Age 17

Age 17
Film poster
Directed by	Filippo Demarchi
Produced by	Michela Pini Amel Soudani Nicola Bernasconi (co-producer)
Written by	Filippo Demarchi
Starring	Fabio Foiada Ignazio Oliva Laura Minazzi Kevin Martinetti
Cinematography	Patrick Tresch
Edited by	Pierre Deschamps
Production company	Cinédokké[1] École cantonale d'art de Lausanne
Release dates	1 November 2013 (Switzerland, Festival Tous Ecrans) 12 December 2013 (France, Festival du film de Vendôme)
Running time	22 min
Country	Switzerland
Language	Italian

Age 17 (Italian: 17 anni) is a 2013 Swiss gay drama film written and directed by Filippo Demarchi.^[2]

The short film included in the DVD Boys On Film 12 – Confession.^[3]

Synopsis

Matteo is a 17-year-old boy who comes to the realization that he is in love with Don Massimo, a young priest of the village that leads the marching band in which Matteo plays the drum. He sees in Massimo a person willing to listen to his fears and desires. For the first time in his life, Matteo feels ready to open up to someone…

Cast

• Fabio Foiada as Matteo
• Ignazio Oliva as Don Massimo
• Laura Minazzi as Nadine
• Kevin Martinetti as Firat

Participation in international festivals and awards

2013:

• Festival Tous Ecrans – 19th Geneva International Film Festival (Switzerland) – RTS award for Best International Short : acquisition^[4]
• Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (Switzerland)^[5]
• Festival du film de Vendôme (France)^[6]

2014:

• 18th Sofia International Film Festival (Bulgaria) – Swiss film Award, nomination best shortfilm 2014^[7][8]
• 26th European First Film Festival – Festival premier plans d'Angers (France)^[9]
• 32st International Film Festival of Uruguay (Uruguay)^[10]
• Curta Cinema (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)^[11]
• FreshWave, International Short Film Festival (Hong Kong) – International Association of Film and Television Schools (CILECT)^[12][13]
• Inside Out – Toronto LGBT Film Festival (Canada)
• Internationales Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg: IKFF (Germany)^[14]
• Merlinka Festival International Queer Film (Serbia)^[15]
• MWFF, Montreal World Film Festival (Canada)^[16]
• Palm Spring – ShortFest (USA)^[17]
• Schweizer Jugendfilmtage – Festival Ciné Jeunesse Suisse (Switzerland)^[18]
• Solothurner Filmtage – Journées de Soleure (Switzerland)
• Tel Aviv International Student Film Festiva (Israel)
• Queer Lisboa 18 – International Queer Film Festival (Portugal)^[19][20]
• UK Film Festival, London

2015:

• 38 Festival du Film Court en Plein Air de Grenoble (France)^[21]
• FIPA, Festival International des Programmes Audiovisuels de Biarritz (France)^[22]

References

1. "Cinédokké".
2. "Age 17".
3. "Boys On Film 12 – Confession".
4. "Awards 2013".
5. "Short film archive".
6. "COURTS MÉTRAGES : AVANTI CORTI !".
7. "FESTIVAL SHORTS / FESTIVAL SHORTS".
8. "17 Anni".
9. "2014 Catalogue (P. 56)" (PDF).
10. "catalogo32.pdf (P. 175)" (PDF).
11. "Competição Internacional".
12. "Past Films 2014".
13. "Age 17".
14. "Katalog (P. 99)".
15. "Merlinka festival 2014".
16. "AT THE MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL from August 21 to September 1, 2014 (STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL – INTERNATIONAL SECTION)".
17. "Age 17".
18. "Kategorie E".
19. "Queer Lisboa 18 Guests".
20. "17 Anni".
21. "Programmation du Festival : du 7 au 12 juillet 2015".
22. "Programs".

External links

• Age 17 at the Internet Movie Database