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FIVE UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS

IL VIZIO DELLA SPERANZA

This is the new, eagerly awaited fi lm from the
director of Indivisible, Edoardo De Angelis. The
Neapolitan director now focuses his attention on
Maria, a woman living on the edge of society and
working with child traffi ckers. Produced by Tramp
Limited and O’Groove, the fi lm was shot entirely on
location in Castelvolturno, in collaboration with the
Film Commission of the Region of Campania and
with funding provided by the Region of Campania.

NON SONO UN ASSASSINO

Adapted from Francesco Caringella’s best-selling
novel, this is a thriller directed by Andrea © HAUT ET COURT
Zaccariello and produced by Pepito Produzioni and
Viola Film, with Riccardo Scamarcio in the lead
role. Deputy chief of police, Francesco Prencipe, A Ciambra
sets out one day to meet his best friend, the judge
Giovanni Mastropaolo, whom he hasn’t seen for
almost two years. Few words are exchanged opportunities for audience growth that aren’t offered by
between them. That same morning, the judge is turned film into a highly competitive sector for Basilicata. the usual distribution channels, and the same goes for the
found dead. Produced with the support of the Our collaboration agreement with Calabria allowed us to movie-theatres we support. But much remains to be done:
Apulia Film Fund. be a part of the phenomenal film by Carpignano, as well a fund for the development of screenplays, with specific
as the international series, Trust. Shortly, we will be making provisions for animated films, intensive and high-level
a Christmas film based on The Three Musketeers by training, and intensified promotion of cinema culture”.
ZEN SUL GHIACCIO SOTTILE Dumas, and three projects with links to Matera 2019, the Finally, according to the new film law, film commissions
European Capital of Culture”. are directly and officially involved in the cinema supply-
In this fi rst work by Margherita Ferri, the life of Sticking with the south, the funds earmarked by the ever- chain; no longer merely charged with supporting
adolescents growing up in peculiar locations, such virtuous Region of Puglia, meanwhile, are far greater. productions from a logistical point of view, the
as small mountain towns or villages, is explored Annual figures on calls for proposals by the Apulia Film commissions are now responsible for the growth and
through the eyes of Maia Zenasi, or Zen, who Fund 2017 show an increase of 43% in financing requests promotion of the individual regions. Specifications have
dreams of a future playing hockey, away from compared to the same period in 2016. Over the course of been drawn up for the regions (and for the autonomous
a place that she is fast outgrowing. Enjoying 2017, 43 audio-visual projects received financial support provinces of Trento and Bolzano), detailing actions,
the support of Biennale College Cinema, and (15 full-length films, 18 short films, two animated short guidelines and parameters for the management of funds
in collaboration with the Emilia-Romagna films, four documentaries, three TV films and one TV supporting the audio-visual sector. The Italian Film
Film Commission, this fi lm will be presented series). Total allocated funds amounted to €4,109,000, Commissions Association has also been established so as
at the 75th Venice Film Festival. with positive knock-on effects for the region estimated to to harmonise and streamline financial support allocated at
be around €11.6m. Moreover, projects receiving finance both state and regional level. In short, the new law
from the region budgeted for no less than 695 days of acknowledges the important role played by film and audio-
HISTORY OF LOVE work, representing an increase of 43%, while 1,168 Puglia visual productions in the promotion of the Italian
residents ended up being employed on set, an increase of landscape and of the country’s image abroad. In fact, the
The fi rst co-production between Slovenia (Monoo), 89% with respect to 2016. reform goes so far as to entrust the Ministry of Cultural
Italy (Nefertiti Film) and Norway (Incitus), this Heritage and Activities and Tourism with the specific task
second fi lm by Sonja Prosenc, after The Tree (a NEW FILM LAW of promoting Italy abroad through film, with the
Slovenian fi lm selected for the Oscars in 2016), was The recently implemented Law on Cinematic and Audio- additional aim of bolstering tourism. Call Me by Your
fi lmed in both the Friuli Venezia Giulia region and Visual Works should give even greater impetus to the film Name by Luca Guadagnino, for example, winner of the
in Slovenia. This is the story of Iva, an adolescent commissions. In fact, as president of the Apulia Film Best Screenplay Oscar, has brought worldwide fame to
who, in the wake of her mother’s death, discovers a Commission, and director, Maurizio Sciarra, explained: Villa Albergoni in Moscazzano, Cremona (the villa is now
hidden secret from her past. A fi lm with distinctly “The approval of the Governmental Decree on Film up for sale and, thanks to the huge success of this film,
thrilleresque overtones, supported by the FVG Film Commissions, signifies the introduction of specific a growing number of visitors are flocking to the region),
Fund and the FVG Film Commission. funding rules for Apulia FC. The Film Fund is based on a and the same goes for the fountains of Capralba, the
tax rebate system, which ensures that the monies allocated Grottos of Catullus in Sirmione, and the various piazze of
by our commission, and the economic and employment Bergamo Alta.”
MEDICI: MASTERS OF FLORENCE. SEASON 2 knock-on effect for the region, are both transparent and
traceable. It is an attractive and straightforward model, on ITALY FOR MOVIES
This second series of the popular series a par with national and European funds. The new call for A platform capable of showcasing countless stunning
co-produced by Rai and Lux Vide, following proposals will kick off a new round of financing, even locations such as these was required, and thanks to the
the political ascent of Lorenzo ‘the Magnifi cent’ in richer and more varied than the last, signalling Puglia’s Strategic Plan for Tourism, fully financed for the period
Renaissance Florence, will be broadcast on RaiUno growing recognition of the importance of this industry for 2017-2022, the Ministry has now launched the Italy for
in autumn 2018. With new episodes being shot the development of the regional economy. But it will also Movies portal. Managed by the Istituto Luce-Cinecittà,
in Volterra, the series will receive €4m from bring about interesting changes, notably greater support this one-stop site is principally aimed at makers of foreign
the Region of Tuscany’s fund for the promotion for Puglia projects and Puglia workers. Our talent is films and audio-visual projects and contains three sections
and support of the audio-visual industry. growing. Projects in the region are getting stronger. But of information. The first is a directory of locations, split
this is not enough. The Rete dei Festival (Festivals into regions, which can be consulted via a search engine,
Network), which is bolstered by the Region of Puglia in using a choice of categories such as geographical location,
terms of both festival numbers and investments, provides location typology, building or site classification, historical

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