Calabria at the Cannes Film Festivalin competition, in the section “A Certain Regard” with the Road Movie Caravanfirst work of the Czech director Zuzana Kirchnerovàsupported by Calabria Film Commission Foundation. The film, after the first 3 weeks of filming made in Emilia Romagna, was shot for 5 weeks in Calabria, a Melito di Porto Salvo, Bova, Bova Marina, Palizzi, Condofuri, Porto Saline Joniche, Roghudi, San Lorenzo, Brancaleone, Locrito end, finally, in the Moravia from the South in czechia.
Caravan It is an international co -production between Masterfilm (Cecchia), Nutprodukcia (Slovakia) e Storm movie Of Carlo Castodinaone of the most important Italian productions, recently in competition in 2023 in Cannes with the film “La Chimera” Of Alice Rohrwacheralready at the French festival with a film all shot in Calabria, “Celestial body” Rohrwacher himself.
The poetic Road Movie Caravan tells the story of Estter45 years old, who no longer wants to be just the mother of a son with intellectual disability. It steals an old caravan and together they undertake a journey through Italy, landing in Calabria, where Ester dares more than life.
The film is financed by Calabria Film Commissionfrom the Ministry of Culture-General Cinema and Audiovisual CulturefromEmilia Romagna Film Commissionfrom funds for the audiovisual of the Czech and of the Slovakiafrom television broadcasters Art, RTVS And Czech television and from the prestigious European financing to co -productions Eurimages.
The film has already been selected in numerous co -production markets such as Cannes atelier, Venice Production Bridge of Venice and was developed within the Turinfilmlab: indicators of the quality of the project and the industrial and cultural choice to support the film by the Calabria Film Commission Foundation.