As already mentioned several weeks ago, after 15 consecutive editions in Mantua, the Arthouse Cinema Meetingsorganized by FICE – Italian Arthouse Cinema Federationchange location and move to Luccafor their XXIV edition.
The Arthouse Cinema Meetings they represent the main event for auteur cinema professionals (there are hundreds of accredited people expected from all over Italy including exhibitors, producers, distributors, press and festival organisers). As usual, the event program focuses on a rich proposal of previewsmany of which are exclusive for the public citizen, which will be accompanied by moments dedicated to operators, with specific conferencesand projections for the schools. Highlight of the Datingthe delivery of FICE AWARDS to the excellences of Italian cinema, scheduled Wednesday 2 October at the Teatro del Giglio, during an evening hosted by journalist Maurizio Di Rienzo. Furthermore, throughout the month of October, accredited exhibitors will be able to view a wide selection of previews and trailers on streaming platform fice.daviddidonatello.it
The XXIV edition of Arthouse Cinema Meetings was presented today in Lucca during a press conference at the Cinema Astra, main venue of the event together with Central Cinemain the presence of the Mayor Mario Pardiniof the President of the Tuscany Region Eugenio Giani, of the FICE President Domenico Dinoiaby the President of the Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca Foundation Marcello Bertocchiniand of Simone Gialdini, owner of the Astra and Centrale cinemas. Also present for the Municipality of Lucca Remo SantiniCouncilor with responsibility for Tourism, Mobility, Enhancement and Protection of urban walls; Angela Mia Pisano, Councilor with responsibility for Culture and Museums; Paola GranucciCouncilor with responsibility for Commerce, Productive Activities, Innovation and Urban Decor.
“We are extremely satisfied,” he commented Domenico DinoiaPresident of FICE“of the choice to program this edition of the Arthouse cinema meetings. A city of art and on a human scale, which I am sure will be able to best implement our initiative. For this reason, I express my utmost thanks to those who allowed all this to become reality: from the Municipality of Lucca to the Tuscany Region, without obviously forgetting the constant support of the General Directorate of Cinema and Audiovisual of the MIC, which has supported the event since the first edition”.
For the Mayor of Lucca, Mario Pardini“the arrival in Lucca of the Arthouse Cinema Meetingsrepresents a new piece in the love story between the city and the seventh art. A love that began a long time ago”, he underlines, “which over the years has seen Lucca as the setting for many films (the latest in recent weeks is the new feature film by Peter Greenaway, with the two Oscar winners Dustin Hoffman and Helen Hunt). From 30 September to 3 October, over 600 professionals from the sector will land in the city to create new synergies and opportunities, enriching the cinema offer already present in different ways and forms, as in the case of Lucca Film Festival and of Lucca Movie”.
“The choice of FICE rewards Lucca and its long-standing link with cinema”, said the president of the Tuscany Region Eugenio Giani, who highlighted “the numerous Italian and international productions that have chosen the city for filming. I am therefore very happy: the Arthouse Cinema Meetings in Lucca they are a deserved recognition for one of the vocations of the Tuscan capital and also for Tuscany, which confirms itself as the land of choice for cinema: for the talents it expresses, for the films it welcomes and for its locations which never cease to attract Italian and international directors, welcomed by the work of the Toscana Film Commission and thanks to the cultural policies of the Region which supports cinema, as demonstrated by the latest 3 million FESR call, which awards non-repayable grants for the production of cinematographic works”.
“For my family it is a source of great satisfaction to be able to welcome this event,” he declared Simone Gialdini, owner of Luccacinema. “Lucca has one of the first arthouse cinemas in the region, the Central cinema, where the Circolo del Cinema, one of the longest active in Italy, has continued its activity for around 80 years and has hosted a second film club for over 25 years. A city that loves quality cinema and with this event this love for cinema is sealed on the big screen.”
The MIC – Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual, the Tuscany Region, the Municipality of Lucca, the Academy of Italian Cinema – David di Donatello Awards contribute to the success of the Meetings.
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