NAPLES BEST ITALIAN CINEMATOGRAPHIC SET. MANY NOMINATION TO THE DAVID OF DONATELLO
It is now the most important and popular set of film in Italy so much so that the city of Naples has already for some years now has a Cinema Office that is used to examine permits to shoot, rental license and everything that can be used for the many films that come turn around in the city.
“In the first months of the municipal cinema office – declared the councilor for Culture Nino Daniele – the productions active in Naples were counted on the fingers of one hand. Over the years there has been a real boom not only from the quantitative point of view, but also and above all from the qualitative point of view. From an average of 150 productions in the first two years, it quickly moved to over 200 in 2017 and the requests already collected in 2018 leave no doubt at the prospect of a further increase “.
Parallel to the numerical data the qualitative value increases and the interest for Naples of the great directors and of the great international productions is more and more alive. Symptom that the virtuous collaboration between the institutions and the private sector always produces excellent results.
Exploit of cinema made in Naples at the David di Donatello. “Ammore and Malavita” by Manetti Bros flies in the nominations and is placed at the 15th level. Following “Napoli veiled” by Ferzan Ozpetek with 11 nominations.
And then “The tenderness” by Gianni Amelio and the “Gatta Cinderella”, by Alessandro Rak (The art of happiness), Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri, Dario Sansone (Neapolitan team Studio Mad) 7 applications. It is the first time that an animation film has achieved this result.
Waiting for the awards in the rooms is released San Valentino Stories, a delicious film that contains three stories inspired by the noblest of feelings, love, set in one of the most romantic cities in Italy: Naples. Film produced by Andrea and Alessandro Cannavale with Rai Cinema and Run Cinema from a subject by Alessandro Siani.