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Digital Lighthouse sarĂ  tra i protagonisti dell'edizione 2015 della Rassegna del Cinema di Maratea

Dal 29 luglio al 2 agosto, sul meraviglioso sfondo della Perla del Tirreno, Digital Lighthouse sarà tra i protagonisti dell'edizione 2015 della Rassegna del Cinema di Maratea. Un nuovo modo di fare cinema: questo è il messaggio con il quale lo staff di Digital Lighthouse, durante la serata del 31 luglio, presenterà i nuovi Studios e la sua moderna struttura di produzione e post produzione cinematografica e televisiva tutta made in Basilicata. La kermesse culturale, che quest'anno verrà presentata dall'attrice holliwodiana Jo Champa, prevede cinque serate e un cartellone ricco di incontri, interviste, anteprime e proiezioni di qualità, con la partecipazione di attori e registi di fama nazionale e internazionale. Attraverso uno spazio permanente, allestito per l'occasione, Digital Lighthouse, progetto totalmente ideato e realizzato da Geocart , farà conoscere al pubblico e agli addetti ai lavori le innovative possibilità ad elevato standard qualitativo che lo rendo

72nd Venice Film Festival- Four Italians in Competition

Here is the complete list of films in competition for the 72nd Venice Film Festival..  Abluka  (Emin Alper) Heart of a Dog  (Laurie Anderson) Sangue del mio Sangue  (Marco Bellocchio) Looking for Grace  (Sue Brooks) Equals  (Drake Doremus) Remember  (Atom Egoyan) Beasts of No Nation  (Cary Fukunaga) Per Amor Vostro  (Giuseppe M. Gaudino) Marguerite  (Xavier Giannoli) Robin, the Last Day  (Amos Gitai) A Bigger Splash  (Luca Guadagnino) The Endless River  (Oliver Hermanus) The Danish Girl  (Tom Hooper) Anomalisa  (Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman) L’attesa  (Piero Messina) 11 minut  (Jerzy Skolimowski) Francofonia  (Aleksandr Sokurov) El Clan  (Pablo Trapero) Desde allá  (Lorenzo Vigas) L’hermine  (Christian Vincent) Behemoth  (Liang Zhao)

Vittoria Puccini Becomes Oriana Fallaci in Marco Turco's "L'Oriana"

“There are moments in life when keeping silent becomes a fault, and speaking an obligation, a civic duty, a moral challenge, a categorical imperative from which we cannot escape.” Those words come from a woman who dedicated her life to finding and exposing the truth, no matter how ugly it was. She defined the expression, "getting to the heart of the matter". She didn't give a second thought to risking her life in order to bring humanitarian stories to the front pages of newspapers all over the world. Oriana Fallaci, the journalist, was a respected professional that fought passionately for gender equality and human rights by going directly into the line of fire and confronting the sources. Now, filmmaker Marco Turco shows us tOriana Fallaci, the human being in his television film that recently made its North American premiere at the Italian Contemporary Film Festival in Toronto. L'Oriana is a thought-provoking portrait of one of Italy's most famed and contro

The Bertolucci Brothers

With a career that spans over six decades, Bernardo Bertolucci never seems to run out of stories to tell or innovative ways to shoot them. Born in the northern Italian city of Parma in 1940, Bertolucci grew up surrounded by arts and literature. His father was a writer, film critic, and art history professor. He encouraged his son's creativity and interest in films and frequently took him to film screenings. By the age of 15, Bernardo Bertolucci had made 2 short films and was becoming a respected writer. His first book, "In Cerca del Mistero" (In Search of Mystery), won the Premio Viareggio, one of the top literary awards in Italy.    Bertolucci originally set out to be a writer and poet like his father. In 1958, at the age of 18, he enrolled in the University of Rome and attended the Faculty of Modern Literature. Shortly thereafter, he started working under the guidance of Pier Paolo Pasolini. Bertolucci's father had helped Pasolini publish his first novel, and Pas

