Film Commission Torino Piemonte

Accademia Epica and Film Commission Torino Piemonte announce the four projects selected for the mentoring program leading up to the pitch and final matchmaking session.

The evaluation committee for the call for entries Il Ballo dei (corti) Debuttanti — organized by Accademia Epica and Film Commission Torino Piemonte within the framework of the 9th edition of TFI Torino Film Industry — has selected the four short films that will participate in the exclusive mentoring program:

• Fuori Stagione by Carola Del Bono

• Bravissima! by Linda Demichelis

• Tie Break by Andrea Gallotti

• Foxy by Gisella Grandis and Marco Serra

The mentoring program will take place between November 5 and 25 at the headquarters of Accademia Epica (via Bonsignore 3, Turin) and will be structured into four key sessions. It will begin with an opening plenary meeting for all selected projects to foster an initial moment of acquaintance and discussion. This will be followed by individual in-depth sessions, featuring one-to-one meetings with Accademia Epica tutors. The program will then continue with a plenary panel discussion providing direct dialogue between the authors, audiovisual industry experts, and representatives of Film Commission Torino Piemonte, concluding with two Pitch Training sessions dedicated to fine-tuning and testing the project presentations.

The closing event of the program will take place on Monday, November 30 at the Circolo dei lettori e delle lettrici in Turin. From 12:45 to 13:30, the final presentation pitch will feature the projects in front of industry professionals. Following this, from 14:30 to 15:30, the matchmaking session will take place: a key networking opportunity also open to the authors of non-selected projects, designed to offer a concrete chance for direct meetings and exchanges with potential partners and producers.