Actor and producer Roul Bova will receive the Colonna d’Oro award at the Magna Graecia Film Festival 2024.
After the announcement of the presence of the Oscar award Tim Robbinswho will perform in concert with his Tim Robbins and the Rogues Gallery Bandof the actor and director Claudio Bisio who will open the festival with his directorial debut, Oscar award Kevin Costner and the godmother Clara Soccini, Raoul Bova adds to the rich parterre of the Magna Graecia Film Festival 2024 which will be held in Catanzaro dal July 27th to August 4th.
The event, organized by the founder and director of the Magna Graecia Film Festival, Gianvito Casadonte is part of the numerous initiatives announced to date for the twenty-first edition of the festival, which presents competitions dedicated to the sections of Italian debut works and documentariesedited by Antonio Capellupo, While Silvia Vizio is the curator of the international first works and responsible for conversations with international talents.
The actor, director and producer Raoul Bova will receive the Golden Column and in the course of a masterclass-conversation, will present clips from the documentary “The Lost Beauty: Syria” recently presented at Venice Festivalwritten and directed by Roberto Burchielli, designed and produced by Maurizio Ratio per RealLife Television, in collaboration with the Italian Red Cross and with the Syrian Red Crescent to tell the story of the territories affected by the conflict and its consequences.
Committed to the big and small screen, he has always dedicated his energies to social commitment. The role played in Captain Ultimo it is the one he is most attached to. He argued Sergio De Caprio in the creation of a Non-profit Foundation and of “Casa Captain Ultimo Family”, In the Mystic Park, on the outskirts South-East of Rome, with the aim of defeating the culture of diversity of an ethnic, religious, social or physical nature by welcoming disadvantaged minors who are given an education and training that allows them to undertake honest work. It is alongside the association “Io There are” for the reconstruction of multifunctional centers in the areas of central Italy hit by the earthquake in 2016. In the 2010, during the ceremony World Food Dayis appointed FAO Good Will Ambassador.
And June 2024 it is the first Ambassador of the Gemelli Polyclinic.
In the 2005 he decides to seek out and produce stories in which he could express himself freely on an acting, creative and productive level, giving life to his own Film Production Company. The aim is to give space to projects with social value, which can, through cinema and television, spread messages that lead to reflection. Produces Cops, docu-film on the world of police and drugs, which has enjoyed considerable success with audiences and critics both at the cinema and on TV.
Presents Bruxelles the short film 15 Seconds, against the death penalty, sponsored by European Parliament, Presidency of the Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education. Co-produce Io, the other which talks about racism and preconceptions and how the way of seeing “others” changed afterwards September 11th. Con MediaFriends produces two social courts: Graffiti e Black Love, the latter filmed as a manifesto against violence against women, starring Michelle Hunziker and his directorial debut Raoul.
The short film receives an official commendation from the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano. He works with some of the most influential names in the national and international film industry. He produces in collaboration with Mediaset successful television series such as Friendly Fire Task Force 45, Like a Dolphin with music by Ennio Morricone e Like a Dolphin – The Series.
His acting debut took place in An Italian story directed by Stefano Reali, since then he has acted alongside Anthony Quinn, Sophia Loren, Giancarlo Giannini, Michele Placido, F. Murray Abraham, Sylvester Stallone, Carole Bouquet, Diane Lane, Sarah Jessica Parker, Angelina Jolie and many others.
Protagonist of some of the most successful television series, such as the most recent ones good morning mom, Don Matteo e The Fantastic 5, where the theme of youth disability is addressed, while we will soon see it on the big screen in the film Greta and true fairy tales.
The Festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Calabria Straordinaria – brand of the Calabria Region – Department of Tourism, Calabria Film Commission, Municipality of Catanzaro, Lilt – Italian League for the fight against cancer. The Colonna d’Oro awarded during the festival are made by the GB Spadafora Brand.
