Poster for the film 'Note di Stelle' with collaged newspaper letters spelling 'NOTE DI STELLE,' surrounded by colorful paint splatters, on a light background.

CARTAPESTA: CARNIVAL OF FANO - THE MOVIE

Italy’s oldest Carnival, memories, footages, a very powerful imagery rooted over the centuries in one city: Fano. A tradition, that of papier-mâché, and its float masters who, generation after generation, have been able to blend creativity, engineering and manual skills to build those traveling stages called floats. A character, named Vulón, encountering a child. He doesn’t know anything about the Carnival of Fano. No one better than a Carnival mask to walk him around through parades, costumes and sweets and to tell him that after all, Carnival is more than a simple celebration: it’s a feeling, a state of mind that warms the heart of a city and of the territory around. And while the carnival week is getting to an end, somebody is up and ready for a new beginning…

July 11, 2025
3:30-7 PM

Court Square Theater
44-02 23rd St, Long Island City

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Andrea Lodovichetti

Andrea Lodovichetti was born in Fano in 1976. He graduated in film directing at the National Film School CSC in Rome, he has worked as assistant director for Academy Award-winning director Paolo Sorrentino. Film director, producer and screenwriter, in his career he has won an Italian Golden Globe and a consistent number of honors worldwide.

Man with dark hair, beard, and sunglasses with yellow lenses sitting by a window.
Nighttime parade with large, colorful floats featuring characters, including a woman with a large head and other animated figures, surrounded by a crowd of spectators.
A person dressed as a historical soldier in armor and holding a sword, talking to a young boy in a cozy room with vintage posters and rustic decor.
People on a parade float, with a person dressed as a historical figure in costume, surrounded by large colorful cartoon-like props and figures.
A crane lifting large, colorful sculptures and paintings, including lips, faces, and abstract art, inside an industrial warehouse with a cloudy sky visible above.
A parade float featuring a large, moving puppet of a skeleton with a distorted face, dressed in red, surrounded by colorful decorations and balloons, with a crowd of people and historic brick buildings in the background.
A woman wearing a black beanie and dark clothing decorates ceramic vases in a ceramics studio, with large pottery pieces around her.
People watching a large, illuminated, dragon-themed parade float through an arched brick passageway at night.
A young boy sitting at a table drawing or coloring, with a figure dressed as a clown or carnival character standing next to him in front of large colorful sculptures of flowers, faces, and a horse head in the background.
An aerial view of a city street during sunset showing parked cars, buildings, and a large figure made of flowers or artificial materials in the center of the street.