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Why is it called Chianti?

Rummaging among the manypublications, ancient or not, themore plausible etymologyseems that derived from the verbCLANGO (almost a sound of ahunting horn), which defined theancient state of the rural districtcovered with forests, intended tobaronial hunting.From ancient documents it isnoted that the present territorywas a large wooded forest andthe tenth and eleventh centurieswere replaced, little by littlecultivation of olive trees,mulberry trees and "... anexquisite vines that producelow-quality wine." Celebratedby Francesco Redi, doctor andliterary man at the Medici courtin his Bacco in Toscana (1685).There is also a memory of theyear 790, found in the Abbey ofSan Bartolomeo a Ripoli, wherethe Benedictine monks tell of acour t in CLANTI CUMINTEGRO SALINGO and thiscould be another possible originof the name Chianti.The word Chianti appears afterthe middle of the thirteenthcentury, until then the Chiantilands were indicated by thegeneric name of Castiglione, somuch so that the GhibellineEmperor Arrigo IV (1056-1073)and the Guelph Federico IBarbarossa ( 1122-1190) "...confirmed to the counts Guidi,Vicars of the Holy See, thelordship of the territory ofCastiglione ...", a territory thatincluded the present Castellinaand Radda.A certain date is 1384, when itestablished the League ofChianti with the promulgationof its Statute. League, whichprobably already existed fromthe first century, when theRepublic of Florence dividedthe territory into autonomousjurisdictions, calling Leagues.The Florentine Statute of 1415gives us absolute certainty a wayto determine exactly, theboundaries of Chianti of thattime.The League was formed byPlover and those of Chiantiwhere :Panzano, S. MariaNovella, S. Giusto in Salcio, S.Maria a Spaltenna, S. Polo inRosso, S. Marcellino, S. Cristina

In Ligliano, S. Leonino in Conioand S. Agnese. The Plover,places of worship, were formedby the people, the people of theChianti were 69 and for ease ofadministration were divided intothree groups, and so there werethe Terzi or Terzieri, each ofwhich was named from the mostimportant among them: Radda,named capital of the League ofChianti, Castellina and Gaiole.

In 1774, the Grand Duke PietroLeopoldo suppressed theadministrat ions of Terzi ,replacing them with theCommuni ty and leav ingunchanged the same boundaries.Subsequently under the Frenchgovernment were annexed to thedepartment of the Ombrone andto the unification of theKingdom were part of theprovince of Siena, which stillbelong.

Among the arts and craftsselected for Slow MovieContest, there is the

C h i a n t i S c u l p t u r e P a r kPievasciata, in CastelnuovoBerardenga: 7 acres of landwhere the sculptures by artistsfrom around the world blendwith the colors, sounds andnoises of the forest.There are three characteristicsthat define the park, according totheir founders: the integration ofnature and art, the diversity ofcultures, and the vary of usedmaterials, features that, webelieve, make it similar to ourcompetition. We are preparing tomake in the coming monthsSlow Movie Contest become asort of Pievasciata traveling,going to 'animate' from week toweek eight municipalities thatare involved in it.The directors that we haveselected, Italian and foreign, arealready at work, and are doingresearch on the Internet aboutplaces and activities that havebeen proposed. We haveunearthed for them, thanks to thehelpful suggestions we havereceived from the variouscountries and the municipalities,w e h a v e i m m e d i a t e l yrecognized this mixture ofcultures, nature and technology,and a wide variety of materialsand ... animals. It is also becausethe animals are a point of contactwith the Sculpture Park, beforebecoming such, housed, in fact, aherd of wild boars!

has left Long Islandin 1972 to Radda in Chianti: shehad a degree in art, but was thepassion for quadrupeds thatbefore led her to make the trainerof horses, and then put on a herdof Cashmere goats at her stonecottage in the valleys of Volpaia.The first in Italy, and the first'brick' for the creation of acompany that operates in thefield of luxury goods with a lineof natural textile for the personand for the house.At BarberinoVal d'Elsa, Riccardo Salvetti willcompete with , aninternational equestrian centerspecializing in classical riding,but also with the production ofceramics by , thatin the lab built close to his househe is dedicated to pottery, to thepaper clay (making pots that area mixture of clay and paper), andespecially to the turning ofp o r c e l a i n , b e c a u s e h i spreference is the Japaneseceramics.

