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Mountain film festival opens in Italy

01.09.2016

The first edition of the ALPS International Mountain Film Festival is going on now in Temù, Lombardy, Italy. The festival presents an opportunity for diverse audiences of mountains lovers to participate in film screenings and two competitions related to mountain film and photography and to attend the side events of the festival to hear the work and interventions of mountain experts. The festival opened on 30 August and ends on 3 September 2016.

Two competitions are taking place at the ALPS International Mountain Film Festival, including a film and a photographic contest dedicated to the world of the Alps, including the environment, territory, traditions, culture and people. Inside the festival is also a section dedicated to the highlands of the world. This section of the festival is reserved for documentaries and films on the theme of discovering mountain environments and expanding international knowledge.

Temù was selected to host ALPS because it lies in the province of Brescia, in the Camonica Valley, one of the most extensive valleys in the central Alps. It is an environment conducive to the discussion of such topics as the enhancement of the Alps in a broad sense, including Alpine culture, people, environment, flora and fauna, mountain climbing, climbing and exploration. This area is known for its richness and variety of surrounding environments, including the mountains of the Adamello, the Orobie pre-Alps and several tourist attractions, such as the National Park of Rock Art.

Evening screenings of documentaries, features and short films about mountains will be held on 30 August-3 September at the Cinema of Temù Alps. Soprano-singer Silvia Lorenzi will perform at the closing of the festival on 4 September at Ponte di Legno.

News and photo by University of Milan - GE.S.DI.MONT (UNIMONT)

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