When: October 09, 2026 at 18:00 - Where: ICI-NY 686 Park Avenue, NY
The Italian Cultural Institute of New York is hosting the final evening of the third edition of “Food and Future – Italian Video Art Contest,” during which the 12 finalist short films (4 from each Academy, each approximately 3 minutes long) will be screened. The competing short films were selected by faculty representatives from the Academies of Naples, Bari, and Lecce.
The jury, alongside the Director of the IIC NY, Claudio Pagliara, will include Stefano Prior, co-founder and sole director of Pensiero Mediterraneo, the company behind the initiative; Luigi Capone, co-founder of Pensiero Mediterraneo, Flavia Pankiewicz, journalist and writer (coordination), Antonella Marino, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bari and art critic (artistic direction), Davide Ippolito, reputation expert, editor and producer, Alma Laias, expert in international relations, Kaspar Capparoni, TV, cinema and theatre actor, Angelo Filomeno, artist, Antonio Pio Saracino, architect, designer, artist.
