10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
FESTIVAL OPENING EXHIBITION PRESENTATION
“Monica Manganelli. Imagined and imaginary world between utopic, reality and suspension”
GREETINGS
2023 Pulcinella Awards Juries announcement
International Jury: Marco Lanzarone (Head of Rai Radio Kids), Alain Bidard (Director), Arne Lohmann (Vice President Junior, ZDF Studios), Ian Mackinnon (Creative Director / Executive Producer and Founder, Mackinnon & Saunders Ltd.), Alessia Di Giacomo (Platforms and Channels Director, RTVE Corporación)
Feature Films Jury: Flavio Natalia (Editor in Chief, Ciak), Max Giovagnoli (Director, Festival Heroes), Pedro Armocida (Director, Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema)
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
UNICEF: Children’s rights don’t want emergency
Panelists: Andrea Iacomini (Spokesperson, Unicef Italia), Mussi Bollini (Vice Director, Rai Kids)
10:45 – 11:15 a.m.
Panel
THE POWER OF MADE-IN-ITALY IN THE GLOBAL INDUSTRY
Panelists: Anne Sophie Vanhollebeke (Head of Co-productions, Studio Campedelli), Pietro Pinetti (CEO, Studio Bozzetto), Vernante Pallotti (Showrunner, T-Rex Young), Pedro Citaristi (CEO, Red Monk), Giorgio Scorza (CEO & Creative Director, Movimenti Production), Francesco Manfio (CEO Gruppo Alcuni).
Moderator: Federica Pazzano
11:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Presentation
PULCINELLA CAREER AWARD: ARI FOLMAN
w/ Ari Folman (Director, Screenwriter, Film Score Composer)
Introduction: Oscar Cosulich and Ariela Piattelli
In collaboration w/ Fondazione Museo della Shoah
12:00 – 12:45 p.m.
STORYTELLING CLASS
w/ Dario Tonani (Sci-fi Novelist), Andrea Frediani (Historic Novelist), Paolo Di Orazio (Dark/Horror Novelist)
How to write an impactful story, develop original ideas, and build a timeless universe with three successful writers published worldwide.
Moderator: Roberto Genovesi
12:45 – 1:30 p.m.
PITCH ME! CONTEST
First Session
Introduction: Marina Polla De Luca
Presentation of the partnership with Cartoon by Agnès Bizzaro (Head of Content, Cartoon Springboard)
1:30 p.m.
Lunch
By Invitation only
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
PITCH ME! CONTEST
Second Session
Introduction: Marina Polla De Luca
4:10 – 4:40 p.m.
THE SUCCESS OF PERA TOONS
w/ Alessandro Perugini aka Pera Toons
Introduction: Emanuele di Giorgi
4:40 – 5:00 p.m.
COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING
5:00 – 5:15 p.m.
Presentation
European funding IBERMEDIA NEXT (NextGerationEU)
By Premios Quirino
Introduction: Enrico Martinis
5:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Keynote
PRESENTATION OF THE ANIMATION CENSUS 2023 BY ASIFA ITALIA
Speaker: Marino Guarnieri (President, ASIFA)
Introduction: Marina Polla De Luca
6:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Presentation
PITCH ME! WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT
Pitch Me! Jury: Dario Tonani, Paolo Di Orazio, Andrea Frediani
Speakers: Leonardo Mendolicchio (Business Development Manager Italy, Wacom); Federico Vallarino (Manager Italy, Toon Boom)
Introduction: Marina Polla De Luca
Sponsored by Toon Boom & Wacom