The inspiration for SENZA FRONTIERE, is a documentary by Paul Smaczny “Knowledge Is The Beginning”, about the West-Eastern Divan orchestra. Founded by Edward Said and Daniel Barenboim, the orchestra is made up of students from Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine. Their countries are at war but these individuals are not -- they perform Beethoven in Berlin, Sevilla and Ramallah together. As the musicians work together and learn about each other, it empowers them personally to imagine another vision for the Middle East. What Daniel Barenboim concludes for the Middle East holds true for all of us: “we either kill each other or share what there is to share.”
Each year Senza Frontiere chooses about 15-20 internationally selected films from all genres: feature films, documentaries, shorts, experimental and animation. We are looking for works that suggest a common humanity among people -- beyond national, racial, economic and religious borders.
The venue for the festival is the Casa del Cinema in the Villa Borghese Park in Rome. Each film is introduced by the director and discussed with the audience.
Following the festival in Rome some films travel to other venues: cinemas, universities and schools.
THIS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT EVENT AND WE DEPEND ON DONTATIONS TO SUPPORT ALL ACTIVITIES.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Fiamma Arditi Janina Quint Mariam C. Said Danae Elon
BOARD OF ADVISORS Carolyne Baron Bernardo Bertolucci Francesco Casetti Elena Dagrada Richard Pena Valerio de Paolis Shirin Neshat Guglielmo Pescatore Giorgio de Vincenti| Alejandro Martinez Daniela Michel
SELECTION COMMITTEE Shoja Azari Ellen Brodkey Marina Fabbri Larry Kaplan David Leiber Verena Lueken Sandro Manzo Lizbeth Marano
PARTNERS/SPONSORS UNESCO UNHCR New York Foundation for the Arts Agiscuola Ministero dei Beni CulturaliMinistero degli Affari Esteri Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri Citta’ di Roma Università di Bologna - DAMS Universita Roma Tre (DiCoSpe) Goethe Institute, Rome
CONSULTANTS Guy Borlee Emanuela Cascia Nana Cecchi Giorgio Gosetti Mirella Haggiag Iris Manzanares Melissa Mathison Lisa Mehling Franco Monteleone Flavia Ponzi Iman Sabbah Najla Said Jordi Torrent Anthony Weintraub
PARTNERS/SPONSORS Regione Lazio Fondazione Roma Comune di Roma Assessorato Politiche culturali Postevita Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore Rizzoli Alliance of Civilization Global Mind Shift Media that Matters Artiser helicopter (New York) - graphics Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Charles, Michele, Adam Schorin Alexander & Anne Papachristou James & Kathrine Goodman Family Philanthropic Fund Gruppo Sina Hotels CoGeDi - Uliveto Palombini azienda Agricola Possenti Castelli Tasca d’Almerita Cineteca di Bologna
