{"id":281,"date":"2019-11-29T11:13:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T10:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mirabiledictu-icff.com\/?page_id=281"},"modified":"2019-11-29T11:20:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T10:20:26","slug":"press-release","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mirabiledictu-icff.com\/?page_id=281","title":{"rendered":"Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cinema. The tenth edition of the Catholic Film\nFestival \u00ab\u00a0Mirabile Dictu\u00a0\u00bb has ended.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Pesce d\u2019argento<\/em> (Silver Fish) prize was\ngiven to the film about Otto Neururer, a catholic priest killed by the Nazis in\nthe Buchenwald camp, and to Derick Cabrido as best director for the film\n\u00ab\u00a0Clarita\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardinal Ravasi: \u00ab\u00a0I testify that the Pontifical\nCouncil for Culture is very close to Liana Marabini\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rome, 29 November 2019 – The International Catholic\nFilm Festival \u00ab\u00a0Mirabile Dictu\u00a0\u00bb has reached the finish line of its\ntenth edition, conceived in 2010 by the film director and producer Liana\nMarabini to give space to producers and directors, documentaries, docufictions,\nTV series, short films and programs that promote universal moral values \u200b\u200band positive\nmodels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Festival, which from the first edition is under\nthe High Patronage of the Pontifical Council for Culture, and had this year the\nheroism of priests as its main theme, has ended last night in Rome with the\nawards ceremony at the Terrazza degli Aranci<\/em> of\nthe Hotel Cavalieri, in the\npresence of the finalists from 11 different countries, in an  increasingly international atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Best Film Award went to \u00ab\u00a0Otto Neururer, Hope Through Darkness\u00a0\u00bb by Hermann Weiskopf (Austria); the Best Director\u2019s to Derick Cabrido for the film \u00ab\u00a0Clarita\u00a0\u00bb (Philippines); the Best Short Film Award to \u00ab\u00a0Faces\u00a0\u00bb by Ern\u0151 Zolt\u00e1n Balogh (Hungary); the Best Documentary\u2019s to \u00ab\u00a0J.R.R. Tolkien. An Unexpected Friend\u201d by Ricardo del Pozo (USA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00ab\u00a0I wish to testify once again that the Dicastery which I preside, the Pontifical Council for Culture, is very close to Liana Marabini \u2013 said cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi in his introductory greeting \u2013. Liana Marabini wanted, throughout these last 10 years and even recently, to widen the rainbow of the arts: she started with the cinema, but also with her interest in the world of books, this year she begun a new journey with the Biennale of Sacred Art… Her centers of interest are multiple and above all, she has been close to us, to our Vatican Dicastery. You have my testimony of affection, of closeness to her\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking up the theme of the Festival, the heroism of priests and their testimony, the Cardinal recalled the Greek etymology of the word witness<\/em>, which derives from \u00ab\u00a0martyr\u00a0\u00bb. Some of the first attempts of the growing Seventh Art, the cinema, concerned the passion of Christ crucified: \u00ab\u00a0We can therefore say that cinema began with that testimony of blood that streaked the stones of the Holy Land and then continued, for example with \u2018The Trial of Joan of Arc’ by Bresson, a very powerful film in which we see the testimony of martyrdom of a woman, or \u00ab\u00a0Silence\u00a0\u00bb by Martin Scorsese, an evocation of martyrdom in Japan\u201d. \u201cTherefore I would say that the testimony — remarked Cardinal Ravasi — is one of the fundamental components to the authenticity of faith: the word is important, but at the end it is life itself that testifies of what is said with the lips\u201d. \u201cThis thread is continuously present, because we must not ignore the fact that even today, in some countries, there are witnesses who do not say only with their words, but precisely with their testimony\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEach one of us, in our own sides, must give a minimum\nof testimony — concluded the cardinal –. There are several levels, but even\nin small things there is the testimony of a daily martyrdom. Everyone must do\nhis part, even if it is