Education
Cinema in Udine
07. 01. 2025To discuss the history of cine-club culture in Udine, one must start with Guido Galanti, who in 1930 founded Cine Club Udine—the third cine-club in Italy in chronological order. Alongside him, Renato Spinotti (Dante Spinotti’s uncle) must also be mentioned. In 1934, Cine Club produced the 16mm medium-length film Giornate di sole (Sunny Days), a comedy directed and performed by Galanti, with cinematography by Spinotti. The opening title card featured a hand-drawn depiction of the angel on Udine’s hill and the inscription “La Galanti Film presenta” (Galanti Film Presents). Author: Giorgio Placereani
Trieste – The World in One City
07. 01. 2025Today I will attempt to summarize the development of cinematic culture in Trieste. I will discuss some well-known facts, such as the favourable view of cinema held by Trieste’s writers and intellectuals, or the city’s role as a bridge between Western and Eastern cinema. However, I also want to highlight a less discussed aspect: the presence of women in Trieste’s cinematic culture over the years. Author: Paolo Lughi
How did the video essay On the edge of history come about?
11. 04. 2024One of the most important goals of the EAST / WEST - Border through film and history project is the education of young people about the history of our area and cinematography. This is why Kinoatelje decided to hold a workshop with 5th-year students of the Max Fabiani Art Lyceum at the Gabriele D'Annunzio State High School in Gorizia. The project ended with the realization of a video essay about the eastern Italian border.
Video essay On the edge of history
12. 04. 2023From the 23rd of February and the 20th of March, under the mentorship of DAMS Academy students, a workshop and video essay creation activity took place in cooperation with the students of Gabriele D'Annunzio High School in Gorizia. With the help of archival footage from Aljoša Žerjal's fund, film newsreels and Cinegiornales, the young lecturers put the issue of the border and related propaganda in film documentary production in the center of attention. In addition to the final product, such an approach encourages students to think and critically reflect.