International location film festival

International Film Festival on locations and cultural identity

12 edition

28 June | 5 July 2014

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Island of Ischia(Bay of Naples)ITALYwww.ischiafilmfestival.it

The Ischia Film Festival, an interna-tional cinema competition, which aims to focus on movies that were filmed in locations all over the world representing the locations’ human, historical and social reality, promo-ting their culture e traditions.

The festival takes place every year among the suggestive spaces of an Aragonese Castle in the middle of the water bridged with the island of Ischia in the bay of Naples.

Sean & Michele Kanan

Vittorio Storaro M.Grazia Cucinotta Bille August

Abbas Kiarostami

Abel Ferrara

Sir Ken Adam Jean Sorel

Ron Howard

Pavel Lounguine

Alan Lee Benouit Jacqueot

Sophie Mc Shera

For his particularly theme the Festival is under the patronage of the President of the Italian Republic, and with the moral support of the Ministries of Cinema and Culture, Foreign A�airs, Heritage, Environment and Tourism, among other local government and cultural authorities.

Since its �rst edition the Festival has represented an important event for Italian cinema, acquiring a leading importance, among the cultural initiati-ves, for the artists and trade professionals who have taken part in it. In past editions the festival has awarded distinguished personalities of inter-national cinema : Oscar winners Sir Ken Adam, Alan Lee, John Howe, Vittorio Storaro, Ron Howard, Carlo Rambaldi, Osvaldo Desideri, Bille August, directors : Abbas Kiarostami, Benouit Jac-queot, Abel Ferrara, Pavel Lounguine, Kristo� Zanussi, Luciano Emmer, Carlo Lizzani, Mario Mo-nicelli, Giuliano Montaldo, Pupi Avati.

The beauty and uniqueness of this island, the wel-lness of its thermal springs, are known and appre-ciated worldwide for their healthy property

This charming mediterranean island is rich of par-ticularly and suggestive locations, which has been the set for many �lms such as “Cleopatra” with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, “Avanti” from director Billy Wilder, “After the Fox”, with Peter Sellers, “The Talented Mr. Ripley” directed by Anthony Minghella with Guyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Matt Damon.

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