{"id":8789,"date":"2025-02-24T15:46:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T14:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radicepura.it\/?page_id=8789"},"modified":"2025-07-22T10:40:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T08:40:35","slug":"garden-in-movies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.radicepura.it\/en\/garden-in-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden in Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Garden-in-Movies Film Festival, born in 2017 as part of the International Festival of Landscape Radicepura Garden Festival (Giarre, Catania) and now in its fourth edition (1-2-3 August 2025), narrates the Garden through the language of cinema from a broad perspective that embraces every dynamic that fosters cultural, political, social and artistic values. Not only nature and landscape, but also ecology, sustainability, education, culture, human rights and environmental respect.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Garden-in-Movies Film Festival<\/strong>, born in 2017 as part of the International Festival of Landscape Radicepura Garden Festival<\/strong> (Giarre, Catania) and now in its fourth edition (1-2-3 August 2025), narrates the Garden<\/strong> through the language of cinema from a broad perspective that embraces every dynamic that fosters cultural, political, social and artistic values. Not only nature and landscape, but also ecology, sustainability, education, culture, human rights and environmental respect.
The Festival consists of three days of screenings, meetings and conversations with prestigious guests and offers three different sections for feature films: ” Roots<\/strong>(Italy), “Mediterranean Essence<\/strong> (Mediterranean Countries) and “Beyond the Garden<\/strong> (Rest of the world). In addition, a competitive section for short films, the Garden-in-Movies \/ ShortFilmFest<\/strong>, an international competition of short films with an Expert Jury<\/strong> and an Audience Jury<\/strong> that respectively award the <\/span>Best Short Film Award<\/strong> and the <\/span>Audience Award<\/strong>.
<\/span>The Festival takes place in the summer, at the evocative <\/span>Radicepura Park<\/strong>, transformed for three days into an open-air botanical lounge and a movie theater under the stars, at the foot of Mount Etna and overlooking the sea, embellished by the fragrances and scents of the plants in the park.
<\/span>The Garden-in-Movies Film Festival, created and directed by <\/span>Ornella Sgroi<\/strong>, journalist and film critic, is in partnership with <\/span>Radicepura Foundation<\/strong>.
<\/span>Through Cinema<\/strong>, the Garden-in-Movies aims at <\/span>enhancing nature and the environment as a driving force of development and contamination<\/strong>, in a holistic vision that goes beyond the narrow concept of “garden” and transforms it into a broad <\/span>metaphor for landscape and life, <\/strong>from any<\/span> cultural, political and social <\/strong>angle. All this in the name of Beauty.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The international short film competition Garden-in-Movies\/ShortFilmFest is targeted at all those works that, through the language of cinema, enhance nature, environment, landscape, ecology and environmental sustainability as engines of development and contamination.<\/b> But the “garden” also serves as a metaphor for any place, context, dynamic, relationship capable of fostering cultural, political, social and artistic values. Therefore, short films that express the concept of “garden” from this perspective are also eligible for selection.<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Click here to download the call for applications for the 4th edition and check the admission requirements.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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7:00 PM \u2013 Conversations in the Garden<\/strong>
Presentation of the novel Scelgo tutto by Valerio Mieli (La nave di Teseo).
The author will be present\u2014director of Ten Winters and Ricordi?\u2014in conversation with Ornella Sgroi, artistic director of Garden in Movies. Readings by actress Ester Pantano.
A preview of the upcoming edition of Garden in Movies, exploring the connection between cinema and literature, between films and books.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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7:00 PM \u2013 Conversations in the Garden<\/strong>
Tribute to Franco Battiato. Between cinema, music, and storytelling.<\/strong>
Guests: actress Donatella Finocchiaro and actor Corrado Fortuna, stars of Battiato\u2019s directorial debut Lost Love<\/em> (Perduto Amor<\/em>).
Also attending: writer Elvira Seminara, author of In Sicily with Franco Battiato<\/em> (Perrone Editore), and musician Angelo Privitera, the Maestro\u2019s longtime keyboardist, close collaborator, and dear friend.
Moderated by Ornella Sgroi, GinM artistic director.
An event to celebrate the 80th birthday Franco Battiato would have turned this year\u2014celebrated in Giarre, once known as Ionia, where Battiato was born and where he now rests.<\/p>