72nd Venice Film Festival- Three Italian Films In Competition for Venice Days Award

Arianna by Carlo Lavagna By Vittoria Scarpa for Cineuropa 20 films, 8 debut pieces, 18 global premieres, and 15 countries represented, with special consideration for Italian films, of which 3 will feature among the other films in competition. This is a breakdown of the Venice Days 2015 , which will be held from 2 to 12 September as part of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival . “The big festivals are always rife with controversy over the representation of national works”, announced Giorgio Gosetti , the General Delegate of the section, when the line-up was revealed earlier today in Rome, “too many German films at the Berlinale, too many French ones at Cannes… This year the Venice Days will be no exception, and we can’t help but be proud of the three Italian films in the running”. A total of 11 films will be battling it out for the Venice Days Award, which, for the second year running, will be awarded by the jury of young European cinephiles of the  28 Times Cinema  pro

72nd Venice Film Festival- Alice Rohrwacher's “DE DJESS” "to Unspool" for Giornate degli Autori - Womens' Tales

Update May 12, 2016 It's just been announced that Alice Rohrwacher was named the 2016 Filmmaker in Residence by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Click here for the full story. From Variety.com Prada women’s-only label Miu Miu and the Venice Film Festival ’s separately run Venice Days section have renewed their partnership on “The Miu Miu Women’s Tales” series of shorts that will see hot young Italian director Alice Rohrwacher ’s “De Djess,” a surreal satire on the world of film, fashion and paparazzi, bowing on the Lido, where it was shot. Rohrwacher, winner of the Cannes Grand Prix in 2014 for “The Wonders,” shot “De Djess” at the Venice Lido’s Excelsior Hotel, the fest’s glamour hub. It features a dress with crystal beads, known as “dress number 328,” from the Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2015 collection, in the lead role. Shepherded by Carlo Cresto-Dina, lensed by Rohrwacher’s regular ace cinematographer Helene Louvart (“The Beaches of Agnes”), and also starring her

72nd Venice Film Festival- Three Italian Projects up for European Gap-Financing Market

Daniele Vicari's "Bianco" One of my favorite sections of any film festival is the Market or Industry because that is where all the undiscovered treasures can be found. Many moons ago in 2002, my short film, I presented my short film, "Gelsomina" at the Industry Office, and it was one of the best experiences of my life. This year, The Venice Film Market will present, the 2nd edition of the European Gap-Financing Market , which will take place on September 4 and 5, 2015. The European Gap-Financing Market is a new platform intended to support the European producers to secure the final financing of their projects through one-to-one meetings with potential and appropriate international professionals. The main criteria to participate in this original event is to have 70% of the financing in place, and the VFM is offering 15 selected projects the unique opportunity to close their international financing through selected financiers, producers, distributors,

72nd Venice Film Festival- Two Italian Films Chosen for the International Critics’ Week

Antonio Capuano's "Bagnoli Jungle" The program for the 30 th edition of the International Critics’ Week (SIC), an independent section of the Venice International Film Festival, was announced in Rome. There will be seven films total, all of which will be global premieres. Those seven will be in competition while another three films will be shown out of competition. The week will end with Italian film "Bagnoli Jungle" by Antonio Capuano. According to the General Delegate Francesco Di Pace, in 1991, Critics’ Week was won by Antonio Capuano’s film "Vito and the Others". Twenty-four years later, Capuano returns to SIC with his latest film, Bagnoli Jungle, "the umpteenth example of his expressive freedom and courage". Set a mong the ruins of a once thriving area, the film follows Giggino, Antonio and Marco, three generations that, throughout the chapters of the story, only occasionally cross paths. The three characters are immersed in a chaoti

72nd Venice Film Festival- Saverio Costanzo will Chair Two Juries

Italian filmmaker Saverio Costanzo and American director Jonathan Demme were just chosen as the chairs of two of the juries at the 72nd Venice Film Festival, which will take place this year 2-12 September. The two filmmakers will chair the Horizons section and the Lion of the Future - Laurentiis Prize for a First Film .     Saverio Costanzo wrote and directed the multi-award winning 2014 film,  Hungry Hearts . His fourth feature film, "Hungry Hearts was presented in competition at last year's Venice Film Festival, where it won both Volpi Cups: for Best Actress (Alba Rohrwacher) and Best Actor (Adam Driver). "Hungry Hearts" also earned seven nominations for the David di Donatello Award.