small; everyone must have his own little martyrdom,\neven if it\u2019s modest and unknown\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The President of the Festival, Liana Marabini, thanked those present and the numerous producers who applied for their works from all over the world. Over 1,500 films were received by the Festival\u2019s office this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the winners chosen by the Jury — chaired by Princess Maria Pia Ruspoli, actress, and composed by the English actor Rupert Wynne-James, the Italian television producer Oriana Mariotti, the Austrian distributor and producer Norbert Blecha, and the French distributor Hubert-Henri de la Vali\u00e8re — who received the Pesce d\u2019argento<\/em> prize, inspired by the first Christian symbol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best short film<\/strong>:\n\u00ab\u00a0Faces\u00a0\u00bb by Ern\u0151 Zolt\u00e1n Balogh (Hungary).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is the story of a tragic night in 1919: Kucsera\nFerenc, young chaplain of Szentendre, is arrested by the Soviet soldiers. The\nfilm shows his martyrdom, in the broader historical context of the violent and\ndisordered upheavals of a collapsing world and of an ideology with all its contradictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other two finalist films were<\/strong>:\n\u00ab\u00a0Havenly Joy\u00a0\u00bb by Natalia Fedehenko (Russia), and \u00ab\u00a0Coming\nBack\u00a0\u00bb by Alessio Rupalti (United Kingdom).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Documentary<\/strong>: \u00ab\u00a0J.R.R. Tolkien. An Unexpected Friend\u201d by Ricardo del Pozo (USA). A journey to discover the Christian meaning of the famous work of the Catholic writer Tolkien, \u00ab\u00a0The Lord of the Rings\u00a0\u00bb. Is it a parable? Orcs, elves and hobbits actually hide the \u00ab\u00a0precious pearl\u00a0\u00bb of the Gospel?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other two titles in the competition<\/strong>:\n\u00ab\u00a0Glorious Lives: Cardinal William Allen\u00a0\u00bb by Robin Varghese (USA);\n\u00ab\u00a0Santiago Gapp. The priest who confronted Hitler\u00a0\u00bb by Manuel Cabo\n(Spain).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best director<\/strong>: Derick Cabrido\nfor the film \u00ab\u00a0Clarita\u00a0\u00bb (Philippines).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manila, 1953. The faith of the priests Salvador and Benedicto is severely tested by the demonic possession of a woman, Clarita, on whom they are called to make an exorcism. In their attempt to help the woman, they will encounter demonic obstacles that will damage their lives and push their faith to the limit. In the end, will Clarita’s soul be saved, or will Evil triumph over it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two other filmmakers were finalists<\/strong>:\nAugusto Tamayo for \u00ab\u00a0Rosa Mistica\u00a0\u00bb (Peru); Jean-Marie Benjamin for\n\u00ab\u00a0Ci alzeremo all\u2019alba\u00a0\u00bb\n(Italy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best film<\/strong>: \u00ab\u00a0Otto Neururer, Hope Through\nDarkness\u00a0\u00bb by Hermann Weiskopf (Austria).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is the true story of the Austrian Catholic priest\nOtto Neururer, killed by the Nazis in the concentration camp of Buchenwald in\n1940. After his clandestine catechesis and his administration of the sacraments\nactivities were discovered in the camp, he was isolated and subjected to a slow\nand painful agony. He was beatified by John Paul II in 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Were also in competition<\/strong>: \u201cJoseph Freinademetz, The First Saint to Ever Serve in Hong Kong\u00a0\u00bb by Lai Nor Ngan (Hong Kong); and \u00ab\u00a0The Inspection\u00a0\u00bb by Jacek Raginis-Kr\u00f3likiewicz (Poland).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Special Prize for the Evangelization<\/strong> of\nthe Capax Dei Foundation went to the film \u201cJoseph Freinademetz, The First Saint\nto Ever Serve in Hong Kong\u00a0\u00bb by Lai Nor Ngan (Hong Kong), about the person of\nJoseph Freinademetz, an Austrian priest, member of the Society of the Divine\nWord, missionary in China in the late nineteenth century, proclaimed saint by\nJohn Paul II in 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gala evening was presented by the journalist\nArmando Torno.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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