9:00 PM \u2013 Cinema \u2013 Short Films in Competition:\u00a0<\/strong>48 gradi<\/em> (Italy) –\u00a0Honeymoon<\/em> (Italy) –\u00a0Plantasia<\/em> (Italy) – Fuck Off\u00a0\u00a0(Spain)<\/p>

10:00 PM \u2013 Mediterranean Essence \u2013 Feature Film:<\/strong>
Nezouh, <\/em>written and directed by Soudade Kaadan \u2013 Syria\/UK\/France (2022)
Even as bombs fall on Damascus, Mutaz refuses to flee into the uncertain life of a displaced person. His wife Hala and daughter Zeina must choose whether to stay or leave. In the meantime, Zeina faces the situation with imagination and hope, brought to life by the director through a poetic magical realism.
<\/span>Presented by Ornella Sgroi and Josella Porto, screenwriter.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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7:00 PM \u2013 Conversations in the Garden<\/strong>
Greenery in Cinema.<\/strong>
Set design and greenery arrangements in major international film productions.
A conversation with Monica Sallustio, art director of Luca Guadagnino\u2019s Queer<\/em>, and Dimitri Capuani, production designer of the Netflix series The Leopard<\/em>.
Both productions collaborated with Piante Faro for their scenic greenery. On this occasion, the photo exhibition \u201cPiante Faro for Cinema\u201d will be inaugurated, showcasing images from the sets of Queer<\/em> and The Leopard<\/em>.<\/p>

9:00 PM \u2013 Cinema \u2013 Short Films in Competition:\u00a0<\/strong>La femmina<\/em> (Italy) –\u00a0\u00a0Il treno speciale<\/em> (Italy) –\u00a0
Al fresco<\/em> (Spain) –\u00a0Followed by presentation of the Jury.<\/p>

10:00 PM \u2013 Roots \u2013 Feature Film:\u00a0<\/strong>Siccit\u00e0<\/em> by Paolo Virz\u00ec \u2013 Italy (2022)
It hasn\u2019t rained in Rome for three years, and the water shortage disrupts laws and lifestyles. The protagonists\u2019 lives are intertwined in a single ironic and tragic pattern as each seeks their own redemption.
<\/span>Presented by Ornella Sgroi and Dimitri Capuani, production designer of <\/span>Siccit\u00e0<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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7:00 PM \u2013 Conversations in the Garden \u2013 The Garden of Mazari Palm<\/strong>
War and Nature<\/strong>
Guest: Laura Silvia Battaglia, journalist, war reporter, and documentary filmmaker, Middle East expert.<\/p>

9:00 PM \u2013 Cinema \u2013 Short Films in Competition:\u00a0<\/strong>Soled\u00e0<\/em> (Asturias) –\u00a0B\u00e0gliu<\/em>\u00a0(Italy) –\u00a0Bird Drone<\/em> (Australia)
Followed by awards ceremony for Best Short Film and Audience Award.<\/p>

10:00 PM \u2013 Beyond the Garden \u2013 Feature Film:<\/strong>
The Salt of the Earth<\/em> by Wim Wenders \u2013 Brazil\/Italy\/France (2014)<\/p>

A portrait of photographer Sebastiao Salgado through the eyes of two other men: his son and Wim Wenders. A powerful celebration of nature and humanity, and a depiction of a possible utopia as a remedy against war and devastation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Feature Films \u2013 Theme: Chaos and Order
<\/b>Nezouh <\/em>by Soudade Kaadan
<\/span>Siccit\u00e0<\/em> by Paolo Virz\u00ec
<\/span>The Salt of the Earth<\/em> by Wim Wenders<\/span><\/p>

Garden in Movies \/ ShortFilmFest Jury<\/strong>
Daniele Cipr\u00ec \u2013 director and cinematographer (President)
<\/span>Josella Porto \u2013 screenwriter
<\/span>Monica Sallustio \u2013 production designer<\/span><\/p>

