New York – Recently it was officially announced by the MoMA in New York the program of the annual festival “The Contenders 2016” (November 10, 2016 – January 11, 2017) organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art in New York along with the Hammer Museum Los Angeles, in which are presented works – carried out over the last twelve months – considered by curators outstanding and intended to enter into the history of cinema. “Monte” is the only Italian title selected within the review and will be presented on January 11, 2017. “Monte” is a film by Iranian director and screenwriter Amir Naderi which will arrive in Italian cinemas on November 24, distributed by Asap Films Network. It ‘a mostly Italian production (Citrullo International, Zhivago Media) in partnership with the United States (Cineric), in co-production with France (Ciné-south Promotion) and KNM in collaboration with Rai Cinema and with the support of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism – Directorate-general for Cinema. The film has also received support in production from IDM Film Commission of South Tyrol and the Film Commission of the Friuli Venezia Giulia. (9Colonne)
