Vermiglio
The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
Winner of five award at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival, including the Grand Jury Prize
Italy's entry for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Award
1944, in Vermiglio, a high mountain village of the Italian Alps where war looms as a distant but constant threat. The arrival of Pietro, a refugee soldier, disrupts the dynamics of the local teacher’s family, changing them forever. During the four seasons marking the end of World War II, Pietro and Lucia, the eldest daughter of the teacher, instantly drawn to each other, led to marriage and an unexpected fate. As the world emerges from its tragedy, the family will face its own.

Maura Delpero
Maura Delpero was born in Bolzano, Italy. After studying literature in Bologna and Paris and cinema in Buenos Aires, with her first documentaries, Signori professori (2008) and Nadea e Sveta (2012), both awarded at the Turin Film Festival, she explored the boundary between fiction and non-fiction. Her debut fiction feature film, Maternal (2019) was presented in Competition at the Locarno Film Festival and earned her – among other awards – the Kering Women in Motion Young Talent Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Vermiglio, her second film, had its world premiere in Competition at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Prize.
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