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<\/b>48 gradi<\/em> (Italy) – <\/span>Honeymoon<\/em> (Italy) – <\/span>Plantasia<\/em> (Italy) – Fuck Off\u00a0\u00a0(Spain)\u00a0 –\u00a0La femmina<\/em> (Italy) –\u00a0<\/span>Il treno speciale<\/em> (Italy) –\u00a0<\/span>Al fresco<\/em> (Spain) –\u00a0<\/span>Soled\u00e0<\/em> (Asturias) –\u00a0<\/span>B\u00e0gliu<\/em>\u00a0(Italy) –\u00a0<\/span>Bird Drone<\/em> (Australia)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ornella Sgroi, born in Catania on May 14, 1978, is a journalist, film critic, writer and screenwriter, and producer. And she has authored columns, programs and formats for television, radio and web, and podcasts. He has been involved in Cinema for 20 years, and also in Culture, Entertainment and Social. She contributes to Corriere della Sera and SicilianPost, Gigi Marzullo’s Rai Uno program “Cinematografo,” and is a guest as a film expert on two Tv2000 programs, Paola Saluzzi’s “L’Ora Solare” and “Di Buon Mattino.” She is artistic director of the “Garden in Movies” film festival, which she conceived in 2017 for the Radicepura Botanical Park. She is the author of the collection of literary shorts “The Contradictions of While,” Le Farfalle Editions (2015), with a foreword by director Roberto Faenza. In 2020 he published with HarperCollins the book “It’s the couple that makes the total. Journey in the Cinema of Ficarra and Picone,” with a foreword by director Roberto And\u00f2. The text was awarded the Efebo d’Oro and the “Nino Maroglio” International Literary Award.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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He edited the interviews for the documentary “L’AntiGattoparda” (2014) by Alessandro Aiello and Giuseppe Di Maio, dedicated to Catanian writer Goliarda Sapienza, author of “The Art of Joy.” In 2018 he wrote the subject and screenplay of the short film “Magic Show,” together with director Andrea Traina. The short film, starring an unprecedented Nino Frassica, launched on RaiPlay on May 20, 2022 for the International Day Against Gambling. She co-authored the subject and screenplay of the short film “Room 5” (2023) directed by Rosario Capozzolo, which she co-produced with Tramp Limited and Rai Cinema. Starring the intense Milena Vukotic, the short film was selected in competition at the Giffoni Film Festival 2023. She co-authored the subject and screenplay of the short film “The Jonas Cut” (2024), together with Ludovica Isidori, who was the director of photography, and Rosario Capozzolo, who was the director. The short film was awarded at the San Diego FilmFestival, among others.
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Mattia Arena, 24, a DAMS graduate from the University of Bologna, is currently a master’s student in Cinema and Television and Multimedia Production at Roma Tre University. He worked as an assistant director on the set of “La Terra Senza,” Moni Ovadia’s debut feature with Donatella Finocchiaro, and attended a course for TV writers organized by Banijay Italia in collaboration with the Catholic University of Milan, enriching his skills in writing and devising audiovisual content. Over the years, he has also accumulated significant experience in organizing cultural events and international festivals, actively participating in the “Festa del Cinema di Roma”; “Taobuk Festival”; “Capri, Hollywood” and “Los Angeles, Italy.” Passionate about cinema, he approaches each project with enthusiasm, combining a rigorous and analytical approach with a deep artistic sensibility, always looking for new stories to enhance and share.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Roberto Zito holds a degree in Modern Philology from the University of Catania. He was a finalist in the first and fourth editions of the film criticism competition “Scrivere di cinema – Premio Alberto Farassino,” organized by the Cinemazero Association, the Pordenonelegge Foundation and the National Union of Italian Film Critics. Over the years, he has collaborated with the University of Catania in organizing the “Learn by Movies” cineforum and served as a selector for the international short film section at the “Garden in Movies” festival. In 2023 he graduated from the two-year School of Writing and Storytelling training center Viagrande Studios. He made his fiction debut with the novel “Nail of the Earth,” published by Scatole Parlanti in 2022 and awarded in the “Ju Buk Opera Prima” competition as part of the Ju Buk 2023 Festival,
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