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VANESSA REDGRAVE and BILLE AUGUST AT THE SOCIAL CINEMA FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN ISCHIA. UNDER THE AEGIS OF UNRIC, THE FESTIVAL WILL BE OFFICIALLY PRESENTED ON MAY 22ND AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL ISCHIA, ITALY 4/05/08 – Actress Vanessa Redgrave and director Bille August announced their participation in the Social C ... go>>>

GIUSEPPE TORNATORE’S FILM THE UNKNOWN IS ITALY’S CANDIDATE FOR THE 2008 OSCAR. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE POPULAR SICILIAN DIRECTOR FROM HIS FRIENDS AT “WASHINGTON, ITALIA” ROME, ITALY - September 26, 2007 – La Sconosciuta (The Unknown), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore will represent Italy in ... go>>>

ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNER PAUL HAGGIS TO BE THE CHAIRMAN OF ISCHIA, ITALY 4/7/07 – The screenwriter, director and producer PAUL HAGGIS (2006 double Academy Award®-winner for the mo ... go>>>

FOREST WHITAKER AND HELEN MIRREN: FROM THE CAPRI AWARD TO THE OSCARS. THE WARMTH OF AN ITALIAN ISLAND BRINGS GOOD LUCK TO INTERNATIONAL STARS LOS ANGELES, Feb 26, 2007 – Actors Forest Whitaker (honored on December 30 in Capri with the 2006 Legend Award, together ... go>>>

FOREST WHITAKER BRINGS OSCAR® RACE FOR HIS IDI AMIN PORTRAYAL TO "CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD" DECEMBER 30 LOS ANGELES, December 10, 2006 – Forest Whitaker’s race for an Oscar® will come to the Capri, Hollywood "The Internation ... go>>>

GLOBAL SUPERSTARS CELEBRATE FILM AT THE 11TH ANNUAL CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD – THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE FROM DECEMBER 27th – JANUARY 2nd ON ISLAND OF CAPRI, ITALY Island of Capri, Italy - October 16, 2006 – International screen stars and industry leaders of the European, American an ... go>>>

PAUL HAGGIS, NAOMI WATTS, JOHN LANDIS AND LINA WERTMULLER FEATURED AT 4th. FOCUS ON GERMANY WITH DIANE KRUGER; HOMAGE PAID TO BURT BACHARACH AND HARRY BELAFONTE Ischia (Italy), July 17, 2006 -- Directors John Landis, Lina Wertmuller, double-Oscar winner Paul Haggis and Christian ... go>>>

ITALIAN CINEMA PASSES THE HOLLYWOOD TEST. OVER 5.000 SPECTATORS ATTEND THE FESTIVAL HELD AT MANN'S CHINESE THEATRE Los Angeles, March 10th, 2006 - Italian Cinema passes the test at the inaugural edition of "Los Angeles, Italia - Film, ... go>>>

VALENTINO AND PESCUCCI CONQUER HOLLYWOOD. RECORD NUMBERS ATTEND THE EXHIBITION THAT PROUDLY EXCLAIMS "MADE IN ITALY" Los Angeles, Italia March 10th, 2006 - With a record number of roughly 10,000 visitors, the curtain has officially close ... go>>>

AL PACINO HONORS LEGENDARY LINA WERTMULLER WITH SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT PARTY ON EVE OF OSCAR WEEK “LOS ANGELES, ITALY” FESTIVAL Los Angeles, February 26, 2006 - "I am glad to meet again one of my favourite directors,’ preeminent American actor Al P ... go>>>

GARY SINISE TO RECEIVE AWARD FROM JOE MANTEGNA AT GALA SALUTE TO THE ACADEMY AWARDS IN LOS ANGELES. JACK VALENTI TO PRESENT SCHOLARSHIP LOS ANGELES, CA -- February 21, 2006) Actor Gary Sinise will receive a National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Speci ... go>>>

FELLINI’S MAGIC TO INAUGURATE ITALIAN GALA AT START OF OSCAR WEEK IN HOLLYWOOD Los Angeles, February 19, 2006 – The magic of Federico Fellini still enchants Hollywood. As the Oscar season moves towa ... go>>>

ITALY’S OSCAR ENTRY TO BE INTRODUCED IN AMERICA Island of Capri, Italy - January 18, 2006 - Producer Riccardo Tozzi and director Cristina Comencini has been introduci ... go>>>

