Italian Cinema from Venice to Manila - A selection of movies from the Venice International Film Festival on November 14 - 18

Italian Chamber of Commerce in Philippines (ICCPI), the Philippine Italian Association (PIA), in partnership with the FDCP (Film Development Council of the Philippines) and Embassy of Italy are proud to present the second edition of “ITALIAN CINEMA FROM VENICE TO MANILA, a selection of movies from the Venice International Film Festival” on November 14 - 18, 2018.

Last year, in the framework of the 70^th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Italy and the Philippines, a selection of films from the oldest and most important film festival in the world, the Venice International Film Festival, was brought to Manila: a ‘premiere’ in the Philippines as well as in the whole ASEAN region.

Following the success of the first edition, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines and the Philippine Italian Association, together with the Film Development Council of the Philippines under the auspices of the Embassy of Italy in Manila, are proud to present the second edition of “ITALIAN CINEMA FROM VENICE TO MANILA, a selection of movies from the Venice International Film Festival”.

The second edition of this signature Italian film festival is set to grow in size and to expand its audience reach!

Partnership with Central Square, Ayala Malls Cinemas and FBDC, the Italian movies will be screened in 3 different cities of Metro Manila: 

•  Taguig, BGC, at Central Square, in High Street where the festival will open on  
•  Greenbelt 3 and in Quezon City, at U.P. Town Center

The 9 movies that will be screened for Metro Manila film aficionados, this year, participated in the 74^th Venice International Film Festival and were chosen for their outstanding qualities:

• “Ammore e malavita” (musical, 2017) 
• “Una famiglia” (drama, 2017)
• “Hannah” (drama, 2017)
• “The Leisure Seeker” (adventure, comedy, 2017)
• “Il colore nascosto delle cose” (romance, 2017)
• “Brutti e cattivi” (comedy, 2017)
• “Gatta Cenerentola” (animation, 2017)
• “Il deserto rosso” (classic, drama, 1964)
• “Novecento” (classic, drama, 1976)

All these films will be scheduled in the three cities and will be accessible at the discounted price of Php150.

Another feature of this signature festival is the launching of an educational component: three Italian film experts will hold a series of masterclasses at the Film Institute of UP Diliman, at the School of Design and Arts of Saint Benilde (Digital Filmmaking program) and at the Cinematheque central of the Film Development Council of the Philippines.

Within the framework of this event, a Production Tour is being organized with the objective of strengthening the Philippine-Italian film industry ties. With the support of the European-Philippine Business Network, an Italian independent producer will visit six local production houses with the intent of exploring possible co-operations.

ITALIAN CINEMA FROM VENICE TO MANILA will be a unique opportunity for film lovers of all ages to appreciate the best of Italian films selected by the oldest and among the most authoritative film festivals in the world.

The great Italian director, Federico Fellini, once said: “Un linguaggio diverso è una diversa visione della vita” (A different language is a different way of seeing life). We firmly believe in this and, through the language of cinema as well as the language of Italy, we are committed to give our festival goers this wonderful opportunity to see life through Italian eyes.

Italian Cinema from Venice to Manila is made possible by the generous support of our Gold Sponsors: Rustan’s, SSI, EastWest Priority; our Silver sponsors: Elburg, L’Opera (Italian Restaurant), Sony; and our sponsors: Ponte di Rialto ristorante italiano, China Bank, Don Revy, Rina Academy, Augustea, Fedrigoni and Canon.

Our media partners: ANC, Crossover 105.1, Synopsys, and our venue partners: Central Square, Ayala malls cinema, Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation.

The Educational component and the Production tour is made possible by the generous contribution of the European Philippine Business Network (EPBN) and the partnership with AIC (Associazione Italiana Autori della Fotografia Cinematografica) and ACMF (Associazione Italiana Compositori Musica per Film).

Liza Dino, Chairperson of the Film Development Council of the Philippines grace the "Italian Cinema From Venice To Manila" press conference  on October 16, 2018 held at Ponte Di Rialto Ristorante Italiano, Venice Mall, Upper Mckinley, Taguig City.(Photo L-R) Ruben Soriquez (ICCPI), FDCP Chairperson and CEO Liza Diño, Sergio Boero (President ICCPI), Alessandro Milani (PIA)

ITALIAN CINEMA FROM VENICE TO MANILA

A selection of movies from the Venice International Film Festival

NOVEMBER 14 - 18, 2018

CENTRAL SQUARE (HIGH STREET, BGC, Taguig) – GREENBELT 3 (Makati) –
UP TOWN CENTER (Quezon City)

Ci vediamo al cinema!