New York Film Academy Student Film Showcase at Venice Film Festival
August 3, 2016
The New York Film Academy will be presenting a student showcase
screening event at this year’s 73rd Venice Film Festival.
Since its inception in 1932, the Venice FF has become the most prestigious international film festival
in the world. This year’s specific festival will be dedicated to the recently deceased Michael Cimino
and Abbas Kiarostami, and will include new films — from Natalie Portman, Terrence Malick, Ryan Gosling,
Tom Ford, Amy Adams, and Derek Cianfrance — competing for the event’s prestigious Golden Lion award,
joining two lifetime Achievement Golden Lions for Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jerzy Skolimowski.
The five NYFA student films that were selected include fiction, documentary and animation. The showcase
will be introduced on September 1st by NYFA alumnus Giorgio Pasotti ("The Great Beauty," "After
Midnight," "Salty Air") at the brand-new Venice Production Bridge platform at the Spazio Incontri of Venice's
Excelsior Hotel.
The NYFA showcase will include the following student films:
"The Life Of Janka," by Luis Henriquez Viloria (fiction)
After the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, thousands of kids went to the streets and became targets
for organizations of child traffickers. These kids were traded like livestock. "Life of Janka" is a
fictional story of two brothers who go through such an experience.
"Fumo," by Sean Miyakawa (fiction)
Set in the mid-1920s, a frustrated sound composer works as one of the first sound engineers in the history
of cinema, and happens to be madly in love with the main actress of the production. On the day he decides
to finally declare his love to her, he finds out about an affair going on between her and the director. The
discovery drives him crazy.
In Limpopo, South Africa, the village grannies lace up their soccer boots and start kicking their way down the field — and through
centuries of oppressive taboos. They play serious soccer and then break into the laughter and traditional song that help fuel their
singular struggle for decent lives and a league of their own.
"The Perfumist," by Yukari Akaba, Shannon Lee, Daniela Lobo Dias, Sandra Rivero Ortiz (animation)
"The Perfumist" is a dramatic story highlighting the battle of Machine-Equipped Man against Cosmic Nature. Seeking the perfect scent
for his perfume, Benedict Malville runs into the consequences of trampling on sacred, natural ground.
"The Right Way," by Elena Zobak Alekperov & Flavia Groba Bandeira (animation)
A short animated story of the day in a mom’s life of raising her young child. While the child tests the mother’s patience, there is
a final moment of relief after the mom reveals her secret oasis within the confines of the home.
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The New York Film Academy will be presenting a student showcase
screening event at this year’s 73rd Venice Film Festival. 