Nora Kravis

Il Paretaio

Andrea Biagini

The pottery is also found inTavarnelle, with the workshop

, and in Radda, with(specializing

in the production of lamps,mirrors, fabrics and miniatures)and with ,whose work will bring us backin Renaissance Florence , whenthe Medici celebrating the art ofgood food in their castles andcountry villas presenting thedishes in beautiful decorateddinner services.The Japanese art of pottery ishighly valued in Chianti:

in Castellina inChianti, is an expert of the Rakutechnique, her lively productionalso includes some nicemodular cubes depicting ther u r a l s u r r o u n d i n g h e rlaboratory , with the ubiquitousolive tree. Just olive tree andolive oil will focus GinaNapolitan, which will film inCastellina at the farm of

, historicallyfamily linked to the politicaland cultural life of the region,from the beginning of theeleventh century. Ser LapoMazzei has even considered the"fa ther" of the Chian t iappellation, which appeared forthe first time in a commercialcontract with his signature,dated 16 December 1398.

, in Greve, makessculptures from recycled wood.Also in Greve, ,w o o d t u r n e r , p r o d u c e swonderful Pinocchio, Mr.

is one of the fewcraftsmen who still dedicatethemselves to the art ofrealization of the baskets. InSan Casciano find anotherturner, Mr. , and then

, which produces theat the

, makingeach piece by hand with the landof Galestro.The craftsmen of metalsproduce for the activities moret rad i t iona l ( inTavarnelle works for cellars andoil mills) and for those moreadvanced ( , in SanCasciano, works metal forartists). At the

in Greve there is at thes a m e t i m e a n a n c i e n tRenaissance art workshop,where three generations havehanded down the art of thetechnique of lost wax casting,and a modern workshop where,thanks to the technological

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Rampini ceramics

LuciaVolentieri

Marchesi Mazzei

Franco Bozzi

Patrizio Catarzi

Fagioli

LapiniCarlo ChitiTerrecotte del ChiantiFornace di Gabbiano

Giachin i

Stefano Failli

Fonderia DelGiudice

innovations adopted, Luca DelGiudice realizes constantlyworks of archi tec ts andcontemporary sculptors Italianand international.At the Park in Pievasciata are theworks of , smithin Castelnuovo Berardenga, acountry where for years thisactivity has been the main sourceof income of the population.Fabio's father, , still worksas , another trade inendangered, or, as we hope, insearch of 'new inspiration'.Besides iron and metals there areactivities and materials morefeminine: in Tavarnelle the

( inTavarnelle the embroidery is anancient art of local tradition towhich also the Museum ofSacred Art devotes space) andthe creations of :books, herbals, albums, cards,envelopes, boxes, made withcards of various sizes, densityand texture, using spices, herbs,plants, flowers, fibers andtissues.

Fabio Zacchei

Mariobullettaio

Lucia’s embroideries

Lea Bilanci

In the countryside of Gaiole wefind "Le Conce", the potteryworkshop of Studio Fernandez,where and

produce porcelain,hard porcelain and bronze andthey have created a special'blend' between the Tuscantradition and other cultures ,especially the English andJapanese.We end the roundup as we hadbegun: with a woman, a foreign,but now completely Chianti:

, who fromGermany has planted a hand-weaving workshop in Gaiole inChianti, near the Castle ofBrolio, where transforms thelinen, cotton and hemp inbeautiful fabrics, using framesolder than 300 years.

We stop here, even though thislong list remains open, waiting tobe stretched or 'altered' by thelook of our new and curiousfilmmakers. And while we waitfor them, let's find out somethingmore about each of them in thefollowing pages.

