First evening of the third edition of the BOOMERANG festival dedicated to authors from Venice and the Veneto region presenting their works for the first time in the lagoon. From Alessandro Padovani’s tale in the Alps, to Giulio Golfieri’s vampire vision of a body, to Francesco Montagner’s visual poem and Andrea De Fusco’s journey beyond the boundaries of videogames. The first evening is dedicated to the screening of four short films by directors from the Veneto region, works selected for their thematic, stylistic and narrative variety. On the programme: “La Zima del Signor” by Alessandro Padovani (Italy, 2024, 19′); “Cristina” by Giulio Golfieri (Italy, 2025, 12′); “Astérion” by Francesco Montagner (Czech Republic, Slovakia, 2022, 15′); “Night Song of a Wandering Cowboy” by Andrea De Fusco (Italy, 2023, 13′). A very special evening dedicated to the world of short films, with the directors of the 4 films meeting the audience at the end of the screening.