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IV SICILIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2009 PROGRAM from
SUNDAY April 12th to SUNDAY April 19th
SUNDAY April 12th
Secret Location
Pre-Opening VIPs party strictly reserved to International Guests,
Sponsors and Donors.
Call 305- 710-4593 or email sicilianfilmfestival@gmail.com for info.
MONDAY April 13th
M.B.Cinematheque,512 Española Way, Miami Beach
6:00pm MBC Opening ceremony of SFF with wines of Sicily $20
including the opening film
7:00pm Opening Film: The Viceroys (I Vicere') by Roberto Faenza
100' 1st episode $20 movie and opening ceremony
8:45pm Film: The Baroness of Carini (La baronessa di Carini) by
Umberto Marino100'1st episode $10
TUESDAY April 14th
M.B.Cinematheque,512 Española Way, Miami Beach
7:00 pm Film: The Baroness of Carini (La baronessa di Carini) by
Umberto Marino100' 2nd episode $10
8:45pm Film: The Viceroys (I Vicere') by Roberto Faenza 100' 2nd
episode . $10
10:30pm Film: If You Close Your Eyes (Se chiudi gli occhi) by
Lisa Romano 90'. $10
WEDNESDAY April 15th
M.B.Cinematheque,512 Española Way, Miami Beach
6:00pm Documentary: The Island Inside: A Journey Through
Vincenzo Consolo's Sicily (L'isola in me: in viaggio con Vincenzo
Consolo) by Ludovica Tortora De Falco 75' $10
7:15pm Taormina Shorts Event in cooperation with Taormina Film
Festival : Our Sea (Mare nostro) by Andrea D'Asaro 20', Maradona
Baby by Nino Sabella 10',Sgangsters by Mario Cosentino, 17', The
Door of Forgiveness (Bab al Samah - La porta del perdono)by
Francesco Sperandeo 15', The Nude Life (La vita nuda) by Dino
SUNDAY April 12th to SUNDAY April 19th
SUNDAY April 12th
Secret Location
Pre-Opening VIPs party strictly reserved to International Guests,
Sponsors and Donors.
Call 305- 710-4593 or email sicilianfilmfestival@gmail.com for info.
MONDAY April 13th
M.B.Cinematheque,512 Española Way, Miami Beach
6:00pm MBC Opening ceremony of SFF with wines of Sicily $20
including the opening film
7:00pm Opening Film: The Viceroys (I Vicere') by Roberto Faenza
100' 1st episode $20 movie and opening ceremony
8:45pm Film: The Baroness of Carini (La baronessa di Carini) by
Umberto Marino100'1st episode $10
TUESDAY April 14th
M.B.Cinematheque,512 Española Way, Miami Beach
7:00 pm Film: The Baroness of Carini (La baronessa di Carini) by
Umberto Marino100' 2nd episode $10
8:45pm Film: The Viceroys (I Vicere') by Roberto Faenza 100' 2nd
episode . $10
10:30pm Film: If You Close Your Eyes (Se chiudi gli occhi) by
Lisa Romano 90'. $10
WEDNESDAY April 15th
M.B.Cinematheque,512 Española Way, Miami Beach
6:00pm Documentary: The Island Inside: A Journey Through
Vincenzo Consolo's Sicily (L'isola in me: in viaggio con Vincenzo
Consolo) by Ludovica Tortora De Falco 75' $10
7:15pm Taormina Shorts Event in cooperation with Taormina Film
Festival : Our Sea (Mare nostro) by Andrea D'Asaro 20', Maradona
Baby by Nino Sabella 10',Sgangsters by Mario Cosentino, 17', The
Door of Forgiveness (Bab al Samah - La porta del perdono)by
Francesco Sperandeo 15', The Nude Life (La vita nuda) by Dino
Santoro 21', The Hallway (Il corridoio) by Gaia Bonsignore 6'$10
9:00pm Film Dressed to kill (Vestito per uccidere) by Brian Di Palma 95' ;Homage to the Sicilian Producer in Hollywood George Litto $10
THURSDAY April 16th
M.B.Cinematheque,512 Española Way, Miami Beach
6:00pm Documentaries: From Sulfur To Coal (Dallo zolfo al carbone) by Luca Vullo 30', The Enchantment of Acitrezza (La malia di Acitrezza) by Paolo Brunatto29' $10
7:00pm Conference: Being a Sicilian Producer by Augusto Allegra, followed by his 2 movies $10 the 2 events (conference and 1st film)
7:15pm Film: Cover Boy by Carmine Amoroso 99' . $10 the 2 events (conference and 1st film)
