The Birthday Party
TITLE
The Birthday Party
DIRECTOR
Francesco Sossai
COUNTRY
Germany, France, Italy
YEAR
2023
DURATION
17′
GENRE
Fiction
Overview

The Birthday Party
December 1999. I remember that, amidst the Millenium Bug anxiety, I went to the birthday of Enrico, a kid who lived with his family in an old and isolated farmhouse.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Francesco Sossai
Francesco Sossai was born in the Italian Dolomites area. He started filming short films at an early age. He moved to Rome where he graduated in English and German Literatures. He was then admitted at the DFFB – German Television Film Academy in Berlin. His first feature length film “Altri Cannibali” celebrated its world premiere at PÖFF 2021 where it was awarded as „Best First Feature“. The film subsequently had its Italian premiere at the 39th Torino Film Festival and was screened worldwide in numerous other festivals. Francesco is currently working on his second feature „Le città della pianura“, a coproduction between Italy and France. He lives in Veneto, Italy.
Credits
- DirectorFrancesco Sossai
- Screenplay Francesco Sossai
- Cinematography
- Cast
- EditingFrancesco Sossai
- Producer/s Cecilia Trautvetter, François-Pierre Clavel
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleThe Birthday Party
- Project TypeFiction
- Completion Date 1 January 2023
- Country of originGermany, France, Italy
- Country of filmingGermany, France, Italy
- LanguageItalian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectYes

Francesco Sossai
Francesco Sossai was born in the Italian Dolomites area. He started filming short films at an early age. He moved to Rome where he graduated in English and German Literatures. He was then admitted at the DFFB – German Television Film Academy in Berlin. His first feature length film “Altri Cannibali” celebrated its world premiere at PÖFF 2021 where it was awarded as „Best First Feature“. The film subsequently had its Italian premiere at the 39th Torino Film Festival and was screened worldwide in numerous other festivals. Francesco is currently working on his second feature „Le città della pianura“, a coproduction between Italy and France. He lives in Veneto, Italy.