Edition 2023
Qui ten la lenga, ten la clau
“He who guards the language, keeps the key”
(Frédéric Mistral, Nobel Prize for Literature in 1904)
the AWARDED
Special Prize
International Prize
Historical Linguistic Minorities in Italy Prize
Youth Prize
Translation Prize
Occitan Language Prize
Musical Composition Prize
Cinema Prize
PROGRAMME
23rd June
16:00
Opening ceremony, with the presence of the authorities
followed by
PRESENTATION of the book Aidre dë vitto (“Blueberries of life”) by Marco Mastrocola (Chambra d’Òc editions)
by Matteo Rivoira and Nicola Duberti
followed by
Occitan and University: a complex relationship
CONVERSATION with Monica Longobardi (Occitan language)
by Matteo Rivoira
followed by
AVISTE. Sound landscapes from the climate emergency
by Blu l’Azard Artistic Collective
Followed by
DINNER ‘EN CONVIVÉNCIA’ at Lou Pourtoun
21:00
What contribution can cinema give to the preservation of minority languages?
CONVERSATION with Julie Perreard (Corsican language)
by Antonello Zanda
followed by
Marcumaria, 22 minut
U populu corsu esiste, l’aghju vistu ind’u postu (The Corsican people exists, I saw it on TV), 52 minutes
projection of two works by Julie Perreard
24th June
10:00
A big home: Francoprovençal in between didactics, art and intimacy
CONVERSATION with Liliana Bertolo Boniface (Francoprovençal language)
by Flavio Giacchero
11:30
What is it that women (and men) desire the most?
CONVERSATION with Bernardo Atxaga (Basque language)
by Maria Teresa Atorino
Followed by
LUNCH ‘EN CONVIVÉNCIA’ at Lou Pourtoun
14:45
About poetry and art: the languages of the Tuareg resistance
CONVERSATION with Hawad (Tamajaght language, Niger)
by Valentina Musmeci
and
Writing in Tamajaght (Tuareg) in the third millennium? An act of cultural and political resistance
LECTIO MAGISTRALIS
by Hélène Claudot-Hawad
17:00
A genre for the youth: fantasy literature in Asturian
CONVERSATION with Blanca I. Fernández Quintana (Asturian language)
by Mariona Miret
Followed by
DINNER ‘EN CONVIVÉNCIA’ at Lou Pourtoun
21:30
Solas – Shedding light on a Scottish Gaelic archive
CONVERSATION with Fiona MacKenzie (Gaelic language)
by Flavio Giacchero and Paola Bertello
Followed by
EVENING ‘EN CONVIVÉNCIA’ with the Trouveur Valdotèn and musiciansartists of the Ostana Prize
25 June
10:00
CONVERSATION and literary walk with Sarah Laurent-Zurawczak (Occitan language)
by Jean Frederic Brun - accompanied by the musicians-artists of the Ostana Prize
12:30
LUNCH ‘EN CONVIVÉNCIA’ at Lou Pourtoun
14.30
AWARD CEREMONY
of the Ostana Prize 2023’s authors and artistic performances
by Peyre Anghilante, Paola Bertello, Flavio Giacchero, Luca Pellegrino, Marzia Rey, Gigi Ubaudi. Presented by Paola Bertello.
PARTNERS
Comune di Ostana
The Ostana Prize celebrates the international support received
from the UNESCO International Decade of Indigenous Languages, and from two reference institutions in the linguistic field: the ELEN network (European Language Equality Network) and the NPLD network (Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity).