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Gina Marie Napolitan - USA

Cristian Benaglio - Italy

Alina Gorlova - Ukraine

Riccardo Salvetti - Italy

Born : July 17th 1982He comes from: Rezzato-Brescia- ITALYHe lives in: BresciaBio-Filmography: Cristian is aprofessional filmmaker sinceSeptember 2002, when heparticipated in the making ofethnic-social documentaries onRAI 3 in Valle d'Aosta. He thenworked for two years to thecrea t ion of two se t s of"Playground" for Disney on RAI2 w i t h i n t h e p r o g r a m"DisneyClub." In 2006 hebecame part of "Tamavideo srl"cine television productioncompany based in Milan, withwhom he has made televisionprograms and multimediaproducts for RAI, Mediaset,S K Y, A l l m u s i c , F O X ,D I S C O V E R Y. H e h a s

Filming in Castellina in Chianti

Born : January 16th 1981She comes from: Brockton,Massachusetts- USAShe lives in: South Pasadena-CaliforniaBio-Filmography:Gina Marie Napolitan is anexperimental filmmaker andmedia artist and she has workedas a puppeteer and videodesigner on several experimentalthea ter product ions . Heranimated films have screened atthe Boston Underground FilmFestival , Anthology FilmArchive in New York City, LAFilmForum, Antimatter FilmF e s t i v a l , B l a c k M a r i a ,animateCologne, and numerousother venues in the United Statesand abroad. In 2011, she was arecipient of the Princess Grace

FoundationAward, and this pastyear she was awarded an artistresidency at Echo Park FilmCenter in LosAngeles.Napolitan received her BFA in

Film/Video from and her MFAin Experimental Animationfrom the California Institute oftheArts.A curiosity…Collage and assemblage offound objects are Gina’sprimary means of creativeexpression and they have rootsin her childhood. In the late1970s, her parents purchased asmall 180 year-old farmhousein Brockton, Massachusetts.They gradually remodeled thehouse throughout the 1980s,and during this period ofrenovation, mysterious objectshidden in the walls werediscovered: old children’s toys,stacks of pulp magazines fromthe 1870s, corn cob pipes andscraps of clothing. Her motherdutifully saved everything theyfound, arranging them intostrange tableaux on tables in ourliving room. As a little girl,Gina spent hours staring att h e s e o b j e c t s , d r a w i n gassociations between them,constructing narratives aroundthem, engaging in a peculiarkind of suburban archeology.Gina believes that film offersthe ideal showcase for this kindof art: discarded objects can begiven new life through motion,

new identities created with eachre-arrangement and juxtapositionof the images on screen.

(about Slow MovieContest):She says…

This is my first time in Tuscany,and in Italy. I love researching thehistory of specific places, so I'vebeen preparing by doing that, aswell as learning to speak basicItalian. I've been very interestedin using candles and small,focused flashlights as the primarylight sources in my films recently,so I'm hoping that I can apply thistechnique to the area I've beenassigned. My film will likely be acombination of live actionfootage and animated footage.

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Movie Contest.In recent months, he is workingon various projects including thecreation of a documentary aboutFranco Battiato and a new scriptCristian has a diploma insurveying and attended theF a c u l t y o f L e t t e r s a n dPhilosophy of the CatholicUniversity which he then left infavor of work commitments.

(about Slow MovieContest):He says…

My professional experienceranges from documentaries (withwhich I began) to TV programsthrough film projects consistmainly of three short films, butbetween all projects, the ones thatgave me the most satisfactionwere those in which in some way,as they say, was history to chooseme.In this case I think Tavarnelle is anew excellent opportunity todedicate myself to Tuscany whichis the part I love most about mycountry!Frequently between a work andanother I voluntarily lost in thearea, but specifically I have neverbeen in Tavarnelle and do notknow anything about his history,now I think I have a good excuseto fill the gap.Among the first work I've donethere are many documentariesdedicated to arts and crafts, but Ihave never had to deal with thep a p e r c r a f t s o r p o t t e r yworkshops, which is why,although I have some ideas, I willnot take decisions until I havedone at least a small survey in thecountry.Now, knowing this project, I amhappy that I could get an idea ofthe local crafts during the days ofthe exhibition “Artigianato ePalazzo' in Florence.

