Manifesto
The cultural association AIACE VDA, founded in Aosta in 2020 with a strong community and social vocation, is composed by young cinephiles and cinema professionists that organizes screenings, events and workshops in order to spread the cinematic culture on the Aosta’s territory, welcoming ideas, sparks and visions from all over the world.
In 2024, after 4 years from its starting point, AIACE VDA associates created Bref – International Short Film Festival, the first festival completely dedicated to short films in Valle d’Aosta. From April 23 to 27th 2025, Bref will arrive in Aosta with screenings, school matinées, workshops and masterclass to promote democratic and antifascist values through the big screen and to give a platform to young and emergent cinema giving big attention to representation and inclusivity in front, behind and on the screen.
The dates of the festival are not chosen by chance: the week of April the 25th, Italian liberation day, express the will to keep alive the values of the Resistance welcoming stories that destroy the tallest walls, challenge every form of oppression, report every form of injustice, promote values such as equality and freedom and give positive examples of resistance and resilience.
Bref is here to build a worldwide dialogue that goes beyond every wall and to celebrate cinema as a means of resistance and reflection. Bref is not a festival to watch, it’s a festival to live.