The Institute of the Moving Image will be partnering with the Philippine Italian Association for MOVIEMOV, the Italian film festival on February 1-6, 2021. This will showcase Italian films with talks from the filmmakers.
Following the great success of the past editions in Bangkok, Manila and Hanoi, Moviemov Italian Film Festival returns to the Philippines with its 10th edition. The festival will take place in an out-and-out virtual movie house, thanks to the participation of My Movies, bringing once more the best of the new Italian cinema to the Philippines.
The guest of honor of this 10th edition will be the actress Sara Serraiocco, one of the new international faces of the Italian cinema.
“Given the measures taken to contain the spread of the pandemic in Asia,” the two artistic directors, Fabia Bettini and Gianluca Giannelli, announced that the 10th edition of Moviemov Italian Film Festival Manila will be accessible online, as “we are convinced that more than ever, it’s important to restart through culture and cinema.”
Serraiocco expressed: “I’m honored to be the guest of honor of Moviemov, a festival that gives visibility to Italian movies in the Philippines, especially in this difficult time for cinema, with the movie houses still closed.”
Produced and organized by the cultural association Playtownroma and directed by Fabia Bettini and Gianluca Giannelli, Moviemov Italian Film Festival is a nomadic festival created in 2010 thanks to the support of the directorate general for Cinema of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and on the request of the Italian Embassies in Bangkok, Manila, and Hanoi, with the support of public institutions and other partners in Italy and abroad.
The main purpose of the festival is to create a platform for contemporary Italian Cinema abroad, particularly in Southeast Asia, a region that represents a more and more interesting destination, from the cultural and commercial points of view.
This year, for the first time, Moviemov Italian Cinema Philippines will be organized in three different parts: Moviemov Showcase, with eight movies and a tribute to Pinocchio, on the occasion of its 140th anniversary; Moviemov Industry; and a Social Segment, with the screenings of the short movie Princess by Silvia Luzi and Luca Bellino.
The festival is organized in the Philippines with the support of the Italian Embassy, the collaboration of the Film Development Council of the Philippines, the Philippine Italian Association, Ateneo de Naga, Xavier University Ateneo de Cagayan, University of St. La Salle – Bacolod Institute of the Moving Image, De La Salle University-Manila, College of Saint Benilde School of Arts and Design, University of the Philippines Diliman Film Institute and the endorsement of the media partners like CNN Philippines, ANC, The Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Business and News.
This year’s MOVIEMOV showcase presents the following titles: NON ODIARE | Thou Shalt Not Hate by Mauro Mancini, VOLEVO NASCONDERMI | Hidden Away by Giorgio Diritti, I PREDATORI | Predators by Pietro Castellitto, PALAZZO DI GIUSTIZIA | Ordinary Justice by Chiara Bellosi, PADRENOSTRO by Claudio Noce, PUNTASACRA by Francesca Mazzoleni, PINOCCHIO by Matteo Garrone, and IL MIO CORPO by Michele Pennetta.
Screenings will be followed by talks with filmmakers, actors and producers, which will be accessible online both in the Philippines and Italy.
The festival will also pay a tribute to Pinocchio that will navigate through literature and cinema, with detailed “focus on” and masterclasses, and it will be organized thanks to the Embassy of Italy in Manila, and in collaboration with PIA and Ateneo de Naga University Press.
For more information, email Philippine Italian Association at philippineitalianassociation@gmail.com, or ACPLAYTOWNROMA at segreteria@alicenellacitta.com.*