Dec. 17 – “Nice Film Festival – New Italian Cinema Event” is the only nomadic Italian film festival, which exports around the world the best new Italian films, as well as organizing retrospectives and special events. The Festival will open in Beijing today with the screening of the film “18 Years Later” by Edoardo Leo, and it will present in all ten Italian films, three works by established directors and seven by young directors: The father and the stranger by Ricky Tognazzi A Perfect Day by Ferzan Ozpetek, The First thing about Paolo Virzi, Some say no Giambattista Avellino, This World Is For You to Francesco Falaschi, The First Assignment of Giorgia Cecere, Piazza Vittorio by Isotta Toso, Weddings and other Disasters by Nina Mayo, and Keep Your Head Up by Alessandro Angelini. The festival is held at the ” Moma Broadway Cinematheque “, the most famous Chinese cinema in the capital, until December 26. The exhibition, organized by Beijing Meta Consulting, is a collaboration of NICE Florence with the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing and SARFT – State Administration Radio Film & TV, in association with the Beijing Moma Broadway Cinematheque.
During the opening night, the Chinese version of the best scenography award “Sketch of Gold” (established by the sponsor Savio Firmino, who has sponsored the Russian edition of the festival), will also be presented. This time, the prize will be delivered in China to the best Chinese scenography operators, unlike during the Russian edition, which awarded Italian operators. The aim is to promote cultural exchange between the two countries. The N.I.C.E. is supported by the Ministries of Cultural Heritage and Foreign Affairs, by the City of Florence, Tuscany and Rai International.
