What is Giffoni?

Giffoni Film Festival is truly a dream come true to all the teenagers who plan to dedicate their lives to cinema. The Giffoni experience not only involves cinematographic development but many other necessary skills, like giving speeches in front of huge audiences, which could be quite challenging (imagine standing in front of 3000 participants and you can see a Hollywood actor on the stage; everyone’s expecting you to say something important and you have to ask the question, even if your mind is spinning, because over 1000 jury members are fighting over the microphone you’re holding!).

Giffoni also provides opportunities to make lifelong friendships with people from across the globe. Jury members watch a film at the beginning of each day, followed by a discussion about the film. Participants can express their opinions openly and address questions directly to a director. Films themselves are age appropriate and based on the psychology of the audience. After a hard day of work, jury members can then attend wonderful concerts, creative art fests and much more. Giffoni is 10 days in film paradise!

David Lolishvili