Published on 03/27/2024
The general assembly of the Association, which includes 112 cinematographic events, elected the new Board of Directors who will remain in office for the three-year period 2024 – 2027.
The new board of directors has been appointed AFIC – Association of Italian Film Festivalswho will remain in office for the three-year period 2024-2027.
The general assembly of the Association, which hosts 112 cinematographic events of great territorial importance and national prestige, including the International Critics’ Week, the Giornate degli Autori and the Torino Film Festival, elected the new board of directors composed of : Pedro Armocida (Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema/PesaroFilmFest), Luca Caprara (Corto Dorico Film Fest), Giuseppe Colella (Agreements & Disagreements), Joana Fresu de Azevedo (Sedicicorto Forlì International Film Festival), Claudia Maci (Festival dei Popoli), Sheila Melosu (SiciliAmbiente Film Festival) and Laura Zumiani (Trento Film Festival).
The Board of Directors yesterday then appointed Pedro Armocida as president of AFIC and Joana Fresu de Azevedo as vice-president. Valentina Pompili assumes the role of general secretary and Sheila Melosu that of treasurer of the association.
«I want to thank all the members who delegated us to lead AFIC and to the Board of Directors for choosing me as president of the association which, with other roles, I saw born exactly twenty years ago. It is an immense honor for me to take the baton from Giorgio Gosetti, from whom I also learned a lot as vice president, in continuity with the fundamental work done by those who preceded me, from Chiara Valenti Omero to Giovanni Spagnoletti up to Alberto Barbera, first president” – declared the new president Pedro Armocida – «The objective is to represent all the members, protecting their heterogeneity and originality, within the complex system of cinema promotion in Italy which has become, especially in recent years , an essential point of reference for the public. It is our task that cinematographic events, an expression of non-negotiable cultural and social values, are recognized and supported at all levels, local and national. In this regard, the dialogue with the institutions must lead to a virtuous harmony, also thinking about tenders and funding, avoiding too marked inequalities and differences”.
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Founded in 2004, AFIC – Italian Film Festival Association is a hub for those Italian cinematographic events that recognize the importance and value of being part of an information network that is also a place of exchange and project development. The Association was created to promote and grow initiatives whose aim is to improve the artistic quality and communicative effectiveness of Italian film festivals. AFIC’s objective is to enhance and qualify the cultural and study activity of the members of the Association, which currently groups together 112 Italian film festivals.
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