Apr. 5 – Back in Russia for the 16th edition of NICE Russia: Italian films selected by New Italian Cinema Events, directed by Viviana Del Bianco and Grazia Santini, and with Russia Executive Director, Olga Strada. Moscow, with its two showing rooms (Cinema “35 mm” and Cinema “Formula Kino Gorizont”) will screen the chosen movies between April 10 and 16. St. Petersburg will also host the festival in the Cinema “Rodina” between April 12 and 18. Special guest of the event is Valeria Golino, who will attend the Festival as both actress and director. NICE thus tributes her by screening the 2010 short film “Armandino e il Madre” as well as her first feature film “Miele” (2012). Jasmine Trinca, who starred in Golino’s film, will also be present. This year, NICE will be hosting a series of premiers, with the movies later participating in other festivals in the region thank to the collaboration of the Italian Cultural Institute. Ruggero Dipaola, Toni D’Angelo, Marco Bonfanti, Andrea Segre, Saverio Di Biagio, Rocco Marra, Anna Godano will all be present as directors, and they will be accompanied by film producers Bonfanti and Prestieri Viola, producer of “Miele.”
