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AND ART FEST OPENING NIGHT CEREMONY & SCREENINGS, SUNDAY, FEB 15
| Who | Festival Chairman & Oscar winning director Bobby Moresco (Crash), Malin Akerman (Watchman), David Boreanaz, Darin Brooks (Days of Our Lives) Maria Grazia Cucinotta (Il Postino), Robert Davi, Brando De Sica, Christian De Sica, Heather Graham, Ioan Gruffudd, Terrence Howard, Taraji Henson (Benjamin Button) Dennis Hopper, Katherine Kelly Lang (Bold and the Beautiful) Jason Lewis, Joe Mantegna, Alex Meneses, Tony Musante, Franco Nero, Brigitte Nielsen, Lesley Ann Warren, Olivia Wilde (House), Nathalia Ramos (Bratz), Christian Slater, Jonathan Tucker, Treat Williams, producer Mark Canton (300), screenwriter Steven Zaillian, co-chairs Marina Cicogna and Tony Renis, festival producer Pascal Vicedomini, director John Landis, director, producer, screenwriter Pupi Avati, and many more |
| What | THE 4TH ANNUAL LOS ANGELES ITALIA – FILM, FASHION AND ART FESTIVAL, a week long (Feb. 15-21) pre-Oscar celebration showcasing Italy’s contribution to the arts in a way that is typically Italian; relaxed, stylish and, entertaining and exciting. LA ITALIA officially opens with the world premiere of Giovanna's Father from award winning director/producer/screenwriter Pupi Avati, who will be honored with the Italian Institute of Cuture Lifetime Achievement Award. |
| This year, the Festival presents the U.S. premiere of several films from directors considered the finest visionaries of today’s Italian cinema: Franco Cristaldi: An Italian Legend, a docu-film dedicated to the Oscar winning producer (Cinema Paradiso), The Last Pulcinella, starring Italian superstar Massimo Ranieri, Christian de Sica: Talk About Me, featuring the son of actor Vittorio De Sica, and La Rabbia from director Pierpaolo Pasolini. LA ITALIA will also present special screenings, meetings and discussions throughout the day with noted directors, writers, actors and producers of International cinema and TV gathering in Los Angeles for Oscar Night. Included are ‘Made in Italy’ photo and costume exhibits, conferences with the students from the AFI School of Cinema and Television, food and wine tasting, and workshops at the Italian Cinema Lounge of the Hollywood & Highland Center. For more info please visit www.LosAngelesItalia.com | |
| When | Sunday, Feb. 15; Media Check In, 5:00 p.m.; Arrivals, 6:00 p.m. Presentation Begins with Fest Chair Bobby Moresco: 6:45 p.m. |
| Where | Mann Chinese 6 Theaters at Hollywood & Highland |