From Emma Dante Franco Maresco; Commissioner Montalbano to the film based on the book of the doctor-witness lampedusano Pietro Bartolo; Francesco Piccolo Daniele Luchetti. The Region co-finances well 34 productions, feature films, documentaries, short films, fiction and TV series.
It was published the ranking of the works incurred as a result of the last call for the co-financing of audiovisual works to be constructed in Sicily, published by the Department of Tourism Sport and Entertainment of Sicily Region, through the Special Office for Cinema and Audiovisual / Sicily Film Commission, under the program Contemporary Senses Cinema.
Councilor Sandro Pappalardo announces that at the end of the evaluation commission hearings and work, It was published the list of co-financed works: “It 'a commitment that strongly support"- says the Deputy Mayor Pappalardo – “cinema is not only an extraordinary expressive creativity tool, but above all an exceptional opportunity for the promotion of Sicily, through knowledge of historical contexts, artistic and cultural, besides a remarkable opportunity for the development of professionalism Sicilian operating in the audiovisual sector”.
“The applications received following the publication of the notice – goes on Alessandro Rais, director of Sicily Film Commission (Special Office for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Regional Tourism Sports and Entertainment) were more than 70: among these were selected for co-financing total 34 productions, of which 20 feature films, 9 documentaries, 5 short films, for a total amount of co-financing € 1.525.000,00 that, as actually occurred in previous years, It is able to generate a direct expense in Sicily equal to five times (with an estimated multiplier 1×5,33) ”.
The first between feature films on the list is "The Charleston ", second work Emma Dante, who also wrote the screenplay with writer to Palermo Giorgio Vasta and the journalist and writer Elena Stancanelli. Taken from one of the plays of Dante's most successful (The sisters Macaluso), “The Charleston " It will be produced by Minimum Fax Media.
In the film directed by also ranking Franco Maresco, which is titled "A 25 years after the massacres of the Mafia ", produced by Ila Palma, with a new, grotesque look on today's Sicily and the return of some memorable characters of his previous feature film Belluscone, first of all Ciccio Mira.
Among the works financed by the Sicilian Region also new film Pasquale Scimeca, “The island of wonders (Ode to Peace)”, a film about the Sicilian musical tradition which sees the collaboration, among others, of Mario Crispi, the historical component of the band from presence;
E, always in the feature films category, we also find the film directed by Daniele Luchetti of negligible happiness and unhappiness Moments, transposition of the homonymous novel of the Premio Strega Francesco Piccolo, shot in recent months in Palermo. Among the performers, conk e Renato Carpentieri.
One of the most popular actresses in Sicily, Isabella Ragonese, It will be the main topic at "All day ahead ", inspired by the life of Agnese Ciulla and complex human events that passed through his work as Councilor for Social Activities for the City of Palermo. The film will be broadcast on Rai Uno It is directed by Luciano Manuzzi and produced by Bibi Film.
The support of the Sicilian Region also accompanies the film John Massa “The fire in the brain"And the feature film debut of director Palermo Paolo Licata which just started shooting in Favignana "LOVELY ", transposition of the novel Catena Fiorello. The cast will be part, among others, Lucia Sardo. Among the films also supported "Erba Ianca”, feature film debut of Mario Spinocchio.
E, yet, the television movies "Tears of salt ", inspired by the book of the doctor-witness lampedusano Pietro Bartolo, with Sergio Castellitto in the title role and directed by Maurizio Zaccaro and the return behind the camera of the young John Calvo with "Screw wasting”.
Among the features that will be realized in Sicily also a valuable foreign production, English "The Winter’s Tale” (The Winter's Tale), transposition eponymous Shakespearean drama, with the actor's directing and British director Sacha Bennett. Filmed largely in Sicily, the film will be produced by the production company "Three Wise Monkeys Productions", in collaboration with Italian partners.
Two works inspired by Camilleri pen: the feature film "The linesman ", directed by Rocco Mortelliti, produced by "Seventh Entertainment" and, between TV series, First on the list, “Inspector Montalbano (17)”. Also support for "The hunter", aired six episodes in March 2018 Rai 2. The Serie, from the book The Mafia Hunter the magistrate Alfonso Sabella, He has participated in Canneséries, the first edition of the International Festival of TV series in Cannes, and he was awarded the prize for the best performance thanks to actor Roman Francesco Montanari. The second series is currently in an advanced preparation phase.
In the section Documentari, new supported films. Between these, “Katharmoi " the young Sicilian director Leandro Picarella, formed its own office in Sicily's Experimental Cinematography Center (whose teaching is supported by the Sicily Film Commission Also under the program Contemporary Senses Cinema), who will talk about the character known as the "wizard" Atanus, tired old star of local TV Palermo. Produce “Qoomoon srl”. Franco Maresco He will conduct "Goffredo overjoyed ", produced by 'Association Lumpen, retracing the ultradecennale association that binds it to Fofi, intellectual, essayist and critic rush (and "cult") the national scene, linked in turn from an early age to Sicily.
But also "The class " directed by Pierfrancesco Li Donni, which takes a look at adolescence and school, from the inside of a classroom in a popular neighborhood of Palermo. “The time will come " It is the title of the movie Bartolomeo PAMPALONI, dedicated to the hermit-artist, known as Isravele, living isolated on top of Capo Gallo mountain near Palermo.
E “Business Sicilians ", new film Giovanna Taviani, manufactured by "Cloud Film", dedicated to the tradition of "cuntisti" Sicilians and the fascination of their stories.
In the section Cortometraggi, finally, to report "Imperfect Beauty” David Vigor, Another young director who trained at the headquarters of the Experimental Center of Cinematography Sicily along with the film's producer John Rose, per Visual Maze. Always among the short films include "Epicenter”, selected in the 33rd International Critics' Week, during the recent 75th Venice International Film Festival in Venice. The short is produced by "Playmaker" directed by Leandro Picarella and is centered on the figure of the greek statesman Pericles.