Cinema Italian Style 2011 Presents US Premiere Of "Terraferma"

TERRAFERMA, Italy’s Oscar entry for Best Foreign Language Film, will premiere at the Egyptian Theatre on November 10 with a presentation of the CIS BVLGARI Award to Terry Gilliam preceding the screening.  Further highlights include a panel presentation on tax incentives for filming in Italy. 

Cinema Italian Style 2011, will kick off on November 11th with the U.S. premiere of Emanuele Crialese's Terraferma, Italy’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2011 Academy Awards®.   Terraferma  stars Donatella Finocchiario, Filippo Pucillo and Giuseppe Fiorello will join Crialese for the red carpet event at the Egyptian Theatre hosted by Vittoria Puccini, hostess of the 2011 Venice Film Festival, and Pierfrancesco Favino (Night at the Museum, Angels and Demons, The Chronicles of Narnia).    Directed and co-written by Crialese, Terraferma,garnered the Special Jury Prize at this year’s Venice International Film Festival.

The 2011 edition of Cinema Italian Style (November 10-15) is dedicated to legendary producer Dino De Laurentiis.   De Laurentiis’ work and contributions to the world of cinema will be remembered and celebrated at a special tribute preceding the premiere of Terraferma.  Acclaimed director Terry Gilliam will also be presented with the CIS BVLGARI Award prior to the film’ screening.

The Cinema Italian Style 2011 program and the De Laurentiis homage will be announced on November 10 during a special event at the De Laurentiis family residence.   The Cinema Italian Style series is organized and produced by Cinecittà Luce and the American Cinematheque.  The two organizations  have worked side by side since 1995 to bring to Los Angeles the best Italian movies as well as films that have received significant recognition at international film festivals.

This year’s selection, assembled by film journalist, author and President of SNGCI (National Union of Italian film journalists) Laura Delli Colli, includes director Nanni Moretti’s Habemus Papam (We Have a Pope), Mario Martone’s Noi Credevamo, Cristina Comencini’s Quando la Notte (When the Night), Gianni di Greogorio’s Gianni e le donne (The Salt of Life), Paolo Genovese’s Immaturi (The Immature); Sergio Castellitto’s La bellezza del somaro (Love and Slaps); Francesco Bruni’s Scialla (Easy!), Giuseppe Gagliardi’s Tatanka, Alba Rohrwacher’s Corpo Celeste and Ricky Tognazzi’s Il Padre e lo Straniero (The Father and the Foreigner).  Each film will feature an introduction and Q & A led by La Repubblica correspondent Silvia Bizio.

The week-long Cinema Italian Style program includes a November 10 pre-opening event at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica with CIS Award recipient Terry Gilliam. Gilliam will meet the audience after the screening of his 1985 Oscar-nominated film Brazil and introduce his latest short film The Wholly Family which was shot in the street of Naples.  Further program highlights are a panel discussion on tax incentives for filming in Italy organized by A.N.I.C.A (Italian Association of Cinema Industries), the opening of Dress in Dreams’ new exhibition “Star Wigs” at the Italian Cultural Institute and film presentations at local universities and cultural centers to introduce the best Italian movies of the year to film students.

Every year Cinema Italian Style bestows the prestigious Cinema Italian Style Award upon representatives of Italian cinema and US cinema industry representatives who have unique ties to Italian cinema.   Past recipients include:  George Clooney, Penelope Cruz, Raoul Bova, Rick Nicita, Ed Limato, Anjelica Huston, Valeria Golino, Jo Champa, Dino De Laurentiis, Gabriele Muccino, John Turturro, Douglas Kirkland and Academy Award winners Vittorio Storaro (director of photography) and Milena Canonero (designer).