Love Film Festival Perugia, Eo by Jerzy Skolimowski wins the Golden Griffin
The tenth edition of the Love Film Festival, the first film festival in Italy focused on the theme of love, directed by Daniel Corvi (Perugia 27-30 June).
A prestigious group of directors, actresses and actors, national and international producers participated in the competition that awards the Golden Griffin to the best national and international productions.
Below are the prizes
Best Film “Sandro Penna” to the film Eo by Jerzy Skolimowski (withdrawn by producer Eileen Tasca)
Best Direction “Fondazione Perugia” to Pupi Avati for the film Dante
Best Production “Association of Umbrian Cinema Professions” to the producer Antonio Avati for the film Dante
Best Genre Film “Leonardo Servadio” to the actor and director Marco Bocci for the film Hunting.
Best actor “Marcello Mastroianni” to actress Laura Chiatti for the film Hunting by Marco Bocci
Best Directorial Debut “Vittorio De Sica” to Brando De Sica for the film Mimì – The Prince of Darkness.
Best screenplay “San Francesco” for the film Encounter Love di Chen Fei.
Best documentary “Rossi dealership” at Monstrously Village by Valeria Parisi.
Best TV Film Performer “Pietro Vannucci” to actress Laura Morante for Crazy in love – Alda Merini by Roberto Faenza.
Special “Aldo Capitini” award to the actress Claudia Gerini for the book If I Close My Eyes: Life, Loves and Passions of a Pragmatic Dreamer.
Best short film “CS Cinema” a Due by Matteo De Liberato.
Special mention “Roberta Balducci” for the short film Thanks Lina by Yari Gugliucci.
Special health award “Don Mario Stefanoni” for the short film All the time in the world by Daniele Barbiero.
Best short interpreter “Walter Chiari” to Enzo Miccio for All the time in the world by Daniele Barbiero.
The festival, dedicated to the theme of “passion”, had as its godmother the actress Elizabeth Pellini and during the edition hosted on stage: Pupi and Antonio Avati, Daniele Barbiero, Marco Bocci, Chen Fei, Laura Chiatti, Giancarlo Commare, Brando De Sica, Matteo De Liberato, Gianluigi Di Napoli, Claudia Gerini, Yari Gugliucci, Alessandro Guida, Paola Jacobbi, Enzo Miccio, Laura Morante, Gianmarco Saurino, Jerzy Skolimowski, Eileen Tasca, Elisabetta Villaggio.
“It was a magnificent tenth anniversary, both for the talents that took part and for the participation of the public, and staying on topic, there was a lot of passion for cinema” commented the artistic director Daniele Corvi. «Now we look to the eleventh edition, thanking all the partners who supported us and the new mayor Vittoria Ferdinandi who sent us her warm wishes, also remembering the outgoing mayor, who in recent years has always been close to the festival . In a historical period like the current one, love for the city, for one’s own country and for one’s neighbor is perhaps the theme that everyone should reflect on.”
And again: «Personally I had a lot of fun with Claudia Gerinia force of nature always ready to joke, who had a strong empathy with the audience, which I particularly appreciated Brando De Sicawhich will present his debut film, Mimì – The prince of darknesswanted to pay homage to the De Sica grandparents and the Verdone grandparents, in a generational connection with the families who made the history of Italian cinema.
I appreciated Laura Morante his intelligence, culture and class, and the screenings of the beautiful film Eoin the presence of the producer Eileen Tascaand the documentary Monstrously Village with the daughter of the great Paolo, Elizabeth Village and the screenwriter Paola Jacobi. The projection of Masculine plural Of Alexander Guide it had a great success among very young people thanks to the friendliness of the performers Saurino e Commare.
The meeting with Pupi and Antonio Avati it was perhaps the most heartfelt moment for the city, for the involvement of the film Dantewith the Umbrian Cinema Professions Association. The last day finally saw the most significant film produced in Umbria in recent years, with the symbolic couple formed by the director Marco Bocci and the actress Laura Chiatti».
