ITS 2020 A Chapter of Our Story - Tales from behind the scenes

A chapter of our story, a backstage look at this year's edition! Film director Davide del Degan carries us inside International Talent Support, the most important international fashion contest, with interviews, unseen footage and another point of view on the cinematic experience that was ITS 2020. Struck by the global Covid-19 pandemic, ITS 2020 was an edition of resilience focused on responsible, sustainable creativity. Switching from a physical to an entirely digital event live streamed internationally, it featured for the first time a dedicated media jury assigning the ITS Press Choice Award. Another first was the award assigned by the general public, while the international jury featured among others singer & songwriter Mika, Valerie Steele (Director and Chief Curator of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology), Paola Antonelli (Senior Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art), artist Kiki Smith and Tim Blanks (Editor-at-large, The Business of Fashion). International Talent Support was launched in 2002 and throughout its history it has developed into the most highly recognized platform to showcase & support the strongest young talents on the planet. Most importantly, it created an ever-growing family supporting creativity, like branches on a tree growing in different directions, yet nurtured by the same roots. It has built an impressive Creative Archive, a unique collection tracing the history of fashion evolution. Many of th