CERVINO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
6th edition
Breuil-Cervinia/Valtournenche, July 23rd-27th, 2003

THE COMPETITION

DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

A FIL DI CIELO - CRONACA DI 54 GIORNI SULLE CRESTE DELLA VALLE D’AOSTA (Touching the Sky - 54 days on the mountains of Aosta Valley)
ITALY, 2003, 40’, col., video
Director Pietro Giglio
Script Claudio Bastrentaz, Paolo Comune, Pietro Giglio, Oriana Pecchio
Cameraman Claudio Bastrentaz, Paolo Comune, Pietro Giglio
Editing Fabrizio Villanis-Ziani

Two guides from Aosta Valley, Claudio Bastrentaz and Paolo Comune, found the way to have an exciting adventure not far from their home. On June 28th they left from pont-Saint-Martin and travelled along their region’s border, through Monte Rosa, Cervino, Monte Bianco and Gran Paradiso. Result: 55 days, of which 43 effectively spent at working and 12 days of rest; 52,000m of overall gradient, 350km, 173 over-3000m peaks, 32 over4000m peaks, with a daily difficulty up to the V level.

DIRECTOR
Pietro Giglio was born in Villeneuve, Aosta Valley, in 1943. He is an experienced journalist and was also general director of two mountain magazines, Oasisand Rivista della Montagna. He worked for TG3 and collaborated with RAI of Aosta and Trento. He was director of photography and director of many films on alpinism, history and tourism in Aosta Valley. Recently he directed the program Valle d’Aosta a fil di cielo; at the moment he is director of the weekly program Quimontagne. His works on alpinism, skiing and tourism were published by various Italian publishing companies. He travelled along the Alps, many Mediterranean Isles, Turkey, Iceland and Canada.

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Pietro Giglio