Age 17 () is a 2013 Swiss drama film written and directed by Filippo Demarchi. The short film included in the DVD Boys On Film 12 – Confession. Synopsis Matteo is a 17-year-old boy who comes to the realization that he is in love with Don Massimo, a young priest of the village that leads the marching band in which Matteo plays the drum. He sees in Massimo a person willing to listen to his fears and desires. For the first time in his life, Matteo feels ready to open up to someone. Cast Fabio Foiada as Matteo Ignazio Oliva as Don Massimo Laura Minazzi as Nadine Kevin Martinetti as Firat Participation in international festivals and awards 2013: Festival Tous Ecrans – 19th Geneva International Film Festival (Switzerland) – RTS award for Best International Short : acquisition Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (Switzerland) Festival du film de Vendôme (France) 2014: 18th Sofia International Film Festival (Bulgaria) – Swiss film Award, nomination best shortfilm 2014 26th European First Film Festival – Festival premier plans d'Angers (France) 32st International Film Festival of Uruguay (Uruguay) Curta Cinema (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) FreshWave, International Short Film Festival (Hong Kong) – International Association of Film and Television Schools (CILECT) Inside Out – Toronto LGBT Film Festival (Canada) Internationales Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg: IKFF (Germany) Merlinka Festival International Queer Film (Serbia) MWFF, Montreal World Film Festival (Canada) Palm Spring – ShortFest (USA) Schweizer Jugendfilmtage – Festival Ciné Jeunesse Suisse (Switzerland) Solothurner Filmtage – Journées de Soleure (Switzerland) Tel Aviv International Student Film Festiva (Israel) Queer Lisboa 18 – International Queer Film Festival (Portugal) UK Film Festival, London 2015: 38 Festival du Film Court en Plein Air de Grenoble (France) FIPA, Festival International des Programmes Audiovisuels de Biarritz (France) References External links 2013 films 2013 short films 2010s Italian-language films Swiss short films Swiss drama films Swiss LGBT-related films LGBT-related short films LGBT-related drama films Gay-related films 2013 LGBT-related films