The Association of International Film Festival and the National Association Olympic Athletes and Azzurri di Italia organize the first edition of “Sports Awards Film Festival.” The charming moving images and the passion for the entire world of sport meet in an exciting and energizing event: there will be movies, commercials, short films, animations and all the movies in which sport plays a leading role.
The Association of International Film Festival and the National Association Olympic Athletes and Azzurri di Italia in collaboration with FICTS – Fédération Internationale Cinéma Télévision Sportifs will organized – from 21 – 23 February – the first edition of “Sports Awards – Bergamo International FICTS Festival” in framework of the “World FICTS Challenge 2015” Worldwide Championship of Cinema and Sport television. The Festival is also included in the FICTS Program “EXSPORT: Sport, Culture, Tourism for all”.
Sports Awards Film Festival is an opportunity to reward filmmakers who conveys emotions through video that talks about sports and are able to leave the audience breathless. When you win a medal, when the body responds perfectly to your will, when a movement appears to exceed the limits of the physic, it creates a direct link between athletes and those who is watching the performance. A frame can create thousands of emotions!
Shows and meetings will feature the first edition of the Festival, which will begin with the opening night presentation and will conclude with the Grand Gala of Sports, in which the winner directors will receive special Awards. In order to further enrich the program, the film competition will be accompanied by a Photographs competition that will charms the audience with shots of spectacular athletic feats, or sport caught in particularly intense moments. During the Grand Gala the organization will deliver Sports Awards 2015 to those who have excelled in competitive sports, or personalities related to sports world in different ways. Through these awards, we want to remember that sport, in competitions as in life, helps us to become true champions. Sport Awards will be delivered to the best athletes, but also to those who embody the spirit of sport, through hard work, sacrifice, loyalty, and fair play.