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Bergamo Film Meeting reaffirms its interest in animation cinema by presenting a national preview of the complete works by Polish director, animator, painter, cartoonist and performer Mariusz Wilczyński.

This section complements the already announced tribute dedicated to Jean-Pierre Léaud, iconic actor of the French Nouvelle Vague, as well as François Truffaut's alter ego and privileged interpreter of European auteur cinema since the late 1950s; the Pasolini and the Arabian Nights project, consisting of a photographic exhibition, a panel discussion and the screening of three films by one of the greatest Italian intellectuals of the twentieth century; and the focus on the contaminations between cinema and contemporary arts, featuring Swedish creators Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg.

Bergamo Film Meeting will officially inaugurate its 37^th edition on Friday, March 8th, at the Ex-Chiesa Sant'Agostino venue at 8.30 pm, with a live scoring of Metropolis, Fritz Lang's silent masterpiece, presented in a restored version and performed live for the first time in Italy by the legendary American deejay Jeff Mills.

As usual, the Festival will feature the sections Competition - Exhibition and Close Up, respectively highlighting the latest trends and emerging authors in fiction and documentary cinema. Once again supported by the European Union through the MEDIA sub-program of Creative Europe, with the upcoming edition Bergamo Film Meeting will keep its focus on continental cinema, featuring more than 150 films.

9 days of activities, ranging from screenings to meetings with authors, special events, educational activities for schools and children, accompanied by a lively offer of visual arts exhibitions, live music and comics, thanks to a consolidated network of collaborations with several other cultural institutions, both local and not.