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Ischia Film Festival -20 days to the deadline
Fourth Edition 13 – 24 June 2006

There are now only 20 days remaining until the deadline for the entry of works for the fourth edition of the Ischia Film Festival, the international film competition under the overall patronage of the President of the Republic of Italy which awards those works which have done the most to promote “locations”.
It is well known that cinema can instil in the public a range of emotions which few other forms of communication can and the Ischia Film Festival would like to give the appropriate recognition to the works, the directors, the directors of photography and the art directors who through their art have managed to describe places, tradition, the culture and the emotions of a place and to inspire in the audience the wish to visit them.

Feature Films, Shorts and Documentaries can enter the competition which have done the most to promote or make use of a “location” either in Italy or abroad and which have represented this location on a human, historical and social level as well as that of place.
The Ischia Film Festival also aims to be a place of research, study and debate on international cinema and its relationship with Movie Tourism (Cineturismo).

Now on its fourth edition the Ischia Film Festival has become one of the most prestigious amongst the list of cultural and film events held in Italy. Figures of the stature of Vittorio Storaro, Sir Ken Adam, Carlo Rambaldi, Osvaldo Desideri, Alan Lee, Carlo Lizzani, Luciano Emmer, Cinzia Th Torrini, Shaila Rubin, Vittorio Giacci, Francesco Frigeri, as well as up and coming stars of Italian cinema such as Vincenzo Marra, Francesco Patierno, Costanza Quatriglio, Francesco Munzi, Giorgio Pasotti, Donatella Finocchiaro who have done much through their talent and enthusiasm to enrich the event.
Works such as “Pater Familias”, “Respiro”, “Saimir” “La storia del cammello che piange” have received their just recognition at the Festival together with International prizes to Mel Gibson’s “The Passion and Wes Anderson’s “Life Aquatic”.

The works to be entered into the competition must reach the secretary of the Festival by the 15th April 2006 together with the official Entry Form which can be downloaded from www.ischiafilmfestival.it
For further information contact: segreteria@ischiafilmfestival.it