TOMMY LEE JONES' THREE BURIALS PREMIERES IN ITALY AT CAPRI AFTER WINNING TWO PRIZES AT CANNES; CRISTINA COMENCINI'S DON'T TELL, INAUGURATES SCREENINGS AT CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD DECEMBER 26 Capri, December 8, 2005 - "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada," the current work of Oscar-winning actor and first- ... go>>>

TERRY GILLIAM, HACKFORD, KAPUR AND FAENZA WILL JOIN IN CINEMA FORUM AT 'CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD' KIMBO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FROM DECEMBER 27th CAPRI, Italy, - American directors Terry Gilliam and Taylor Hackford, Shekhar Kapur from India, and Italian Roberto Faen ... go>>>

DIRECTOR ABEL FERRARA TO RECEIVE "CAPRI KEYMAT AWARD 2005" DECEMBER 28 ON THE ISLE OF CAPRI. PMK-HBH IN THE INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION OF THE "10° CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD - KIMBO FILM FESTIVAL" CAPRI, Italy - November 2, 2005 - Director Abel Ferrara will receive the prestigious "Capri Keymat Award 05" as the Capr ... go>>>

THE 2005 TIRELLI PRIZE GOES TO THE OSCAR WINNER GABRIELLA PESCUCCI, COSTUME DESIGNER FOR CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY AND THE BROTHERS GRIMM. THE PRESENTATION ON DECEMBER 29 IN CAPRI, ITALY Capri, Italy, October 24, 2005 – Costume designer Gabriella Pescucci, who collaborated with Tim Burton on the film Charl ... go>>>

FOR THE 2006 OSCARS, ITALY HAS CHOSEN CRISTINA COMENICINI's "DON'T TELL" (PRODUCED BY RAI CINEMA AND CATTLEYA) AFTER THE ACADEMY REJECTED ITS FIRST CHOICE "PRIVATE" Rome, Italy - October, 10/21/2005 - The film representing Italy at the Academy Awards will be Don't Tell. The commission ... go>>>

THE MOVIE ‘PRIVATE’ CONQUERS THE AMERICANS OF WASHINGTON. A FULL HOUSE WITH A LONG OVATION AT THE ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL. AND NOW EVERYBODY TO THE 10th CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD FILM FEST Washington 10/16/05 – Eight minutes of applause from almost 400 spectators at the Loews Georgetown theatre finished off ... go>>>

OSCARS: PRIVATE WILL NOT RUN FOR ITALY BECAUSE IT IS IN ENGLISH. NEW CANDIDATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON Rome, October 13 – Saverio Costanzo’s ‘Private’ will not be the film to represent Italy in the category of Best Foreign ... go>>>

NIAF C0-SPONSORS ITALIAN FILM FEST DURING GALA CONVENTION WEEKEND IN NATION’S CAPITAL. ON TUESDAY THE GRAND OPENING WITH FRANCO NERO'S LATEST MOVIE WASHINGTON, DC – October 8, 2005 - The films of legendary stars Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni will headline the ... go>>>

‘WASHINGTON, ITALIA’ LAUNCHES ‘PRIVATE’ IN THE OSCAR RACE. STARTING OCTOBER 11 SAVERIO COSTANZO’S FILM WILL BE ONE OF THIRTY-SEVEN FEATURES AT THE ITALIAN FILM FEST. INAUGURATION BY FRANCO NERO Washington, DC 10/5/05 – The voyage of Saverio Costanzo’s film ‘Private’ towards the Oscars will begin Saturday, October ... go>>>

THE CAPRI IN THE WORLD INSTITUTE CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN ROME. ANTICIPATION FOR THE WASHINGTON FESTIVAL Washington, DC 10/5/05 – The voyage of Saverio Costanzo’s film ‘Private’ towards the Oscars will begin Saturday, October ... go>>>

THE ITALIAN CINEMA CONQUERS WASHINGTON AND HER ITALIAN-AMERICAN “COUSINS”. STARTING OCTOBER 11 THE ITALIAN FILM FEST WILL FEATURE FAENZA, FERRETTI AND NERO. ANNA FALCHI WILL PLAY GODMOTHER TO THE EVEN Capri, Italy 10/4/05 – A festival with thirty-seven films (including twelve American premieres, a tribute to Marcello Ma ... go>>>

