(Jun. 15) – The Italians in Bratislava welcomed with enthusiasm the “Premio Elsa Morante 2012, held at the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic. The awards ceremony, opened by Tersa Triscari, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, was held at the conclusion of a visit by Dacia Maraini, president of the jury, and a representation of the jury. The awards went to director Marco Bellocchio for the Best Film and Pier Giorgio Bellocchio for the Best Performance, both for “Sorelle mai”, Slovak director Martin Sulik for the film “Cigán”, and Michaela Jurovska as Best Translator. The jury awarded Marco Bellocchio “for his way to tell the need of individual and collective knowledge.” Awarded for Best Performance, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio has dedicated and ideally shared the prize with all actors of “Sorelle mai”. Tjuna Notarbartolo, director of the award, pointed out that the culture represents the real resource of Italy and how the “Premio Elsa Morante is an Italian cultural institution that spreads the culture in Italy and around the world. (Red)
