After months of uncertainty and forced to reprogram an edition that should have welcomed prestigious interpreters of international cinema and screenwriting in Gorizia, the “Sergio Amidei” Award confirms an edition that – although remodeled in the contents and in the general program – does not betray the nature of the Award which has always been devoted to the analysis of writing for cinema.

Organized by the cultural association “Sergio Amidei”, by the Municipality of Gorizia – Department of Culture, by Dams – Audiovisual, media and entertainment disciplines, Inter-university course University of Udine and Trieste and by the Palazzo del Cinema Association – Hiša Filma, the “Sergio Amidei” 2020  expands over time, fragmenting the proposal into many events that starting from July will animate the cultural life of Gorizia until the beginning of 2021.

The program will be inaugurated by the competition for the “Sergio Amidei” International Award for Best Screenplay scheduled for July 16-26 at Coronini Cronberg Park.

11 days of cinema including 7 films in competition, 1 special screening dedicated to Amidei Kids – and 3 films out of competition.

Selected every year by the jury of the Amidei Award composed of prestigious names – Doriana Leondeff, Francesco Bruni, Massimo Gaudioso, Francesco Munzi, Marco Risi, Silvia D’Amico and Giovanna Ralli – the Best Screenplay Award represents the recognition of the most original and capable screenplay experimenting with new narrative formulas, attentive to the social reality and emerging themes of the contemporary world.

The seven screenplays in competition selected from the European titles released in theaters during the 2019 – 2020 film season are as follows (in alphabetical order): Hammamet / I miserabili / Lontano lontano / L’ufficiale e la spia / Martin Eden / Ritratto della giovane in fiamme / Sorry we missed you.