Giffoni, from a virtuous south, becomes an inspiring model for all those suburban Lombard villages forced to suffer depopulation and youth flight, despite extraordinary landscape sceneries, a vast cultural heritage and deep-rooted fine productions.
But many young people in these areas today are at a crossroads: between going and staying.
Territories need to start listening to them, only then can they discover that they have skills and passions that can be put to use in collaboration with schools. Giffoni brought to places such as Val Trompia, Val Sabbia, and Oltepò Pavese its experience, the activation of a kind of itinerant film school that involved local young people personally, engaging them directly in the discovery and enhancement of their territories. Students from as many as seven high schools in grades I and II put themselves to the test with theoretical and practical training courses, culminating in the production of two docu-films and two commercials.
Investing in young people means investing in the future of one’s territory: Giffoni Experience and Fondazione Cariplo are united by the same mission, which in the framework of the “Attiv-Aree” program has promoted this partnership with the aim of offering young inhabitants of inland areas possibilities and opportunities for growth realized in the territory where they live.
The short film shot in many Italian towns was presented to young viewers at the Giffoni FIlm Festival
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