We receive and publish with many good wishes to the nominees! NOMINATI IL NUOVO DIRETTIVO E LA NUOVA COMMISSIONE DELLA SETTIMANA INTERNAZIONALE DELLA CRITICA Il Consiglio Nazionale del SNCCI - National Syndicate of Italian Film Critics, met on Saturday 15 January 2022, proceeded with the appointment of the new Executive Committee, from today so composed: President: Cristiana Paternò Vice-presidente: Pedro Armocida Amministratore: Francesco Crispino Segretario: Adriano De Grandis Responsabile della comunicazione: Giulio Sangiorgio Questa la prima dichiarazione di Cristiana Paternò: "I am aware of the responsibility inherent in leading such a prestigious association and collecting the important legacy of Bruno Torri, Lino Miccichè, the banlieue vein and the melò that works admirably on space and collective consciousness. "
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A star was born in humility: #Merry Christmas !
Dear Readers, from the editorial staff of Raccontar di Cinema a Wish for a Holy Christmas in the Family. As every year, our motto remains A Star Is Born to which we added the noun that Pope Francis suggested this year by wishing the Roman Curia: "The mystery of Christmas is the mystery of God who comes into the world through the way of humility" and again "This is why I like to think and also say that humility was his gateway and invites us, all of us, to cross it ". Christmas Eve is
Film Critics from SNCCI: #UNEROE in Asghar Farhadi
#UNEROE in Asghar Farhadi, distributed by LUCKY RED (release in theaters 3 January) and presented at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival - Grand Prix of the Ex Æquo Jury with Hytti N ° 6 by Juho KUOSMANEN, has been designated Critics Film by the National Union of Italian Film Critics - SNCCI with the following Motivation: Back to shoot in Iran, Asghar Farhadi finds inspiration from his best days by following a detainee on the loose for a permit for two days. With a style that seems to stalk reality and instead delves into its contradictions, the banlieue vein and the melò that works admirably on space and collective consciousness. "
Film Critics from SNCCI: #DriveMyCar di Hamaguchi Ryūsuke
#DriveMyCar di Hamaguchi Ryūsuke, presented at the 74th Festival de Cannes, winner of the palmares for the best screenplay and distributed by Tucker Film (release in theaters 23 September), has been designated has been designated Film of the Critics by the National Union of Italian Film Critics - SNCCI with the following Motivation: Confirming the qualities of writing and staging already admired in the recent The Game of Destiny and Fantasy, this time the Japanese director uses Chekhov to confront his unspoken desires and anxieties: a theater director has to work through the loss
Film Critics from SNCCI: #QUIRIDOIO by Mario Martone
#QUIRIDOIO by Mario Martone presented at the 78th INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHIC ART EXHIBITION distributed by 01 Distribution –Rai Cinema Spa, (release in theaters 9 September), Francesco Pasinetti Award for the best male interpretation: Toni Servillo, as well as the Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award assigned by the Magna Graecia Cultural Association to MARIO MARTONE and TONI SERVILLO for the film Qui rido io, has been designated Critics Film by the National Union of Italian Film Critics - SNCCI with the following Motivation: With “Qui rido io” Martone intensely explores the theme of denied paternity, fictionalizing the figure with historical attention
SPECIAL # VENEZIA78 # 4 - 1 / 11SEPTEMBER 2021: (DAY 1): The opening films
The opening films commented by Anna Maria Stramondo (Luigi Noera from Venice with the kind collaboration of Marina Pavido and Annamaria Stramondo and from the WEB room Maria Vittoria Battaglia - Photos are published courtesy of the Biennale) Anna Maria Stramondo comments on the opening of the exhibition in the second edition struggling with COVID with a touch of optimism: La Mostra si apre con il film di #VE78 CONCORSO MADRES PARALELAS - FILM DI APERTURA di PEDRO ALMODÓVAR con Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Juliet Serrano, rosy depalma / Spain /
Afghan director #ShahrbanooSadat rescued by the French
Katja Adomeit Producer and CEO of Adomeit Film announced Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat has left Afghanistan. With the help of the French government and the help of people from all over the world, Shahrbanoo succeeded after many days together with 9 family members through crowds and Taliban checkpoints at the airport, where French soldiers took care of her and her family. Communication with Shahrbanoo Sadat is difficult at the moment, but confirmed to be in Abu Dhabi soon to board a
Criticism film from the #SNCCI: EUROPA at Haider Rashid
EUROPA at Haider Rashid, presented at the 74th Festival de Cannes in the collateral section Quinzaine des Réalisateurs and distributed by I Wonder Pictures Distribution (release in theaters 2 September), was designated Film of the Critics by the National Union of Italian Film Critics SNCCI with the following motivation: Totally adhering to the dramatic experience of a young Iraqi immigrant, fleeing along the "via Balkan", the film is proposed as an immersive experience in bewilderment, in the fear and violence that mark the life of those seeking refuge in Europe. By adopting a perspective that holds in
Criticism film from the #SNCCI: THE GAME OF DESTINY AND FANTASY ”by Hamaguchi Ryūsuke
THE GAME OF DESTINY AND FANTASY "by Hamaguchi Ryūsuke distributed by Tucker Film, presented at the 71st Berlinale and distributed by Movies Inspired (release in theaters 26 August), was designated Film of the Critics by the National Union of Italian Film Critics SNCCI with the following motivation: Temporarily abandoning the rereading of the history of his country Three stories for three poetic investigations on the mocking sense of destiny and human relations. Universal but linked to the insecurities of contemporaneity, Hamaguchi's film confirms the talent of a storyteller in love with his characters -
#MAGNAGRAECIAFF 18th Ed. - I PREMI: The juries and the public split up
(The photos are published courtesy of the MAGNA GRAECIA FILM FESTIVAL) The 18th edition of the Magna Graecia Film Festival conceived and directed by Gianvito Casadonte ended with the award ceremony. Nine days of screenings and meetings that embraced the whole city, from the sea to the historic center of the Calabrian capital. National and international previews, exceptional masterclass - from Paul Haggis to Gioacchino Criaco, from John Savage to Marco Risi, Peter Greenaway and Saskia Boddeke musical performances and many guests animated this edition, which saw the final awards of the three competitions last night. All prizes