FERRETTI, FAENZA AND D'ALATRI TO BE "PROFESSOR" IN WASHINGTON. STARTING OCTOBER 11 THE ITALIAN FILM FEST WIL FEATURE FRANCO NERO, AN HOMAGE TO MASTROIANNI AND 5 FILMS BY FAENZA Washington, DC 10/2/05 – Dante Ferretti, Roberto Faenza, and Alessandro D’Alatri, along with Franco Nero, Francesca Lo S ... go>>>

For the 2006 Oscars Italy has chosen Saverio Costanzo’s ‘Private.’ The director states: “I am astonished and honored.” The film was selected as the candidate for best foreign film Rome, Italy -09/29/2005 – Saverio Costanzo’s ‘Private’ was selected by Italy to compete in the Oscars for Best Foreign ... go>>>

FRANCO NERO TO BE THE ITALIAN CINEMATIC AMBASSADOR TO WASHINGTON, D.C. STARTING OCTOBER 11 THE AMERICAN CAPITAL IS TO HOST THE ANTICIPATE FESTIVAL AND A TRIBUTE TO MARCELLO MASTROIANNI Capri 9/18/05 – Franco Nero is to be the Italian cinematic ambassador to Washington for the occasion of the 4th edition ... go>>>

DANTE FERRETTI AND FRANCESCA LO SCHIAVO – 2005 OSCAR WINNERS FOR THEIR WORK IN “THE AVIATOR” – TO BE SPOTIGHTED AT THE ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL IN WASHINGTON, DC; FRANCO NERO PREMIERES HIS NEWEST FILM WASHINGTON, D.C. –Sep. 16th, 2005 - Two Oscar winners for their work on Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator, Dante Ferretti an ... go>>>

HOT NEW ITALIAN STAR HIGHLIGHTS: ACTOR RAOUL BOVA ATTENDING THE 4TH ANNUAL ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 11-16 WASHINGTON, D.C. – 08/27/2005 - Appearances by hot new Italian heartthrob Raoul Bova, who won international fans in Und ... go>>>

THE ITALIAN-AMERICANS HONOR THE LEGEND OF MARCELLO MASTROIANNI. THE FORTH EDITION OF “WASHINGTON, ITALIA – THE ITALIN FILM FEST” BEGINS OCTOBER 11 Washington, D.C. - 8/27/2005 – “The myth of Marcello Mastroianni will be revived in the middle of this October in Washi ... go>>>

TAYLOR HACKFORD COMES FROM THE OSCARS TO ISCHIA GLOBAL FEST WITH THE MYTH OF RAY CHARLES, RECEIVING THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Ischia, Italy 05/ 03/2005 - Director and producer Taylor Hackford will be in Italy soon to receive an award in honor of ... go>>>

Ischia Global 2005, with Konchalovsky, Focuses on Russia. The Kimbo Club Comes to Life on the Croisette: Events, Parties, and Meetings in Anticipation of the Italian Film Fest April 25, 2005 - Dedicated to contemporary Russian cinema, with the participation of director Andrei Konchalovsky and th ... go>>>

GIBSON'S "THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST" AND AMELIO'S "THE HOUSE KEYS" WILL RECEIVE THE 'CAPRI AWARD FOR "BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR 2004". CLAUDIA GERINI WILL BE AWARDED AS "BEST ACTRESS" Capri, Italia 12/12/2004 – The Capri in the World Institute has proclaimed Mel Gibson’s “The Passion” and Gianni Amelio’ ... go>>>

CAPRI HONORS THE LEGEND OF FRANK SINATRA AND HIS WIFE, BARBARA. WIFE OF “THE VOICE” WILL RECEIVE THE ‘PEACE AWARD’ FOR HER WORK ON BEHALF OF ABUSED CHILDREN THROUGH THE 'SINATRA CHILDREN's CENTER' Capri, Italy 11/29/2004 – The legend of Frank Sinatra will be honored during Capri, Hollywood 2004 with the special even ... go>>>

ARMAND ASSANTE AND DIRECTOR JOHN IRVIN TO ATTEND ‘CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD’ FOR THE WORLD PREMIER OF THE THRILLER ‘DIGITAL RIPPER.’ THE U.K. FILMMAKER IS TO RECEIVE A ‘LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD’ Capri 11/20/2004 – English director John Irvin and his leading actor, Armand Assante will present, as a world premiere a ... go>>>

