The curtain falls on the eighth edition, with a record-breaking budget that establishes the festival as one of the most important events in the Italian cinema and television scene
Antonella Silvestri Paolo Fiorelli
July 1, 2024 at 4:07 PM
The curtain falls on the eighth edition of the BCT Festival in Benevento, with a record-breaking budget that establishes the event as one of the most important events on the Italian cinema and television scene. Six days of great cinema and television, with many guests of national and international fame, attracted the attention of more than 10 thousand spectators who filled the event’s locations.
The success of the festival was not limited to the city walls of the Sannio capital but had a global resonance thanks to its online presence. The over 300 thousand views recorded on the official website testify to the interest of a large and diverse audience, who followed the events of the festival from every corner of the world.
Under the direction of Anthony Frascadorethe BCT Festival has once again been able to offer an engaging experience, promoting cinematographic and television culture in all its nuances.
A true kaleidoscope of screenings, with top-level films, documentaries and TV series, carefully selected to best represent contemporary production. Frascadore’s enthusiasm at the end of the event is even more tangible than that shown at the beginning: «I am happy with the growth of the Festival which, year after year, continues to establish itself in the Italian cultural panorama from both a cinematographic and television point of view. We have built a jewel that is unique and we want to hold on to it. The backbone of the BCT, its ability to bring the public closer to talent and vice versa, remain in my opinion the elements that make this Festival one of the most beautiful in our country. Absolutely enthusiastic about the result obtained in this eighth edition. Starting tomorrow, we will work on BCT 2025».
Not only screenings, but also a rich program of collateral events, including masterclasses, workshops and meetings with professionals in the sector, which allowed the public to deepen their knowledge and come into contact with the creative minds that give life to cinematographic and television works.
The real strength of the festival was its ability to attract big names from the national and international scene. The eighth edition opened on June 25th Diana Del Bufalo staged at the Roman theater with the show “I dreams are desires”, with the Benevento Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Marco Attura and the narrative voice of Francis Pannofino. The show, written and directed by Antonio Frascadore, retraced, through the soundtracks of the great classics, the 100 years of the Walt Disney Company that, with its magical world, has made entire generations dream. An extraordinary journey, to dream together, young and old, on an enchanting summer night. The event closed with a meeting with the actor Peter Alonsofamous for his role as Berlin in “La Casa di Carta” protagonist in Piazza Roma with a connection from Mexico. As already known, the Galician actor should have participated in person at the event but, due to commitments on the set for the last days of filming a movie, he was unable to reach the capital of Sannio.
The meeting with Alonso (June 30) was preceded by a week in which the greatest protagonists of cinema and television were awarded.
On June 26th it was the turn of Belen Rodriguez as well as of Cristina Parodi, Benedetta Porcaroli e Lina Sastri. On June 27th it was the turn of the Dinner together, Francesco Panella e Fabrizio Ievolellachief operating officer of Banijay Italia Holding, Francesco and Mario Di Leva, Riccardo Scamarcio e Andrea Iervolino, CEO and Founder Ilbe. June 28th red carpet and spotlights on Giulia Innocenzi, Serena Bortone, Gabriele Corsi, Vincenzo Ferrera, Kasia Smutniak e Paolo Bonolis. On June 29th, on the stage of the BCT Festival, they took the stage Damiano Carrarathe protagonists of the “Home at First Sight” format – the real estate agents Mariana D’Amico, Ida Di Filippo, Gianluca Torre, Blasco Pulieri, Nadia Mayer e Corrado Sassu with the participation of Gesualdo VercioVicepresident programming Warner Bros. Discovery, Martina Stella, Claudio Amendola e Daniele Orazi and the Turkish actor Furkan Palali. Everyone was greeted by a sea of applause. On June 30th the spotlights will be on and the crowds will be full in the squares for Barbara Ronchi and Manfredi Lucifero, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Emanuela Fanelli e Sergio Rubinthe. Among the guests on the closing day of the Bct Festival was Denny Mendezelected Miss Italy in 1996, protagonist of the film “Global Harmony” together with the director Fabio Massa. At the photocall of the event, eyes were also on Antonella Ponziani, Giulio Mastromauro, Giovanni Toscano and Davide Morandi.
The six-day meetings were moderated by Alessio Viola, Mario Manca, Alessandra De Tommasi, Martina Riva and Giulia Perona.
The BCT has ended but the spirit of the festival is still alive. An edition that left its mark, which confirmed the festival’s role as a protagonist in the film and television scene. A six days that ignited the desire for cinema and television, which made people dream and which opened new windows on the world. And now, the countdown to the next edition has already begun.