9:00pm Film: A Gide's Love (Un amore di Gide) by Diego Ronsisvalle 85' $10 2nd film
FRIDAY April 17th
M.B.Cinematheque,512 Española Way, Miami Beach
6:30pm SFF Short Films: Party Night (Amiche) by Massimo Natale 14', Original Talents (Originali talenti) by Manolo Cristian Abbondati 20',A Scrooge Meets Cinderella
Story (Cenerentola e lo sfruttatore)by Andria Litto 17', Faida 2 - The return (Faida 2 - Il ritorno) by Giorgio Galieti 10', A Heart Inside The Sea (Un cuore dentro al mare)
by Claudia Labianca 20',The Fishing Light (La Lampara) by Giovanni Sinopoli 13', Being Handy (Mi chiamo Handy) by Vincenzo Cosentino 7', $10
8:30pm FilmThe Sicilian Girl (La siciliana ribelle) by Marco Amenta 112' . $10
SATURDAY April 18th
M.B.Cinematheque,512 Española Way, Miami Beach
7:00pm Documentaries: Black Vessel (Il mare come il vino) by Luigi Valente 22'; Vara by Joseph Gardella 35'; Easter in Sicily (Pasqua in Sicilia) by Sigal Bujman 50' $10
8:40pm Film: TV Series Detective Montalbano: Paper Moon (La luna di carta) by Alberto Sironi 100' $10
SUNDAY April 19th
M.B.Cinematheque,512 Española Way, Miami Beach
6:00pm Documentaries: Street Food Palermo by Laura Ravaioli 22'; Prince Alliata's Sweet Life (Il tonno, il corvo, la granita, Francesco Alliata, una vita dolce) by Alfredo
Antonaros 29' $10
7:00pm Short with the presence of Franco Nero and Salvo Bitonti: Helen (Elena) by Salvo Bitonti 15' $30 the 2 events (short and film with Franco Nero)
7:20pm Film with the presence of Franco Nero: A Breath Of Life (Diceria dell'untore) by Beppe Cino 97' $30 the 2 events (short and film with Franco Nero)
Villa Viscuso, 8300 Hawthorne Ave., Miami Beach
9:00pm Fundraising Party Buffet Dinner with Kelly J. Roberts concert and official proclamation of SFF Awards $50.
Call 305- 710-4593 or email sicilianfilmfestival@gmail.com for reservations and info.
All donations will benefit the not- for- profit "The Sicilian Cultural and Film Festival"
All the info on www.sicilianfilmfestival.com
9:00pm Film Dressed to kill (Vestito per uccidere) by Brian Di Palma 95' ;Homage to the Sicilian Producer in Hollywood George Litto $10
THURSDAY April 16th
M.B.Cinematheque,512 Española Way, Miami Beach
6:00pm Documentaries: From Sulfur To Coal (Dallo zolfo al carbone) by Luca Vullo 30', The Enchantment of Acitrezza (La malia di Acitrezza) by Paolo Brunatto29' $10
7:00pm Conference: Being a Sicilian Producer by Augusto Allegra, followed by his 2 movies $10 the 2 events (conference and 1st film)
7:15pm Film: Cover Boy by Carmine Amoroso 99' . $10 the 2 events (conference and 1st film)
9:00pm Film: A Gide's Love (Un amore di Gide) by Diego Ronsisvalle 85' $10 2nd film
FRIDAY April 17th
M.B.Cinematheque,512 Española Way, Miami Beach
6:30pm SFF Short Films: Party Night (Amiche) by Massimo Natale 14', Original Talents (Originali talenti) by Manolo Cristian Abbondati 20',A Scrooge Meets Cinderella
Story (Cenerentola e lo sfruttatore)by Andria Litto 17', Faida 2 - The return (Faida 2 - Il ritorno) by Giorgio Galieti 10', A Heart Inside The Sea (Un cuore dentro al mare)
by Claudia Labianca 20',The Fishing Light (La Lampara) by Giovanni Sinopoli 13', Being Handy (Mi chiamo Handy) by Vincenzo Cosentino 7', $10
8:30pm FilmThe Sicilian Girl (La siciliana ribelle) by Marco Amenta 112' . $10
SATURDAY April 18th
M.B.Cinematheque,512 Española Way, Miami Beach
7:00pm Documentaries: Black Vessel (Il mare come il vino) by Luigi Valente 22'; Vara by Joseph Gardella 35'; Easter in Sicily (Pasqua in Sicilia) by Sigal Bujman 50' $10
8:40pm Film: TV Series Detective Montalbano: Paper Moon (La luna di carta) by Alberto Sironi 100' $10
SUNDAY April 19th
M.B.Cinematheque,512 Española Way, Miami Beach