GERALDINE CHAPLIN IS NAMED ‘GODMOTHER’ OF CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD 2004. THE ENGLISH ACTRESS IS TO BE AWARDED THE ‘LEGEND AWARD’ AS THE HEIR TO THE LEGACY OF THE LOVABLE TRAMP Capri (NA) Nov. 14 – Geraldine Chaplin will be the godmother of the ninth edition of Capri, Hollywood (December 27 – Jan ... go>>>

CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD ’04 HONORS THE LEGENDARY ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, ALONG WITH GERARD BUTLER FOR HIS WORK IN JOEL SCHUMACHER’S FILM OF “PHANTOM OF THE OPERA” Capri, Italy 11/7/2004 – ‘Capri, Hollywood ‘04’ will honor the legendary English composer Andrew Lloyd Weber with a spec ... go>>>

THE 2004 TIRELLI PRIZE GOES TO MAURIZIO MILLENOTTI, COSTUME DESIGNER FOR ‘THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST’. THE OSCAR RACE FOR GIBSON AND HIS ‘TEAM’ BEGINS FROM CAPRI Capri, Italy 11/02/2004 – Costume designer Maurizio Millenotti, who collaborated with Mel Gibson on the film ‘The Passio ... go>>>

THE LATEST FILM BY LINA WERTMULLER WILL OPEN "CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD" ON DECEMBER 27. THE WORLD PREMIERE WILL BE ON NOVEMBER 14 IN SAN FRANCISCO. THE CAST INCLUDES SOPHIA LOREN AND F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Capri, Italy 10/23/2004 – “Peperoni ripieni e pesci in faccia,” the latest film by Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller v ... go>>>

THE ITALIAN CINEMA GREETS THE PUBLIC OF WASHINGTON, DC WAITING FOR THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2. LARGE EVENTS FOR ANTONIONI, AMELIO, CASTELLITTO, ERONICO, PLACIDO, SEGATORI AND VERDONE Washington, DC, October 18, 2004 - The agreement with Loews Cineplex for six days of screening current and classic Itali ... go>>>

GIANNI AMELIO’S “THE HOUSE KEYS" ITALY’S CANDIDATE FOR 2005 OSCAR AS BEST FOREIGN FILM, TO GET SPECIAL SCREENINGS AT WASHINGTON, ITALIA 2004. ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 5:00 pm AT LOEWS in GEORGETOWN WASHINGTON, D.C., October 16 2004 – “The House Keys,” directed by Gianni Amelio and Italy’s official candidate for the B ... go>>>

Hollywood Flies - Exclusive Washington DC Premiere The pleasure of your company is cordially requested at an Exclusive Cinematic Premiere and screening of "Hollywood Flie ... go>>>

PLACIDO’S “ANOTHER LIFE” AND ERONICO’S “MY FATHER” DRAW CROWDS AND PRAISE AT OPENING OF WASHINGTON, ITALIA FILM FESTIVAL; TROISI FILM POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY DUE TO CUSTOMS AND HOLIDAY DELAYS Washington, DC, October 13, 2004 – Italian director Michele Placido’s “Another Life” opened the Washington, Italia Film ... go>>>

500 PEOPLE SALUTE THE OPENING OF THE ITALIAN FILM FEST IN DC. 2 THEATRES HOSTED THE USA PREMIERE OF 'MY FATHER'. THE EVENT CO-PRODUCED BY LAZIO REGION OF ITALY. ON THURSDAY THE GALA AT THE MPAA Washington DC, 10/13/2004 -The 2004 'Washington, Italia - The Italian Film Fest' organized by the Capri in The World Ins ... go>>>

ITALIAN FILMS LOOK TOWARD LOEWS FOR KEY DISTRIBUTION ROLE IN THE USA. NEW FILMS TO BE SHOWN IN WASHINGTON, DC THIS WEEK. ATTENDING LEGENDARY ACTORS SUCH AS F.MURRAY ABRAHAM AND GIANCARLO GIANNINI Washington, D.C. October 12th, 2004 - On the occasion of 'Washington, Italia - The Italian Film Fest' Loews Cineplex, wh ... go>>>

20 FILMS, 2 PREVIEWS IN THE USA, 4 TRIBUTES, INVITATIONAL EVENT AT THE MPAA AND NIGHT OF THE NIAF AWARDS HIGHLIGHT PROGRAM OF THE 3rd ITALIAN FILM FEST OCTOBER 12-17 CAPRI, (Italy), October 3 - The new Italian cinema is leaving for America and the Washington, Italia Film Fest in Washin ... go>>>

