Global Nonviolent Film Festival Opens With a Lineup of 36 Films In Competition

Six world premieres are among the selected and competing films from 15 countries. The films, their trailers, and daily video presentations are broadcast on GlobalCinema.online

This is the 12th edition of the most important and renown nonviolent film festival in the world that was founded in 2012 by film director Bruno Pischiutta and producer Daria Trifu.

The Festival takes place from September 28 to October 8. On October 9 the awards given by the Jury are announced.

The program offers 36 films, narrative, documentaries, docudramas, animation and experimental movies, and music videos available to the viewers on a pay-per-view basis. There is also free content available such as the Daily Video Presentations (11 in total) and the Awards Video Presentation, in addition to the films’ trailers.

The Festival is broadcast on-line on GlobalCinema.online.

For the viewers who wish to follow the entire Festival, there are VIP Passes available to purchase directly from the channel at the price of $100 each; one pass gives access to all the content.

The 36 selected and competing films will remain streaming on the channel until October 15. In this way, the viewers have additional time to watch them also after the awards have been given.

The film personalities convened as members of the Jury for the Global Nonviolent Film Festival 2023 are (in alphabetical order): Brad Mays – USA, Olga Matsyna – Italy, Roger Paradiso – USA, Dr. Teresa Mular – USA, and Yuriy Konopkin – Russia.

DAY #1 – SEPTEMBER 28 – VIDEO PRESENTATION

(Photo) Film Director | Festival Artistic Consultant, Bruno Pischiutta, and Film Producer | Festival Director, Daria Trifu

In the 1st Day Video Presentation on September 28, the hosts – Daria Trifu and Bruno Pischiutta – will introduce the following three films from the line-up:

**PURGATORY**
Feature Film, 94 min., Greece
Directed by Vassilis Mazomenos

**YOU’LL BE OK TOO: CHRISTINA’S JOURNEY**
Feature Documentary, 67 min., USA
Directed by Christina Mathieson-Segura

**FATHER’S DAY**
Short Film, 26 min., South Africa
Directed by Tumelo Lekena

The art, culture, and entertainment magazine DARIA! is providing the full coverage of the festival with articles about each one of the selected films (written by American State Senator from Hawaii, Will Espero), in addition to daily news. The magazine, founded in 2005 by Daria Trifu, is available at DariaMagazine.com. The Festival is also covered by Indie Activity and Film Daily magazines.

The daily news can also be followed on X (previously Twitter) @TorPix and on Facebook @GlobalNonviolentFilmFestival