I am very happy that “The Wedding Cake” is competing again in Poland at the 27th International Independent Film Festival in the name of Ireneusz Radz PUBLICYSTYKA 2020. In a country where some fundamental women rights are denied or fought against, I can only wish that my short could give a tiny contribution to the reflections about these issues.
Monthly Archives: October 2020
Selection number 30: Ladybug Filmfestival!
You just can’t imagine how happy I am to be part av such a superfestival as Ladybug Festival with “The Wedding Cake”! It’s going to be my thirtieth festival selection and I believe it is worthwhile celebrating!
Also, I am particularly happy and proud to be able to present my short once again in my hometown Gothenburg! If you can, don’t miss the LadyBugShortFilmMarathon 2020 Friday 23 October from 8:30 to 11:00 PM, in one of my favorites theaters, Bio Roy!
Reykjavik Feminist Festival memories!
An article was just published about the second edition of the RVK Feminist Film Festival that is going to take place on January 2021, and I was pleased and surprised that they also mentioned “The Wedding Cake” as the winner of the first edition, publishing the poster image! Cool memories of the first festival “The Wedding Cake” was selected to, and winning!
¡Que viva España! “The Wedding cake” at the FICAL and the SOIFF festivals!
I’m just too happy about this double Spanish selection!! First the SOIFF – Certamen Internacional de Cortos Ciudad de Soria from 12 to 22 november, and then the FICAL – Festival Internacional de Cine de Almería from 16 to 23 november. WOW!!
“The Wedding Cake” at the Mostra De Cinema Imprópria
Portuguese premiere at the Mostra De Cinema Imprópria festival.
Award from Demetera IFF safely received!
I am so proud of this award! Demetera International Film Festival managed to arrange an involving and emotional festival despite the restrictions imposed by coronavirus and despite being it online, I really had a beautiful experience of my participation!
Receiving the physical award today was a great gift and it confirmed the seriousness and dedication of the special people behind this event 
Thank you SO MUCH, it means a whole lot to me 
Interview by Ekko Filmmagasinet
Thea Torp from Danish Ekko Filmmagasinet interviewed me today, connected to my participation to the magnificent Copenhagen Short Film Festival, and it was a very interesting conversation! My knowledge of Danish language is limited but I got the most of it, and I am very pleased!
”Prostitution er ødelagt kvindeliv” [“Prostitution Shatters Women’s Lives”]
Af Thea Torp
En kvinde starter med at stå glitrende hvid på en bryllupskage, men siden tvinges hun ud i prostitution i stop-motion-filmen The Wedding Cake.Instruktør bruger playmobilfigurer til at levendegøre en kvindes prostitutionshelvede i stærk kortfilm på Copenhagen Short Film Festival.
Sex er ikke altid bare for sjov.
I stop-motion-kortfilmen The Wedding Cake af den svensk-italienske instruktør Monica Mazzitelli bliver en uønsket graviditet første skridt på en helvedesvej.
Sex er ikke altid bare for sjov.
I stop-motion-kortfilmen The Wedding Cake af den svensk-italienske instruktør Monica Mazzitelli bliver en uønsket graviditet første skridt på en helvedesvej.
Hendes mand vil ikke høre tale om en abort. Han efterlader hende med to små børn og en gæld, som kvinden må tilbagebetale. I desperation kontakter kvinden en alfons. Mod filmens slutning ligger hun i en mørk seng omgivet af midnatssorte playmobil-mænd. The Wedding Cake kan ses fredag den 9. oktober i serien Female Perspective på Copenhagen Short Film Festival.
”Langt størstedelen af de kvinder, der havner i prostitution, gør det som kvinden i historien på grund af fattigdom,” fortæller Monica Mazzitelli, der står bag prisvindende kortfilm som Dignity og The Coltrane Code.
De seneste fire år har den 56-årige instruktør og forfatter arbejdet med kvinder, der kæmper for at komme ud af prostitution i Sverige.
Her lærte hun også kvinden bag historien at kende.
”Jeg ville lave kunst ud af de historier, jeg hørte fra kvinderne. Det var for at give noget tilbage igen. Deres liv er jo blevet bestjålet dem. Jeg gjorde mit bedste for at gøre deres historier interessante og smukke. Give dem en stemme!” siger Monica Mazzitelli.
”Langt størstedelen af de kvinder, der havner i prostitution, gør det som kvinden i historien på grund af fattigdom,” fortæller Monica Mazzitelli, der står bag prisvindende kortfilm som Dignity og The Coltrane Code.
De seneste fire år har den 56-årige instruktør og forfatter arbejdet med kvinder, der kæmper for at komme ud af prostitution i Sverige.
Her lærte hun også kvinden bag historien at kende.
”Jeg ville lave kunst ud af de historier, jeg hørte fra kvinderne. Det var for at give noget tilbage igen. Deres liv er jo blevet bestjålet dem. Jeg gjorde mit bedste for at gøre deres historier interessante og smukke. Give dem en stemme!” siger Monica Mazzitelli.
“The Wedding Cake” finally in Poland at the Tofifest!
I am very thrilled to be part of festival that makes it a point of being “rebellious”!
The Wedding Cake will be screened at the 18th edition of the Tofifest International Film Festival that will take place in Torun, from 17th October to 25th October 2020. The festival openly supports Belarusians by having a very interesting section called “Viva Belarus!”, presented by stating: “it will be a symbolic manifestation of our solidarity with the Belarusian people fighting for their freedom.
I am proud of being virtually there!
“The Wedding Cake” back in the US at the Boston Women’s Film Festival!
Boston!! I have so lovely memories from this city, and I wish I could go back! In the meanwhile, it is my big pleasure and honor to be there virtually again thru a festival that celebrates female power in film: what could be better?
Please join the Boston Women Film Festival from next week until the 18th of October!