The festival will enliven the Susa Valley with a rich programme, focusing on the themes of historical memory, the mountains, the environment and civic engagement.
The programme includes events in 8 municipalities across the valley as well as in Torino (on April 25 at the Museo Diffuso della Resistenza), involving four schools and a network of over 30 associations and local organisations.
The 30th edition of the Valsusa Filmfest is dedicated to Fabrizio De André, a singer-songwriter and poet of the marginalized, an artist who gave voice to injustice, to overlooked communities and to the fragile beauty of nature, whose work continues to represent an ethical and cultural reference point for the festival.
As per tradition, the programme features films in competition and out of competition, performances, concerts, book presentations and meetings with special guests, involving schools, associations, local authorities and citizens.
Among the main highlights: on Saturday April 18 in Almese the concert A Night at the Freddie’s Opera with Mike Moran, long-time collaborator of Freddie Mercury; on Tuesday April 28 a meeting with Mauro Pagani, one of Italia’s leading musicians, including the screening of the documentary dedicated to him; and on Friday May 22 in Avigliana, the special event The Voice of the Sardegna Soul, a tribute to Andrea Parodi with Tazenda and guests from the Sardegna music scene.
Thirty years after its founding, the resilient spirit of the Valsusa Filmfest is still alive. Established in 1997 from an idea by Armando Ceste, the festival has spanned three decades without interruption, becoming an ongoing laboratory of culture, memory and civic participation.