FANTASSÚT / Rain on the borders
11,000 refugees have been stranded for months in the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek/Macedonian border. This short documentary is a glimpse of their lives in a forgotten twilight zone, as they wait for the European borders to open.
Directed by Federica Foglia - Produced by Deepa Mehta
Award Winner for Best Film - MbFilmFest -Sao Paulo - Brazil
Special Mention Documentary Jury - Gulf of Naples Film Festival
Mediterranean Prize at Nettuno Tracce Cinematografiche Film Fest
Official Selection CAMERIMAGE - Bydgoszcz - Poland
Official Selection Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Official Selection Reykjavik International Film Festival - Iceland
Official Selection Vancouver International Film Festival - Canada
Official Selection Hamilton Film Festival - Canada
Official Selection Barcelona Planet Film Festival - Spain
Official Selection Big Sky Documentary Festival - US
Official Selection JustFilm Festival - Canada
Official Selection 20th Zoom Zblizenia Film Festival - Poland
Official Selection OIFF Turin CineFest - Italy
Official Selection Eve Film Festival - Canada
Official Selection Social Justice and Human Rights Film Festival - USA
Official Selection Festival Internazionale del Documentario Premio Marcellino De Biaggis - Italy
Official Selection MyART film festival - Cosenza, Italy
Official Selection Gulf of Naples Film Festival, Italy
Official Selection Tracce Cinematografiche - Italy
Official Selection Future of Film Showcase - Canada
Official Selection Ischia Film Festival - Italy
Official Selection Social World Film Fest - Vico Equense- Italy
Official Selection Visioni Corte - Italy
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Federica FogliaDirectorExit/Entrance or Trasumanar
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Deepa MehtaProducerWater, Earth, Fire, Midnight Children, Heaven on Earth...
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David HamiltonProducerWater, Earth, Fire, Midnight Children, Heaven on Earth...
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Project Title (Original Language):FANTASSUT
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Genres:SOCIAL JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS
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Runtime:15 minutes
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Completion Date:July 15, 2016
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Production Budget:1,700 USD
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Country of Origin:Canada
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Country of Filming:Greece
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Language:Arabic, Kurdish
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:1.66
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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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Reykjavik International Film FestivalReykjavik
Iceland
October 7, 2016
European Premiere -
Vancouver International Film FestivalVancouver
Canada
September 30, 2016
Canadian Premiere -
Camerimage international festival of cinematographyBydgosccz
Poland
November 15, 2016
Polish Premiere -
Hamilton Film FestivalHamilton
Canada
November 12, 2016
Ontario Premiere -
Mob Film FestSão Paulo
Brazil
December 7, 2016
Latin American Premiere
Best Film -
Barcelona Planet Film FestivalBarcelona
Spain -
Big Sky Documentary FestivalMontana
United States
February 20, 2017
US Premiere -
JustFilm Festival VancouverVancouver
Canada
March 30, 2017 -
International Film Festival ZOOM - ZBLIŻENIAZBLIŻENIA
Poland
February 21, 2017 -
OIFF Turin CineFestTurin
Italy
February 1, 2017 -
Human Rights Watch Film FestivalToronto
Canada
March 31, 2017
Toronto Premiere -
Eve Film FestivalOttawa
Canada
March 17, 2017
Ottawa Premiere -
Social Justice and Human Rights Film FestivalCarroll College - Montana
United States
April 4, 2017 -
Festival Internazionale del Documentario premio Marcellino De BiaggisTaranto
Italy
May 4, 2017 -
MyArt Film FestivalCosenza
Italy
April 28, 2017 -
Tracce CinematograficheNettuno
Italy
June 21, 2017 -
Gulf of Naples Film FestivalNapoli
Italy
May 18, 2017 -
Future of Film ShowcaseToronto
Canada
May 3, 2017 -
Ischia Film FestivalIschia
Italy
June 26, 2017
Federica Foglia is a transnational filmmaker, director of photography, editor and writer. She holds a BA in Multimedia Languages and Computer Skills for humanities: History of Art, Theatre, and Cinema from the University of Naples L'Orientale and is currently attending York University to complete an MFA in Film and Video.
Her two first short films Exit/Entrance (2015) and Fantassút (2016) have screened and won awards at film festivals around the world, from Poland to Brazil, including the Toronto International Film Festival, Camerimage, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, SCAD Savannah Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, Raindance, and the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.
Her latest short Mix,Wildflower seeds (2017) had its world premiere at the Anthology Film Archives - New York.
In addition to filmmaking, her poems have been published by Giulio Perrone Editore.
She has recently received the RBC Arts Access Fund Award for newcomer artists in Canada and the Premio Mediterraneo in Italy for her short documentary Fantassút.