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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1997 - 20.27 July

Sections & Films

  • Filters

In 1218 Danish king Valdemar sends his homonymous young son and heir in safety, as war is at the borders, to Erskil, the bishop of Ravensburg, who is instructed to see to the...

Category Official Competition
Section Childhood screens
Tipology Feature Film

A clever tailor manages to make the king and queen believe that he is their long-lost son. When the real prince suddenly appears, his parents find themselves with a difficult...

Category Official Competition
Section Kids in Wonderland
Tipology Feature Film

Mother Holle, who from the sky sends down sun, snow, thunder and rainbow to earth, adopts the orphan, Jacob. One day the boy looks down and see a young girl in need of help. He...

Category Official Competition
Section Kids in Wonderland
Tipology Feature Film

This humorous movie charts the life of a 14-year-old (Tristan) as he deals with some major issues in his life. At the beginning of the movie, he has already decided to dedicate...

Category Official Competition
Section Competition
Tipology Feature Film

Alex (the main character) is an 11-year-old Jewish boy living in a Ghetto in German-occupied Poland during World War II with his father and their friend, Boruch. German soldiers...

Category Official Competition
Section Competition
Tipology Feature Film

The Fairy of Joy believes that everybody would be much happier if all their wishes could come true; the Fairy of Cares and Woes does not agree with her. To decide who is right,...

Category Out of competition
Section Kids in Wonderland
Tipology Feature Film

The story is about a boy named Kalle Blomkvist who with his friends solves crimes. But also play the battle between the red rose and the white rose with his rival friends. But...

Category Official Competition
Section Childhood screens
Tipology Feature Film

A poor child goes to school hungry and when a classmate throws away a slice of orange he takes it back out of the waste-bin. The other children look at him with disgust, but the...

Category Out of competition
Section Planet Childhood: Rights From The Heart
Tipology Animation, Short Film

Documentary which tactfully approaches the difficult and sensitive theme of child prostitution inThailand by avoiding provocative or voyeuristic images and by trying to reveal how...

Category Out of competition
Section Beyond Childhood: Five Film Directors For UNICEF
Tipology Documentary

A prophecy announces that the son of humble peasant will marry the King’s daughter. To avert such a disaster, the King decides to get rid of the new born baby boy, but all his...

Category Out of competition
Section Kids in Wonderland
Tipology Feature Film