6:00pm Documentaries: Street Food Palermo by Laura Ravaioli 22'; Prince Alliata's Sweet Life (Il tonno, il corvo, la granita, Francesco Alliata, una vita dolce) by Alfredo
Antonaros 29' $10
7:00pm Short with the presence of Franco Nero and Salvo Bitonti: Helen (Elena) by Salvo Bitonti 15' $30 the 2 events (short and film with Franco Nero)
7:20pm Film with the presence of Franco Nero: A Breath Of Life (Diceria dell'untore) by Beppe Cino 97' $30 the 2 events (short and film with Franco Nero)
Villa Viscuso, 8300 Hawthorne Ave., Miami Beach
9:00pm Fundraising Party Buffet Dinner with Kelly J. Roberts concert and official proclamation of SFF Awards $50.
Call 305- 710-4593 or email sicilianfilmfestival@gmail.com for reservations and info.
All donations will benefit the not- for- profit "The Sicilian Cultural and Film Festival"
All the info on www.sicilianfilmfestival.com
PRESS RELEASE
The ultimate selection of film participants is finally revealed for the IV Sicilian Film
Festival of Miami, the American display of Sicilian cinematography. It will take place
from the 12th to the 19th of April, 2009 at the Miami Beach Cinematheque (
www.mb.cinema.com) under the patronage of the Sicilian Regional Assembly. The
Sicilian Film Festival promotes the Sicilian culture and cinema here in the United
States. It will offer many attractions and surprises and give tribute to those Sicilians
that took part in the history of worldwide cinema. Those who are not Sicilian can also
receive an homage by the Sicilian Film Festival. Last year the prestigous Carreer
Award was given to Franco Nero who filmed many movies in Sicily. This year
Franco Nero has decided to return to the Sicilian Film Festival where his film Diceria
dell'untore, taken from the novel of Bufalino, will be shown. Nero shot his film with
his wife Vanessa Redgrave. As various critics have reported, the Sicilian Film Festival
is worthy of the top spotlight in all the world regarding the existence of a real and true
"Sicilian Cinema" and international recognition. Quite a number of films were added to
the selection aside from the Italian productions and foreign films. MGM in Hollywood
sent famous film Dressed To Kill, by Bryan DePalma, produced by Sicilian, George
Litto, who will host a meeting at the festival in order to tell his story about his
fortunate career.
The ultimate selection of film participants is finally revealed for the IV Sicilian Film
Festival of Miami, the American display of Sicilian cinematography. It will take place
from the 12th to the 19th of April, 2009 at the Miami Beach Cinematheque (
www.mb.cinema.com) under the patronage of the Sicilian Regional Assembly. The
Sicilian Film Festival promotes the Sicilian culture and cinema here in the United
States. It will offer many attractions and surprises and give tribute to those Sicilians
that took part in the history of worldwide cinema. Those who are not Sicilian can also
receive an homage by the Sicilian Film Festival. Last year the prestigous Carreer
Award was given to Franco Nero who filmed many movies in Sicily. This year
Franco Nero has decided to return to the Sicilian Film Festival where his film Diceria
dell'untore, taken from the novel of Bufalino, will be shown. Nero shot his film with
his wife Vanessa Redgrave. As various critics have reported, the Sicilian Film Festival
is worthy of the top spotlight in all the world regarding the existence of a real and true
"Sicilian Cinema" and international recognition. Quite a number of films were added to
the selection aside from the Italian productions and foreign films. MGM in Hollywood
sent famous film Dressed To Kill, by Bryan DePalma, produced by Sicilian, George
Litto, who will host a meeting at the festival in order to tell his story about his
fortunate career.