Italian Liberation Day Goes Digital: TV and Online Events for April 25
On April 25, 2020, Italy commemorated the 75th anniversary of its Liberation from Nazi-fascism, but public festivities were called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital events included Sky Arte's documentary 'Partigiane 2.0. La libertà ha sempre vent’anni' and the concert 'Voci Resistenti' with Vinicio Capossela and Marlene Kuntz. Streeen offered complimentary programming until May 1, showcasing 'Bimba col pugno chiuso'. OpenDBB featured 'Bandite' by Alessia Proietti, while Mymovies presented 'The Forgotten Front'. Rai broadcast films by Ermanno Olmi and Taviani, La7 aired 'Mussolini ultimo atto', and Mediaset repeated 'Contro Hitler a qualunque costo'. YouTube included 'La donna nella Resistenza'. The #RaccontiamolaResistenza initiative engaged filmmakers and writers. Ongoing threats from fascists against Senator Liliana Segre and journalist Carlo Verdelli were also highlighted.
Key facts
- 75th anniversary of Italy's Liberation from Nazi-fascism on April 25, 2020
- Traditional celebrations canceled due to COVID-19 lockdown
- Sky Arte streams documentary 'Partigiane 2.0' by Malina De Carlo on female bicycle couriers
- Concert 'Voci Resistenti' for Parma Capitale italiana della Cultura on Sky Arte
- Streeen platform offers free programming until May 1
- OpenDBB presents 'Bandite' by Alessia Proietti on women partisans
- Rai channels air films by Ermanno Olmi, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
- Campaign #RaccontiamolaResistenza by Istituto Parri involves filmmakers and writers
Entities
Artists
- Malina De Carlo
- Vinicio Capossela
- Marlene Kuntz
- Michele Loboccaro
- Radiodervish
- Dente
- Dimartino
- Maria Antonietta
- Vasco Brondi
- Claudio Di Mambro
- Luca Mandrile
- Umberto Migliaccio
- Yohana Ambros
- Daniele Gaglianone
- Alessia Proietti
- Paolo Soglia
- Lorenzo K. Stanzani
- Emiliano Barbucci
- Ermanno Olmi
- Nelo Risi
- Gian Maria Volonté
- Peter Freeman
- Chiara Colombini
- Paolo Taviani
- Vittorio Taviani
- Ascanio Celestini
- Nuto Revelli
- Carlo Angela
- Nanny Loy
- Michele Soavi
- Luca Marinelli
- Beppe Fenoglio
- Carlo Lizzani
- Paolo Mieli
- Margherita Sarfatti
- Luciana Castellina
- Stefano Massini
- Liliana Cavani
- Alessandro Barbero
- Guido Chiesa
- Davide Ferrario
- Giorgio Diritti
- Marco Baliani
- Renato Sarti
- Maurizio De Giovanni
- Igiaba Scego
- Silvia Avallone
- Eraldo Affinati
- Maurizio Maggiani
- Daniele Biacchessi
- Liliana Segre
- Carlo Verdelli
- Antonio Gramsci
- Alba De Cespedes
- Renato Viganò
- Natalia Ginzburg
- Ferruccio Parri
- Barbara Berruti
Institutions
- Sky Arte
- Streeen
- OpenDBB
- Mymovies
- Rai
- Rai3
- Rai Storia
- Raiplay
- La7
- Mediaset
- YouTube
- Istituto Parri
- Casa delle donne di Milano
- Cineteca di Milano
- Anpi
- Rojava International Film Festival
- Artribune
- Repubblica
Locations
- Italy
- Parma
- Milano
- Bologna
- Ustica
- Correggio
- Kurdistan
- Palestine
- Cuba
- Colombia
- Abruzzo