Born : May 19th 1986He comes from: Forlì- ITALYHe lives in: ForlìBio-Filmography:Riccardo is a freelancefilmmaker, he work as aproduction assistant, operator,director.His film "Gabani – due voltecampione" won eight awards atinternational festivals enjoyingsuccess among critics andaudiences. Among the mostimportant productions in whichhe has worked:

"Gabani – due volte campione"Docu-Fiction on the life ofArnaldo Pambianco (writer anddirector), "La banda dei BabbiNatale" by Aldo, Giovanni andGiacomo (production), "Bruciareviolini per vendere la cenere "

and "The Plague Doctor"(videographer)He has a degree in filmproduction at the school of"Cinema, Television and NewMedia" in Milan.R i c c a r d o ’ s w e b s i t e :www.riccardosalvetti.com


Telling the value of traditionsand grasp the energy that theycontain is one of the mainreasons that lead me to pick upthe camera, so as soon as Ir e p o r t e d t h e c a l l"slowmoviecontest" I could notpull back.I was hoping for this selectionbecause until now I havefocused heavily on those who

are the stories and traditions ofmy country: the Romagna, andthis possibility to climb over theApennines and try to tell the artsand crafts of another region withmy eyes fills me with enthusiasm.

It 's the first time I go toBarberino, and I have thepleasure to find out for thisoccasion, so I can study it andknow it from the start withwatchful eyes to perform thisproject.Now the first thing I will beginstudying the arts and crafts that Ihave been assigned, and thendevelop a narrative that canenclose the all in one short film.

Born : September 16th 1991She comes from: Zaporozhye -UKRAINEShe lives in: Kyiv- UKRAINE

Bio-Filmography:Alina graduated from KyivNational University of Theatre,Cinematography and Televisionin 2012. In the same year she shotfour short movies: “The first stepin the clouds” (with which shewas selected for Slow MovieCon te s t ) , “The Widow” ,“ B a b u s h k a ” a n d “ H e a r ttransplantant” (which won thePrize for the “Best movie, shot byt h e s t u d e n t s ” a t t h eKinokimmeria InternationalFilm Festival.)


It will be my first time in Italy. Iknow, that this region is one of themost beautiful in Italy. As Iunderstand from books and web,R a d d a h a s t h e u n i q u eatmosphere. There are a lot ofo b j e c t s , t h a t g i v e y o uinspiration: nature, people, arts,crafts, architecture, style of live. Ireally suppose, that this idea is

Filming in Radda in Chianti

very actual today. I'm trying toknow more about this town,about history of it.I have an idea of what I willshoot in Radda: this will be theshort movie-meditation. I wantto show, that the crafts can relax.When you doing something byyour hands, your mind begin toconcentrated on this the feeling,

sense. This is very important,'cause your thoughts go awayand your head became fresh.After this, you begin tounderstand more things aboutlife, because you have "reload".I had the experience of "reload",when I was with the wild naturefor a long time.

Filming in Barberino Val D’Elsa

c o l l a b o r a t e d w i t h t h eCooperativa Tempo Libero forthe realization of short filmswith and for children ofelementary and middle school,he worked for Videoproduzioneto production of video clips andanimations for companies of theFinmeccanica group , has madephotos and videos for MarcParis for the marine industry andinternational publications, andhas worked on documentariesand video clips including theinstitutional project of schoolrecords achieved for PAincentive andAssoform Rimini.His first short film, "Statistica"is in 2009, followed by "Comed i d i c e " ( 2 0 1 0 ) a n d"Aquavitae." (2011), which heproduced and directed, andwhich has been selected by Slow