"Basilicata: Terra di Cinema" - Nicola Bisceglia's Own Basilicata Coast to Coast

If your origins are Italian, then there is a good chance they began in Basilicata. Located in southern Italy, nestled between the coastal regions of Campania, Puglia and Calabria, a great number of immigrants left this territory during the boom of the early 20th century due to the lack of work and poor infrastructure. One young director from that region is about to embark on a cinematic journey that will give you the chance to see where your relatives came from, its centuries-long evolution and the land in which it has become today. The filmmaker, Nicola Bisceglia of Vulture Video and Communication, was born and raised in Venosa, a beautiful town in Basilicata known for its Aglianico grape, which produces a renowned wine. He recently started a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to produce this film. We receive requests all the time to help young filmmakers realize their dreams through crowdfunding. We usually promote these projects with a link on our Twitter account, but we feel

The Italian Phenomenon of Young Actor- Mirko Trovato and "Braccialetti Rossi"

Over the last six months or so, while researching different subjects, I keep seeing this name- Mirko Trovato. It happened a few times this week, so I decided to do some investigating. What I found seems to be Italy's equivalent to Justin Bieber. However, upon a closer look, this kid seems like a real down-to-earth sweetheart and I believe that he has potential to do something great with his career in television and cinema. At just 16-years-old, Mirko Trovato has apparently become a household name in Italy. He has a starring on role on one of the country's most popular television series, Braccialetti Rossi . The television series began in January of 2014 and has become a favorite among Italian teenagers. When I interviewed actress, Anna Ferruzzo , who plays the hospital psychologist, she gave me her thoughts on why the show has become so popular, explaining that it's the "Italian version of the Spanish television series Poiseres Vermelles ". Inspired by the tr

Giuseppe Tornatore Starts Production on the Story of his Colleague- Ennio Morricone

Following the announcement at the Cannes Film Festival, Oscar-winning director Giuseppe Tornatore has started production on "The Sight of Music", a feature-length documentary the life and work of his Oscar -winning counterpart, Ennio Morricone. The personal and professional journey of this Italian maestro will be portrayed through archive film clips, interviews and fictional reconstructions. The two have had a beautiful, creative partnership for decades. It all began in 1988 when Morricone composed the soundtrack to "Cinema Paradiso", and the two continue to work together today, with the latest film being Tornatore's 2013 film, "The Best Offer". Check back here for updates on the film's progress. In the meantime, watch my single favorite movieclip in the history of cinema, thanks to the magic of Giuseppe Tornatore and Ennio Morricone...

Italian Distributors Bridging Culture Between Europe and North America

Raoul Bova and Sarah Jessica Parker on the set of "All Roads Lead to Rome" Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi are taking the distribution world by storm and bringing a whole new angle of Italian cinema to North America. Iervolino who has been a producer since the age of 16, has produced, financed and distributed over 40 films. A partner and founder of a number different production companies, he is currently, the youngest and most highly regarded Italian entrepreneurs in the world of film-making. With his Italian-Canadian origins (his mother is Canadian, his father Italian), after also having worked on different productions and co-productions with some of the country’s major film-makers and having shot no fewer than 8 films in 2011, in October of that same year he founded his own distribution company, Iervolino Entertainment S.p.A, which is now a part of the AMBI PICTURES Group, whose partners are Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi. Andrea Iervolino has never lef