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Dimartino wins Best Video at Festival del Cinema Musicale Italiano

award · 2026-05-04

The Italian band Dimartino has won the award for Best Video of the Year at the Festival del Cinema Musicale Italiano for their single "Come Una Guerra La Primavera" from the album "Un Paese ci Vuole," released in April on Picicca Dischi. The video, directed by Manuela Di Pisa, features rapid sequences of everyday scenes and landscapes, inspired by a poem by Cesare Pavese. The jury recognized the video for its portrayal of provincial life and its invisible fighters. Dimartino's music is characterized by delicate indie atmospheres, literary lyricism, and a raw, restless romanticism.

Key facts

  • Dimartino won Best Video of the Year at the Festival del Cinema Musicale Italiano.
  • The winning video is for the single 'Come Una Guerra La Primavera'.
  • The album 'Un Paese ci Vuole' was released in April on Picicca Dischi.
  • The video was directed by Manuela Di Pisa.
  • The video includes fragments of stories, places, faces, animals, sunsets, and processions.
  • The video is inspired by verses from Cesare Pavese: 'Un paese ci vuole, non fosse che per il gusto di andarsene via.'
  • Dimartino's style blends indie atmospheres, literary lyricism, and raw romanticism.
  • The award was conferred by the jury of the Festival del Cinema Musicale Italiano.

Entities

Artists

  • Dimartino
  • Manuela Di Pisa
  • Cesare Pavese

Institutions

  • Festival del Cinema Musicale Italiano
  • Picicca Dischi

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