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Lucana Film Commission Director Paride Leporace Interviews Filmmaker In basso, la versione italiana As the CineMaratea Film Festival (le giornate di Cinema) comes to a close, the Lucana Film Commission reflects on four days celebrating not only contemporary Italian cinema but also the cinema created by the young talent of the region.    The event kicked off on Monday with the Italian premiere of "Ghostbusters", an initiative for which organizers expressed their heartfelt gratitude. The Potenza-based production company, Digital Lighthouse , showed off its state of the art technology and talented artists in making the whole production happen. Although the event drew the likes of contemporary cinema masters Maria Sole Tognazzi and Claudio Santamaria, the spotlight also shone brightly on the young filmmakers of Basilicata origins such as Silvio Giordano, who presented his acclaimed short film " The Prince of Venusia ".   Like many young Lucani, Giorda

It was announced this week that Michele Placido's new film, "7 minuti" will be shown at this year's Rome Film Festival. 11 amazing actresses women star in "7 minuti" by Michele Placido , a drama co-produced by Italy, France, Spain and Switzerland and being distributed by German company Koch Media. The cast features Cristiana Capotondi , Ambra Angiolini , Fiorella Mannoia , Maria Nazionale , Ottavia Piccolo , Violante Placido , Sabine Timoteo , Anne Consigny , Mimma Lovoi and Clémence Poésy . The film is based on the play of the same name by Stefano Massini, who wrote the screenplay with Placido, and is the story of 11 women, a mixture of manual labourers and office workers, who are called to the negotiation table when the owners of the textiles company they work for sell the majority of their shares to a multinational. In a short space of time they must decide, for themselves and on the behalf of their fellow colleagues, whether to accept the

(Click here to go directly to the Crowdfunding Campaign) As Italian-Americans in the United States or being of Italian origin wherever you are in the world, we all share the common bond of nostalgia for our grandparents and great grandparents that decided to leave their country in search of a better life. In America, we've all watched the videos circulating social media about growing up Italian-American with the traditions of family and food being at the core. The majority of our ancestors came from the center or south of Italy- from regions like Abruzzo, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria and Sicily. It's not easy to go back and retrace the footsteps of our ancestors but it is possible to continuously search for ways to stay connected to their land in the midst of the madness and commitments of our everyday lives.  Writer/Director Nicola Bisceglia with Executive Producer Nausicaa La Torre meet the press Here's one great way to do it.. A group of young fil

The teaser trailer for the documentary “Emilio Colombo. Memories of a President” is now online. The film will be presented in Potenza on July 25 at 6:30 pm. The event is organized by CISST (Centro Internazionale per gli Studi Storici Sociali e dei Territori) in the section CGIAM (Centro di Geomorfologia Integrata per l’Area del Mediterraneo di Potenza). The film was produced by Alessandra Peralta and Cleto Cifarelli with the music composed by Germano Mazzocchetti. The documentary is the result of long and detailed research. It contains testimonies by the main players whose paths crossed the protagonist. Those players include Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Mariotto Segni, Jacques Delors, Arnaldo Forlani, Antonio Fazio, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Maria Romana De Gasperi, Gianni Pittella, Gianfranco Ravasi, Giorgio Napolitano and Giampaolo D'Andrea. The film demonstrates the positive synergies between the different professions and skills, representing the historical studies of Italia

In basso, la versione itlaliana   "La Slitta" Three days dedicated to cinema made in Lucania July 19, 20 and 21 are three important days for short films supported by the #bandoallacrisi of the Lucana Film Commission. The events kick off tomorrow on  Rome's Island of Cinema with the "Corti Lucani di sera". The annual Roman summer film event is enriched once again with productions made in Basilicata with the screening of "Papaveri e Papere", "La Slitta" "La Riva", and "Cenere." The evening will be moderated by Laura Delli Colli, President SNGCI ( Sindacato nazionale giornalisti cinematografici italiani ). She will interview the filmmakers and the director of the Lucania Film Commission, Paride Leporace. The next event will take place on Wednesday, July 20 at 7:30 pm at the National Archaeological Museum in Muro Lucano, Potenza. The event, "Corti ma Buoni", will feature a number of productions made

Today begins our Sunday series- Cinema & Cibo. Every Sunday, at least for the remainder of the summer months, I will feature a recipe or food-related subject with a connection to cinema. When I began researching for this series, I stumbled upon a Twitter account called BIOpiatto, which translates to "organic dish". I was drawn to this account due to the diversity of the recipes and how healthy and delicious they looked. I had absolutely no idea the treasure I was about to discover. Meet Daniela Borzelli. She was raised in the Cinecittà neighborhood of Rome near the infamous movie studios and spent much time in her grandparent's Garbatella district, where Nanni Moretti's infamous scooter scenes for Caro Diario were shot. She is an amazing, strong woman who overcame a serious eating disorder and today, is able to celebrate the joy and creativity of healthy eating. She began a blog, which came under the radar of the popular Italian Giallo Zafferano cooking n

In basso, la versione itlaliana The premiere of Silvio Giordano's new short film, The Prince of Venusia will take place on Thursday in Potenza, the director's hometown. The film was inspired by true events, based on the life of musician Carlo Gesualdo of Venosa, who was Prince of the city of Venosa and Count of Conza which was a title held during the Renaissance by noble families of southern Italy. Born in 1566, Gesualdo is best known for his dramatic music creations, in particular, his sacred hymns as well as his vicious temper and gruesome murders he committed upon finding his wife with her lover. With Director Silvio Giordano  According to the Region of Basilicata's website, the story is a classic Greek Tragedy with Giordano's symbolic five symbols of life, death, the cross, a knife and a rose interpreted through five voices. Each symbol plays a part in leading the protagonist to his destiny. Carlo Gesualdo, played by actor Fabio Pappacena begins th