Storie di cucina 2006

First Prize

Peperoni - Peppers

Directed by Giuseppe Gagliardi – Cosenza
Screenplay by Giuseppe Gagliardi
Year of production: 2001   - Running time: 18 min.

Abstract:

Peperoni is a love story that stems from an old tradition of Calabria: a young man asks a father for his daughter’s hand in marriage by placing the stump of a tree in front of the father’s house. After this scene, the film then moves on to a typical Calabrese lunch with an abundance of peppers, cooked in all ways imaginable.

Second Prize

Viola fondente – Sweet Viola

Directed by Fabio Simonelli – Rome
Produced by Francesco Scura and Chiara Bellini
Written by Chiara Bellini and Valentina Moretta
Starring: Ilaria Giorgino, Sergio Romano, Erika Urban, Vania Lai, Inna Hroz and Carla Cassola.
Year of production: 2004   - Running time: 13 min. 33 sec.

Abstract:

Viola is a beautiful, 35-year old woman, but she is very overweight. Her unsatisfying life is based on a monotonous job and a hateful husband. However, her salvation is just around the corner. Sweets and chocolates make Viola a new woman. No one can resist her delicious treats, making her a real success.

Third Prize

Conlasècaasfaitortei – (withpumpkinyoumakeravioli)

Directed by Davide Vanni – Vobarno (Brescia)
Screenplay and photography by Davide Vanni
Year of production: 2006   - Running time: 18 min.

Abstract:

Just outside of Marmirolo, a tiny town near Mantua, a family, surrounded by the silent, snow-covered, flat Northern Italian plain, prepares tortelli di zucca using an ancient recipe.