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Amanda Rodriguez - Spain

Silvio D’Angelo - Italy

Romina Contepomi - UK

Filming in Greve in Chianti

Born : February 27th 1981She comes from: Madrid- SPAINShe lives in: Madrid-SPAINBio-Filmography:Following her undergraduateS t u d i e s i n a u d i o v i s u a lC o m m u n i c a t i o n s i n t h eUniversidad Pontificia deS a l a m a n c a , s h e s t u d i e scinematographic direction inECAM. In 2010 she receives anexchange scholarship withE N E R C ( B u e n o s A i r e s ,Argentina) where she completesher training. This experience hasprovided her with a morecomplete vision as a film-maker.Currently she juggles her work asproducer in the productioncompany Zapruder Films withthe pre-production of her first fulllength film as director due to startin 2014. The third story, her finalyear project, and for which shewas selected to Slow MovieContest, after being screened at

the Spanish festival Seminici, and"La semana of Cortometraje de lacomunidad de Madrid", willarrive in Italy, MedFilmFestivalof Rome (June 24 to 29) and theFestival of Brescello (June 21 to23), where it wil l be incompetition.


I have not had the opportunity tocome to Tuscany or Greve inChianti, although I know a part ofthis region through film, and thefilms that were shot emblematic,such as "Il paziente inglese", "Ioballo da sola". I find wonderful ...the landscape, the timelesscharacter of the villages, and thequality of life that seems tobreathe in your country : for this Ireally want to know these places.F o r t h i s e x p e r i e n c e I ' mdocumenting, trying to find all the

information at my disposal, inorder to maximize my time andmake a good short. I want to geta complete view of the area andits surroundings: in a nutshell,fully understand the lifestyle ofGreve in Chianti. Internetallows us to access ane n o r m o u s a m o u n t o finformation, not only on atechnical level, but also offeelings: personal experiences,opinions of travelers andimpressions of the people whowent from there or living there.My work will focus in trying toreflect the character of the cityand the influence of the crafts.With my short will film the spiritof the area, that is, the color andthe essence of a city portrayedthrough i t s p ic turesquelandscape. The kind oscillatebetween documentary andfiction story, in search of thetension that allows you to getcloser to the Italian popularc u l t u r e t h r o u g h t h econstruction of a story.I was lucky enough to graduatein art, and for this I came intocontact with many disciplines,such as sculpture or painting.In addition, my family hasalways been very much in touchwith the world of craft, so I amvery sensitive to the method ofwork of a sculptor, for example,that the bottom is not sodifferent from that of afilmmaker.

Filming in San Casciano Val Di Pesa

Born : August 7th 1987He comes from: Pescara-ITALYHe lives in: PescaraBio-Filmography: Silvio is afreelance filmmaker, makesvideos for events, advertisingand the Internet under the brand"Oviedo". He worked as anoperator of filming and editingfor TV Extracampus of Turin,Confindustria Pescara, ZOOA R T F e s t i v a l O l o n a ,Cinemambiente. He is theauthor of two music videos(Radioshakedown - "Cheatersnever lose" and Josagun - "Smo

Kings")He has a degree in Public andPolitical Communication


If I did not the videomaker Iwould probably be carpenter orblacksmith. I've always beenfascinated by the craft trades,particularly those who do notproduce parts in series.My first short film ("without artnor part"), not surprisingly,concerns a boy who createsworks of art working pieces ofiron abandoned.

Darim Da Prato - Italy

The SlowMovieContest will bean excellent opportunity to goin search of these hidden talentsby the beautiful landscape ofTuscany, in the style ofreportage.In my work I always try tocapture the most interestingaspects of what I'm filmingwithout building too picturesand dialogues. My week in SanCasciano in Val di Pesa will bea real discovery of the territorywithout filters and withoutpatterns, to try to grasp in themost natural way the value ofthe area.

