Red like the sky

Tuscany. 1970. Mirco is a ten year old boy in love with cinema. Following an accident he loses sight. The Italian law of the time considered blind kids handicapped and still did not allowed them into public schools.  His parents are thus forced to put him into a blind kids institution. But when Mirco finds an old tape recorder, he discovers that, by cutting the tape and splicing it back together, he is able to create little fairy tales made only of sounds. The conservative institution tries to stop him, but he continues his hobby in every way slowly involving all the other blind kids and helping them re-discover their potential and their dreams.

• FESTA DEL CINEMA DI ROMA 2006
• DAVID DI DONATELLO 2007 – David Giovani Award
• SAN PAOLO INTL. FILM FESTIVAL – Audience Award: Best foreign film
• SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – Youth Jury Award Best Film
• INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FILMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS (HAMEDAN CITY, IRAN) – Best Film, Best Script, CIFEJ prizes
• MONTREAL INT.L YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL – FIFEM – Grand Prix de Montreal, Prix Place aux Familles
• CINEKID FILM FESTIVAL (Amsterdam) – Honourable Mention by the Jury
• 28th DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – Audience Award
• FILM FRAME INT.L FILM FESTIVAL OF FILM FOR KIDS – Audience Award for Best Film – Youth Jury Award for Best Film
• INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FILMS FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES – Audience Award for best Film – Youth Jury Award Best Film
• ALE KINO FILM FESTIVAL POZNAN (Poland) – CIFEJ Award for Best Film Marcinek Youth Award for The best Film
• EUROPEAN YOUTH FILM – FESTIVAL OF FLANDERS Audience Award
• XXXIV PREMIO INTERNAZIONALE FLAIANO – Audience Award
• BUSTO ARSIZIO FILM FESTIVAL 2007 – FACIBA Audience Award
• CLOROFILLA FILM FESTIVAL – Best Film
• 5th KINDERFILMFEST HAMBURG – Best Kid’s Film
• 3°TEL AVIV INT. CHILDREN FILM FESTIVAL – Best Film
• SCHLINGEL CHILDREN FILM FESTIVAL (Germany) – Best Film Young Public Award, Best Actor
• WURZBURG FILM FESTIVAL – First Prize Youth Films Competition
• REEL 2 REAL – International Film Festival for Youth (Vancouver) Professional Jury Award for Best Feature Film
• PALM BEACH FILM FESTIVAL – Best film, Best Director
• ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL DI ST. LUIS – Audience Award for best Film
• SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – Best Feature Film Award, Best Music Award, Best Writing Award , Special Jury Citation for Children Acting
• NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL – Audience Award Winner, Best Foreign Feature, Laszlo Kovacs Cinematography Award – Vladan Radovic
• INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CINE-JEUNE – Saint Quentin City Award
• WINE COUNTRY FILM FESTIVAL di Napa Sonama, Best Sound Award
• SAN LUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Film, Best director
• VIENNA CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL – UNICEF Award
• LES TOILES FILANTES FILM FESTIVAL 2009, Special Jury Citatio, CME Jury Award (Council of the children), Recreational Centers of Pessac Jury Award
• SEHPFERDCHEN – KINDER FILMFEST (Hannover), Special Jury Citation
• 11° FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE CARTAGENA PARA NINOS Y JOVENES – Jury Award for Best Film

Director: Cristiano Bortone
Cast: Paolo Sassanelli, Marco Cocci, Luca Capriotti, Rosanna Gentili
Screenwriters: Cristiano Bortone, Monica Zapelli, Paolo Sassanelli
DOP: Vladan Radovic
Editing: Carla Simoncelli
Music: Ezio Bosso

Production: Orisa Produzioni
In collaboration with: Lady Film
International sales agent: Adriana Chiesa Enterprises
Produced with MEDIA support from the European Community’s i2i Program. Film recognized as National Cultural Interest by the Ministry of Cultural Activities.

Original title: Rosso come il cielo
Original version: italian
Country: Italy
Year of production: 2006
Length: 95 min