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SUMMARY: Festina Lente – Canadian Premiere
DESCRIPTION: We are delighted to invite you to the Canadian premiere of the
  art documentary Festina Lente
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 th="493" height="658" /></a></p><p>The film <em>Festina Lente</em> – “Make 
 haste slowly” – takes its inspiration from the very Latin adage and uses co
 ntemporary visual language to reinterpret the enduring spirit of the Renais
 sance. Filmed across Florence\, Naples\, Palermo\, Istanbul\, and London\, 
 the film blends documentary realism with artistic narration to tell the per
 sonal journey of executive producer\, writer\, and presenter Roy Yu. He liv
 es by <em>Festina Lente</em> as a life philosophy — integrating it into his
  daily life\, travels\, aesthetics\, and the cultural dialogue between the 
 East and the West that he champions fervently. The film invites viewers to 
 reflect on the relationship between ‘beauty’\, ‘time’\, and ‘life’\, and to
  rediscover the importance of ‘slowing down’ in a fast-paced modern world. 
 The production received support from the Italian Ministry of Culture and th
 e Direzione Regionale Musei Nazionali della Toscana\, in collaboration with
  leading cultural institutions such as the Museo de’ Medici and the Museo d
 i San Marco.</p><p>The screening will be followed by a panel discussion fea
 turing:</p><ul><li><strong> Roy Yu</strong> — Founder of Festina Lente\, th
 e Executive Producer\, Writer\, and Narrator of the eponymous film\, and UB
 C alumnus in International Relations and French</li><li><strong>Deniz Somun
 cuoğlu</strong> — Director and Editor of <em>Festina Lente</em></li><li><st
 rong>Professor Joseph Monteyne</strong> — Head of the Department of AHVA</l
 i><li><strong> Michela Valmori</strong> — Visiting Lecturer of Italian\, De
 partment of FHIS\, appointed by Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Int
 ernational Cooperation</li><li><strong>Ivy Li</strong> — Creative Director 
 of Festina Lente\, the Producer of the eponymous film\, and UBC alumna in A
 rt History and French</li></ul><p><strong>Date:</strong> Friday\, November 
 21\, 2025<br /><strong>Time:</strong> 7:00 PM (Doors open and red carpet at
  6:30 PM)<br /><strong>Venue:</strong> Norm Theatre\, University of British
  Columbia<br /><strong>Dress Code:</strong> Business Casual or Business For
 mal</p><p><strong>Event Schedule:</strong><br />18:30 | Doors Open\, Regist
 ration & Red Carpet Photos<br />19:00 – 19:45 | <em>Festina Lente</em> Film
  Screening<br />19:45 – 20:30 | Panel Discussion and Q&A<br />21:00 | Event
  Conclusion</p><p>The Canadian premiere of the art documentary <em>Festina 
 Lente </em>is co-organised with the Department of Art History\, Visual Art 
 and Theory (AHVA) and the Department of French\, Hispanic and Italian Studi
 es (FHIS) of the University of British Columbia\, in collaboration with num
 erous students’ associations of UBC. This event is supported by the Consula
 te General of Italy in Vancouver and the Consulate General of Turkey in Van
 couver.</p>
LOCATION:The Norm Theatre\, Student Union Building\, UBC
GEO:49.267432;-123.250073
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