Born : July 11th 1982He comes from: Viareggio –Lucca- ITALYHe lives in: ViareggioBio-Filmography:

Darim Alessandro Da Prato is afreelance filmmaker. He hasworked with various productioncompanies of Tuscany operating

videographers of Versilia. Hehas directed the following shortfilms: "Il figlio del pastore - AVideoportrait of LorenzoV i a n i " ( 2 0 1 3 ) , " L aTransumanza delle Api"(2012), "Maestri d’ascia ecalafati" (2011), "Il Tarlopolverizza anche la quercia - ADocumentary On Galileo Chini"(2010)He has a degree in "Cinema,Music and Theatre" at theUnivers i ty of Pisa andspecial ized in "Cinema,Theatre and MultimediaProduction “


Honestly, although I amTuscan, I've never been inGaiole in Chianti, but I hadalready heard, especially inrelation to the production ofwine. During my experience Ihave already covered some artsand crafts, some of which arevery special and with a richtradition, as the beekeeper, orshipwright.I wish the video would reflectthe work and sweat that it takesin every profession, the passionthat joins the tradition, toooften supplanted by modernmachinery. I intend to speak,for what I can, with the older ofthe place to learn how to havechanged over the years, thetechniques employed inproduction, ensuring thequality of the made in Italy.

in the documentary, contributingto the realization of projects thatwere broadcast nationally fromthe SKY platform. He also workson personal projects, especiallyin the branch of the art and thesocial documentary .Since 2010 is part of thecollective TRIPODPHOTOcombining photographers and

Filming in Gaiole in Chianti

Filming in Castelnuovo Berardenga

Born : January 16th 1990She comes from: Valencia-SPAINShe lives in: London-UK

Bio-Filmography:Romina Contepomi is afreelance filmmaker who livesand works in London, where shemoved in 2008, in order tocomplete her higher education.She studied first at ChelseaCollege ofArt and Design to thenspecialize in filmmaking,c o m p l e t i n g a F i l m a n dTelevision BA at LondonCollege of Communication. Herwork deals with issues such asemigration, human displacementand the passing of time, whichdraw on her own personalexperience. Recent projectsincludes directing her short Film“Soledad”, that was selected atthe Underwire Film FestivalLondon 2012.

She says… (about Slow MovieContest):I have had the pleasure to havevisited Tuscany three times in thepast years but I have never visitedCastelnuovo Berardenga before.I am very excited to get to explorethe area and honored to havebeen chosen to capture the beautyof its people, art and nature. Ialso have a more profoundconnection with Italy as many ofmy ancestors where Italianthemselves. My parents areArgentinian and my greatgrandparents from both familieswhere Italian. Therefore I havebeen brought up with manysimilar traditions and familystories since I was young. I feel avery close relation to Italy and forthis reason when I visit I alwaysfeel at home. For the moment I’mtrying to do as much research as Ican as I think this is the only wayto produce as good piece of work,

however I’m planning to startwriting the script shortly. I amtrying to get inspiration byreading Italian poetry, at themoment I’m reading GiosuèCarducci work. It is still a veryearly stage and I want to allowmyself space for exploration.As I mentioned before feel thatresearch is crucial as I am afirm believer that inspiration isonly able to flourish byexposing yourself to differentcreative and intellectualstimulus. It is only by doing thisthat I find I can crystalize myidea into a final work of art.Filmmaking for me is purespace, waiting to be inhabited.Waiting for me to make it myown. A realty where I can trulyu n d e r s t a n d w h a t i t i simportant to me, a space whereI can reflect. So until a certainextent the images become anextension of myself because Icohabit with them for such along time. For me the mood ofthe film is the most importantaspect, the cinematic spacethat I create becomes theemotion. For this reason I liketo use nature and landscape asif it was a character of its own.I’ll rather leave my audiencewith a simple feeling than witha satisfying story plot. In thisfilm I want to do precisely this,capture the atmosphere of thelandscapes, nature, art andpeople of Chianti. As the finaloutcome I hope that theaudience will be able to relateand feel a part of this cinematicspace that I will be creating.

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