(Mar. 16) – The New Italian Cinema Events, NICE, directed by Vivian Del Bianco e Grazia Santini, will open next Sunday at Kino Museum in St. Petersburg, where it will be until March 26, and then will move to Moscow from April 11 to 17. For fifteen years NICE has played an important role in planning Italian cinemin the world, with the purpose to discover and promote new talents and giving visibility to authors outside Italy. “The goal of NICE – as said in an official statement – it is always been the promotion and strengthening of education for Italian cinema and audiovisual industry in general, proposing a promotional event with cultural significance.” During the festival will be awarded the scholarship ‘Alexander Gimelfarb’ and the ‘Premio Bozzetto d’oro Savio Firmino’ for best set design; the jury, coordinated by Panorama TV, will also deliver the prize for Best Director and the Audience Award. (Ram/Peg)
