prize. Under his belt he has got several literary and cinematographic publications. He paints and draws out of passion. His first animated short film, "Night shift" (2019), has been selected by numerous international film festivals.
ITA
“Il tuffo di Marianna” rappresenta il mio secondo incontro con il cinema d’animazione. Se con “Turno di notte”, il mio primo lavoro, avevo iniziato a muovere i primi passi dentro il mondo fantastico del disegno in movimento, con “Marianna” ho cercato di mettere a frutto l’esperienza acquisita, di ampliare l’orizzonte narrativo e di proseguire nella rappresentazione della città di Palermo secondo un’immagine inedita e lontana da facili stereotipi.
Dopo la città dai toni noir del corto precedente, con “Il tuffo di Marianna” ho cercato di dare di Palermo un’impronta malinconica e autunnale che prende spunto, per le atmosfere e i temi, dai lavori di Wim Wenders legati alla musica degli U2, vale a dire “Il cielo sopra Berlino” e il videoclip di “Stay”, rielaborandoli entro una cornice personale.
ENG
“Marianna’s dive” is my second encounter with the world of animation. If with “Night shift”, my first short film, I had begun to take the first steps inside the animation technique, with “Marianna” I tried to put to good use all the gained experience by enlarging the narrative plot and going on with the portrayal of Palermo, my hometown, under an original point of view and far from any stereotype.
After the film noir-like city, seen in the previous short, with “Marianna’s dive” I intended to display a sorrowful and autumnal Palermo, taking the cue from Wim Wenders’ works linked to U2 music such as “Wings of Desire” and the videoclip for the song “Stay”, re-elaborating all these suggestions within a personal setting.