Napoli Film Festival

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The Napoli Film Festival is a film festival that takes place every year since 1997 in Naples.[1]

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Founded with the name Modfest - 360° of Cinema of the Italian Union Circoli del Cinema (U.I.C.C.), it was conceived by , and takes place every year in Naples, at Castel Sant'Elmo, generally in June.[1]

The review is part of the european circuit of the most important independent festivals, relaunching its cinematographic "double track": presenting to the public unpublished works in Italy by mediterranean directors and neapolitan authors, without forgetting the charm of the great Hollywood cinema.[2]

Among the guests of the latest editions, organized by Pappi Corsicato, there are Ferzan Özpetek, Margherita Buy, , Michele Placido, Paola Cortellesi, , the brothers Joel and Ethan Coen and Frances McDormand. The scenographies, from the fifth edition (2003) onwards, were signed and created by and .[3]

Since 2012 the organization of the festival has moved from Castel Sant'Elmo to other structures in the city of Naples, such as the Metropolitan cinema, the Vittoria cinema, the French Language Institute and the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples.[4]

Starting from the 15th edition (2013) the Napoli Film Festival introduces the competitive section ScreenNapoliWeb, dedicated to web series made in Campania or by campanian authors. The first two editions of the competition are won by , the first time for the Travel Companions Series, the second (2014) for Fratelli Katano.[1]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c Ragni, Giulio. "Quale futuro per i festival? Intervista a Davide Azzolini, direttore generale del Napoli Film Festival". lnx.whipart.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  2. ^ "Napoli Film Festival - festival". Filmitalia. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  3. ^ "NAPOLI FILM FESTIVAL". AFIC - Associazione Festival italiani di cinema (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  4. ^ "Antimo campanile | www.napolifilmfestival.it". www.napolifilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17.

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