The Otranto Film Fund Festival is now at its eighth edition and will be held from 15-18 September 2016. Organized by the Municipality of Otranto with the Apulia Film Commission Foundation and the Institute of Mediterranean Cultures, it is intended to be a moment of in-depth study of productions made with the support of Film Funds and Film Commissions and the promotion of works at international level, through a film production observatory in the Adriatic-Ionian macro-region.
Roberta Risolo creates the awards for OFFF - Otranto Film Found Festival 2016: the OFFF 2016 Best Film Award and the OFFF 2016 Critics' Award are two entirely handmade sculptures. The awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, September 18 at 10:45 PM at Largo Porta Alfonsina, at the end of the Film Festival.
For further details: OFFF Official Website.
The Best Film Award and the Critics' Award are two sculptures entirely handmade by Otranto-based jewel designer Roberta Risolo. The inspiration comes from the Palascìa Lighthouse, at Italy's easternmost point, a crossroads between East and West; a place that, like the Festival itself, is a symbol of dialogue and encounter between Mediterranean cultures.
The solid and lasting olive wood of the base is a characteristic that has always united these lands through the strength of their roots. At the top, the O element of Otranto, with the Lecce stone set within it, rotates 360° and symbolizes the light of the lighthouse that opens up views towards nearby horizons.
Critics' Award
Sculpture h. 19 cm
Silver-plated brass, Lecce stone and olive wood.
The Award was won by Krom Bujar Alimani (Albania, 2015)
OFFF 2016 Best Film Award
Sculpture h. 23 cm
Gold-plated brass, Lecce stone and olive wood.
The Award was assigned to the film High Sun by Dalibor Matanic (Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, 2015)
