SPECIAL # VENICE78 #2 – 1/11SETTEMBER 2021: (DAY -1) The advances in the pre-opening of # Venezia78 and I FILM

(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) At the pre-opening we witnessed the memory we have of last year's exhibition which, among many difficulties, managed to attract interest in a very brief moment of the pandemic. Thanks to LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA: IL CINEMA AL TEMPO DEL COVID di Andrea Segre Andrea Segre ci riprova a documentare cosa è successo a Venezia e soprattutto alla Mostra in questi

SONS OF THE SUN – #KHORSHID in Majid Majidi dal 2 SEPTEMBER AT THE CINEMA

Academy Award® nominee Majid Majidi, already nominated for "Boys from Heaven", go behind the camera to tell a new and exciting children's story. The film "Sons of the Sun" was presented in competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where the young protagonist Rouhollah Zamani was awarded the Marcello Mastroianni Prize 2020, and was selected to represent Iran in the Best International Film category at the Oscars® 2021. At the center of the plot is the exciting story of 12-year-old Ali and his three friends

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

SPECIAL # VENICE78 #1 – 1/11SETTEMBER 2021: (DAY -10) The parallel sections SIC and GdA

(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) The edition will open in less than two weeks 2021 directed by Alberto Barbera in this second year in the times of COVID-19. We want to take stock of the two parallel sections where we can draw on new talents and languages. Let's start with the 18th AUTHORS' DAYS. The definition that the artistic direction has given of itself fully describes it: The geography of the Authors' Days yes

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

"#BedlamClub" is a novel written by Davide Conti – the review by Vittorio De Agrò

Riceviamo e ospitiamo volentieri il nostro carissimo amico Vittorio De Agrò “Bedlam Club” è un romanzo scritto da Davide Conti , published on 15 July 2021 da WriteUp Books New edizione. Synopsis: What happens when a mismatched group of provincial scoundrels decide to put on a film club? This is Boccaccio's frame to tell what will happen inside a garage in the heart of the endless Agro Pontino, heroic comic seat of the "very prestigious Bedlam Club". Between the shelves with tomato preserves and an old Ritmo60, this strange circle of friends does

SPECIAL # CANNES74 - 6/17 July 2021 #8 (DAYS11&12)

In the final stages, the winners of the UCR section, a springboard for new talents (da Cannes Luigi Noera - Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) Di stampo tutto francese le battute finali per questa edizione di rilancio della Cinematografia Mondiale Gli ultimi due film in concorso sono francesi: LES INTRANQUILLES by JOACHIM LAFOSSE - Damien is a hyperactive father, while his wife Leïla is a quiet type and wants to enjoy the holiday. But Damien does not give up, he rests little, does the shopping, prepares dinner in short runs away from

SPECIAL # CANNES74 - 6/17 July 2021 #7 (DAYS 9&10)

BRUNO DUMONT in Selection for the Palme d'Or after the success in Un Certain Regard with Giovanna D'Arco and the closing of the Semaine della Critique (da Cannes Luigi Noera - Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) New recruits, but also old acquaintances like Gaspar Noe on the red carpet that this year sees many French stars and it couldn't be otherwise. Pending the final stages, we offer you a selection of the numerous films viewed. From the selection in competition we point out A FELESÉGElM TÖRTÉNETE / THE STORY OF MY WIFE by ILDIKO - Already

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