July 28th – Introd

• 5.00 pm On horseback and by bike to discover the area
  Departure dirt road Loc. Sauressamont
  - Trip with pedal assisted mountain bike, accompanied by 2 instructors. Activities for adults and teenagers from 16 years. Mountain bikes and helmets will be provided by Fondation Grand Paradis.
  - Horseback riding with riding instructors. Activities for adults and children from 4 years
• 7.00 pm Festival Menu for € 15
  Reservations required at restaurants:
  - Brasserie de l’Adret – Loc. Plan d’Introd
  - Lo Meulet Blanc – Fraz. Deillod
• 9.00 pm Castello d’Introd – Loc. Plan d’Introd
  Projection of the films:
  Marche avec les loups Jean-Michel Bertrand
  Lost kings of Bioko Oliver Goetzl

July 30th – Villeneuve

• 5.00 pm Rafting and adventure park
  - Rafting descent with Rafting Aventure. Activities from 6 years. Technical clothing provided by the organization
  - Adventure Park. Activities for adults and children from 8/9 years
• 7.00 pm Festival Menu for € 15
  Reservations required at restaurants:
  - Hotel Valdôtain P.zza Assunzione
  - Hotel des Roses Loc. Trepont
  - Rafting Aventure Loc. Chavonne
• 9.00 pm Parc Chavonne – Loc. Chavonne
  Projection of the films:
  Whale wisdom Rick Rosenthal
  Fjellrev, the Scandinavian quête Baptiste Deturche

August 2nd – Aymavilles

• 5.00 pm Sports field Kyudo, archery and meditation. Shooting demonstration by the skilled archers of the Kyudo Club Turin. Possibility to learn basic shooting movements. Activities for adults
• 7.00 pm Festival Menu for € 15
  Reservations required at restaurants:
  - Hotel La Pineta Loc. Champlan
  - Hotel Château Loc. Saint Maurice
  - Vinosteria L’Antirouille Fraz. Chef-Lieu
  - Le Petit Grenier Fraz. Ozein
• 20.30 Castle Park
  Favò at the festival – Tasting of the typical fava bean soup Favó.
• 9.00 pm Parco del Castello
  Projection of the films:
  Wild way of the Vikings Nigel Pope and Jackie Savery
  Quand les animaux sauvages emménagent en ville: la grande forêt de l’est Sébastien Lafont and Guy Beauché

August 6th – Valsavarenche

• 5.00 pm Visitor centre of the Gran Paradiso National Park – loc. Dégioz
• Inauguration of the “Gran Paradiso VR – The Experience Of Nature” station – The virtual reality set up simulates the ascent to the summit of the Gran Paradiso mountain and to see a 360 ° panorama.
  The exhibition will be open to visitors:
  - until September 6 during the opening hours of the Valsavarenche Visitor Center
  - on August 18 at 16.00 at Maison Pellissier in Rhêmes-Saint-Georges
  - August 21 at 17.00 at the Miners Village of Cogne

August 18th – Rhêmes-Saint-Georges

• 4.00 pm Maison Pellissier – Hameau La Palud
  GPFF on display
  • Arianna Bernini’s animated stones -The author’s brush transforms anonymous stones into splendid animals: the works will be exhibited to the public and the artist will paint live.
  • The chamois of the ice – The chamois mummy found on the Tsissetta Glacier, in the Cogne Valley: display of the mummy and projection of a movie with the witnesses of the find.
  • Gran Paradiso VR – The experience of Nature -Live the thrill of conquering the summit of Gran Paradiso, thanks to the new virtual reality workstation. The new installation simulates the ascent to the top and allows you to look around at 360 °.
• 5.00 pm Maison Pellissier Hameau La Palud
  CortoNatura
  Screening of the 6 short films in competition. The jury of the audience present at the event will be able to vote for the best documentary and award the CortoNatura Award.
• 7.00 pm Festival Menu for € 15
  Reservations required at Lo Coin du Paradis, loc. Palud 2
• 9.00 pm Maison Pellissier Hameau La Palud
  Special screening
  “The elephant queen” Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone

August 21 – Cogne

• 5.00 pm Miners’ Village
  GPFF on display
  - Vernissage with Barbara Tutino. The artist from Cogne will guide visitors to discover the 12 paintings
  of the exhibition.
  - CortoNatura
  Screening of the 6 short films in competition. The jury of the audience present at the event will be able to vote for the best documentary and award the CortoNatura Award.
• 7.00 pm Festival Menu for € 15
  Reservations required at La Mine Restaurant Pizzeria – Miners Village

August 22nd – Cogne

• 5.00 pm Miners’ Village.

- Tribute to Maestro Ennio Morricone
String and flute ensemble: Alessandra Masoero – flute, Massimiliano Gilli – violin, Fulvia Corazza – viola, Paola Secci – cello.
- Dialogue with Enrico Giovannini
“New paths in the post covid19 era – the challenge of sustainability”. (Italian)
Following, Aperitivo Natura

• 9.00 pm Miners’ Village.
  Awards ceremony
  - Presentation of the “Gran Paradiso” project with projection of the trailer by director Paolo Sodi, co-produced by Fondation Grand Paradis. The story of the lives of Claudia and Martino, park guard of the Gran Paradiso National Park, who share the passion for extraordinary work.
  - Award ceremony of the #storiedinatura competition.
  - Awarding of prizes awarded by the technical jury and the public jury.
  - Proclamation of the winning film of the Golden Ibex Trophy.
  - Screening of the winning film of the 23rd edition of the Gran Paradiso Film Festival.

Film re-screenings

August 6 – Cogne Miners’ Village 9.30 / 16.30 / 21.00
August 7 – Rhêmes-Notre-Dame Gran Paradiso National Park Visitor Center – Loc. Chanavey 9.30 / 16.30 / 21.00
Projection of the films:
Marche avec les loups Jean-Michel Bertrand
Lost kings of Bioko Oliver Goetzl

August 13 – Cogne Miners’ Village 9.30 / 16.30 / 21.00
August 14 – Rhêmes-Notre-Dame Gran Paradiso National Park Visitor Center – Loc. Chanavey 9.30 / 16.30 / 21.00
Projection of the films:
Whale wisdom Rick Rosenthal
Fjellrev, the Scandinavian quête Baptiste Deturche

- August 20 – Cogne Miners Village at 9.30 / 16.30 / 21.00
- August 21 – Rhêmes-Notre-Dame Gran Paradiso National Park Visitor Center – Loc. Chanavey 9.30 / 16.30 / 21.00
Projection of the films:
Wild way of the Vikings Nigel Pope and Jackie Savery
Quand les animaux sauvages emménagent en ville: the great forêt de l’est Sébastien Lafont and Guy Beauché