ItaliaFilmFest winners

by c.d.m.

17/12/2007 - The jury of the ItaliaFilmFest – comprising critics Paolo D’Agostini (president), Francesco Alò, Oscar Iarussi, Felice Laudadio and, specifically for documentaries, Maurizio Di Rienzo – has awarded the following prizes:

Franco Cristaldi Award for Best Producer to Simona Bachini, Mario Chemello, Giorgio Diritti for Diritti’s The Wind Blows Round

Dante Ferretti Award for Best Art Production to Francesco Frigeri for My Brother is an Only Child [trailer, film focus] by Daniele Luchetti

Anna Magnani Award for Best Actress to Laura Morante for Liscio by Claudio Antonini

Giuseppe Rotunno Award for Best Cinematography to Mario Amura for In Memory of Myself [trailer] by Saverio Costanzo

Roberto Perpignani Award for Best Editing to Salvatore Maira for his film Valzer [trailer]

Piero Tosi Award for Best Costume Design to Ortensia De Francesco for Lascia perdere, Johnny! by Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Tonino Guerra Award for Best Film Story to Pietro Reggiani for his film My Brother’s Summer

Suso Cecchi d’Amico Award for Best Screenplay to Doriana Leondeff, Carlo Mazzacurati, Marco Pettenello and Claudio Piersanti for Mazzacurati’s The Right Distance [trailer]

Gian Maria Volontè Award for Best Actor to Giuseppe Battiston for Days and Clouds [trailer] by Silvio Soldini, The Right Distance by Carlo Mazzacurati, One Out of Two [trailer] by Eugenio Cappuccio, Don’t Think About It [trailer] by Gianni Zanasi

Mario Monicelli Award for Best Director to Giorgio Diritti for the Wind Blows Round

Ennio Morricone Award for Best Film Score to Fausto Mesolella for Lascia perdere, Johnny! by Fabrizio Bentivoglio

In the Documentary categories, the winners are:

Vittorio de Seta Award for Best Documentary to Alina Marazzi for Vogliamo anche le rose [trailer]

Special Mention to Esmeralda Calabria, Andrea D’Ambrosio, Giuseppe Ruggiero for Biutifùl Cauntri.
Mention to Guido Chiesa for Le pere di Adamo

(Translated from Italian)