FABIO SEGATORI’S “HOLLYWOOD FLIES” GETS ITS AMERICAN PREMIERE IN WASHINGTON DC OCTOBER 15 at THE 3rd ITALIAN FILM FEST ON THE EVE OF THE ANNUAL GALA OF NIAF Washington, D.C., October 3 – “Hollywood Flies,” the awaited second work of director Fabio Segatori, will be introduced ... go>>>

GIANNI AMELIO’S “THE HOUSE KEYS," ITALY’S CANDIDATE FOR 2005 OSCAR AS BEST FOREIGN FILM, TO GET SPECIAL SCREENINGS AT WASHINGTON, ITALIA AND INVITATIONAL EVENT AT MPAA WASHINGTON, D.C., October 3, 2004 – “The House Keys,” directed by Gianni Amelio and Italy’s official candidate for the B ... go>>>

FICTIONALIZED FILM STORY OF A SON’S HUNT FOR HIS NAZI CRIMINAL FATHER TO RECEIVE AMERICAN PREMIERE AT WASHINGTON, ITALIA. FEATURES OSCAR WINNERS CHARLTON HESTON AND F.MURRAY ABRAHAM Washington, D.C. 9/26/04 – “My Father – Rua Alguem 5555,” a fictionalized story of a son’s hunt for his father, the not ... go>>>

WASHINGTON, ITALIA 2004 TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE LEGENDARY MAESTRO MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI. SPECIAL SCREENINGS AT LOEWS AND INTRODUCTION BY F. MURRAY ABRAHAM. NIAF WILL HONOR CONFALONIERI AND PAVAROTTI WASHINGTON, September 17, 2004 – “Washington, Italia – the Italian Film Fest,” in the nation’s capital October 12-17, wi ... go>>>

RAI TRADE IN FRONT LINE AT 3rd WASHINGTON, ITALIA FILM FEST; PRESIDENT ROBERTO DI RUSSO WILL HOST A PRESS LUNCH ON OCTOBER 16, AT THE PRESTIGEOUS CAFE' MILANO IN D.C. Roma, Sept.15, 2004 - The third edition of Washington, Italia - The Italian Film Fest, will begin October 12 in Washingt ... go>>>

SERGIO CASTELLITTO, GIANNI AMELIO TAKE THEIR OSCAR CONTEST TO WASHINGTON, ITALIA FILM FEST FOR REACTIONS FROM ITALIAN-AMERICAN PUBLIC; GIANNINI WILL INTRODUCE FILMS TO THE MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION CAPRI, September 12 – The Italian cinema’s race for an Oscar moves to Washington, D.C. as Sergio Castellitto’s “Non ti ... go>>>

THE FILMS OF THE LATE MASSIMO TROISI WILL BE FEATURED IN THE USA AT WASHINGTON, ITALIA FESTIVAL OCTOBER 12-17 Napoli, Italy - September 5 (Ansa) – The films of Massimo Troisi will arrive in the United States during October 12-17 a ... go>>>

GIANCARLO GIANNINI NAMED AMBASSADOR TO “WASHINGTON, ITALIA 2004 – THE ITALIAFILM FEST” TO BE HELD OCTOBER 12-17 TO PROMOTE CINEMA BY ITALIAN FILMMAKERS TO AMERICAN STUDENTS AND THE AMERICAN PUBLIC Washington 20/08/2004 - Famous Italian actor Giancarlo Giannini today was named ambassador for the 3rd annual “Washin ... go>>>

AFTER PUPI AVATI AND ROBERTO BENIGNI TRIUMPH AT WASHINGTON, ITALIA FILM FESTIVAL, ITALIAN AND WORLD CINEMA AWAIT CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD AT YEAR-END Washington Dc 30 Oct. '03 - Pupi Avati e Roberto Benigni (premiato lo scorso 25 ottobre dalla National Italian American ... go>>>

ITALIAN-AMERICANS HONOR OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR ROBERTO BENIGNI WITH SPECIAL PRIZE FROM NATIONAL ITALIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION Washington Dc 28/10/2003- Roberto Benigni e suo “genio artistico” sono stati onorati a Washington D.C. dalla comunità it ... go>>>