The countdown begins for “Finding Vince 400” (FV400), the International Film Festival and contest dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul, to tell the globalization of charity, which will be inaugurated on October 18 at the Centro Marianopoli in Castel Gandolfo (Rome). Next we show you the official program with meetings, panels, testimonies and projections.

Officially presented in Rome in 2017 during the Symposium for the fourth centenary of the Vincentian charism, “Finding Vince 400” is a festival where the question of the globalization of charity will be developed in all artistic languages, in a competition. Creatives, storytellers and screenwriters are called to describe poverty in a new and original way through more artistic expressions.

Those who participate in the final phase of the competition have committed themselves to trying to change the aspect of our society towards poverty and the new forms of deprivation that afflict women and men in the world. The participants in the competition will thus convey the charisma of the Vincentian Family and the goal of globalizing charity through imagination and creativity.

Castel Gandolfo (CENTRI MARIAPOLI), October, 18-21, 2018

FindingVince400 (FV400) is a competition and festival for people of all voices. It is inspired by the 400th anniversary of the charism of St.Vincent De Paul. FV400 is part of the Vincentian Family’s initiative to globalize charity.

Program

Thursday, October 18:
11:30 AM – 8:00 PM Registration Open Daily
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM Charism Art Exhibit Daily
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM  Finding Vince Welcome, Panel
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Coffe Break, Artist Mixer
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Screening: A Little Wisdom
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Dinner
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM Screening: Shorts Program 1

Friday, October 19:
9:00 AM – 10 AM Panel: Artists’ Lessons
10:00 – 11.00 AM Coffee Break, Artist Mixer
11:00 AM – 1.00 PM Screening: Red de Libertad
1:00 – 2:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM The Artists’ Responsibility
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Screening: Shorts Program 2
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Dinner
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM Screening: Special Screening

Saturday, October 20:
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM  Panel: Artists’ Lessons
10:00 AM – 11.00 AM Coffee Break, Artist Mixer
11:00 PM – 1:00 PM Screening: Shorts Program 3
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Panel: 20 Years of Hope
In Rome:
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Special Program in the Auditorium Conciliazione with the Synod of Bishops on      Youth: “When Charity Calls You”
In Castel Gandolfo:
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Screening: Shorts Program 1
10:00 PM – 11:30 PM Screening Shorts Program 2

Sunday, October 21:
9.00 AM – 10:00 AM  Panel: Artists’ Lessons
10.30 AM – 11:30 AM Screening: Lovers of the Night
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Coffee Break, Artist Mixer
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Mass & Artist Honors
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Lunch & Artist Honors
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Artist Cultural Tour
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Dinner