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We are excited to host the 2019 WEP Film Festival, where renowned scientists will introduce and lead discussions for a range of educational documentaries and fictional film screenings related to this year’s theme ‘TIME’.
Slow Food Story offers a personal account of how the Slow Food movement was born 25 years ago, and its journey that has seen it spread to 150 countries. Starting with its founder still current president Carlo Petrini, director Stefano Sardo weaves a story that portrays how a group of friends from a small Italian province pursued a dream of a better world. Sardo, himself from the city of Bra in the Piedmont region, introduces us to characters like Azio, who have been at the association’s side since the beginning and offer a unique insight.
It is a story of pleasure and politics, joy and sorrow, local and global friendships. From Piedmont’s peasant tradition of “cantare le uova” – walking amongst the Langhe’s vineyards to visit farms, drink red wine and sing until dawn – that Petrini and friends still carry on today, to the global Terra Madre gathering that unites Slow Food’s food communities, members and supporters from 160 countries.
We encourage festivalgoers to stay for the post-film discussion led by renown experts.
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Paolo di Croce
Paolo Di Croce, graduated in Environmental Engineering at the University of Turin and began working for Slow Food in 1998 to coordinate its projects – such as the Ark of Taste and Presidia – in defense of the environment and biodiversity. From 2003 to 2006 Paolo served as the General Secretary of the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity, which defends the biodiversity of our foods and gastronomic traditions from the world over, promotes sustainable agriculture, respect for the environment, for cultural identities, and for the wellbeing of animals. Since 2005, Paolo is the Secretary-General of the Terra Madre Foundation and serves as International Secretary of the Slow Food International Board of Directors, the highest governing body of Slow Food International.
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