Gala of Cinema and Fiction in Campania 2018

After nine editions that have achieved great critical and public success, the appointment with the Cinema and Fiction Gala in Campania is renewed again this October. The strength of each edition of the event is the combination of audiovisual and tourism and the intuition that by focusing on the integration between the two it is possible to pursue the economic growth of a territory. The “mission” of the event remains intact: to celebrate and reward the television and film productions made in Campania, thus turning the spotlight on a region that is rediscovering itself more and more an ideal location for films and fiction both for its landscapes of unparalleled beauty and for the excellence that has been achieved in the audiovisual sector in recent years. The goal is also to rediscover paths and monuments of the Campania Region, promoting the beauty of the historical, landscape and food and wine heritage through the images transmitted on TV or in the cinema that highlight the localities of Campania that will be the object of tourist itineraries specifically created with themed packages offered to Italian and foreign tour operators.

Each edition had more than a thousand appearances with screenings of films in competition, pitching with universities, internships at large production companies. The program of the event will again this year see the involvement of the “experts”: producers, scriptwriters, directors and actors who will be invited to visit the most suggestive and often less known corners of the Region, ideal sets for the setting of the television plots and cinematographic
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The Gala of Cinema and Fiction has always been very attentive to current issues and events and changes that touch the film world, wanting to be an important place for debate and reflection in the sector: in the middle of one of this year’s focus, in fact , the theme of the law on “Cinema and Audiovisual Discipline” will be set. Not only: in this desire to make the event a reference event for professionals and enthusiasts, there is also the choice of projecting some previews of the new cinema and television season.

The importance of the productive realities of Campania who have been able to successfully propose themselves on national and international scenarios and have been able to seize the audiovisual sector as an ideal tool to enhance their products, will be the subject of this edition of the Cinema and Fiction Gala.

The made in Campania diversified in its excellence is now a strong brand that increasingly likes and that careful companies want to enhance being present in many cinema and television films. Everything that is seen through the audiovisual stimulates a desire, and this is why the quality of Campania products will be conveyed through images
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The event will have the Campania region as a great setting and the Medieval Castle of Castellammare di Stabia will be the exceptional location which, as in past editions, will open its doors to the most important representatives of the audiovisual world, actors, screenwriters, directors, producers called to reward the best productions made in Campania in the 2017/2018 season.

Also in this edition, the collaboration of the Campania Region Film Commission and the support coming from the Institutions that have always supported the initiative sharing the values ​​and objectives will be strong. The Cinema and Fiction Gala is also included in the calendar of events of the Campania Region, like other events of a more consolidated nature, in recognition of the importance of the event in the region’s tourism and economic development strategy.

Press:
Best Drama – “Dogman”, by Matteo Garrone
Best Drama Actor – Massimo Ghini
Best Drama Movie Actress – Donatella Finocchiaro
Best Comedy Film – “Treasure Hunt”, by Carlo Vanzina
Best Comedy Movie Actor – Vincenzo Salemme
Best Comedy Movie Actress – Iaia Forte
Best Fiction – “Sirene”, by Ivan Cotroneo
Best Fiction Actor – Salvatore Esposito
Best Fiction Actress – female cast of “I bastardi di Pizzofalcone”
Best Short – “You kill me or cruel”, by Giovanni Calvino
Best Short Director – Mario Porfito
Best Short Actor – Patrick Rispo
Best Short Actress – Luisa Ranieri
Special Prizes:
Special Jury Award – Sabrina Impacciatore
Special Jury Award – “Burnt Earth”, by Luca Gianfrancesco
Special Award a – Carlo Vanzina
Special Publishing Award – I’M Magazine
Special Cinema and Music Award – Vince Tempera
Special Cinema and Theater Award – Geppy Gleijeses
Special Audiovisual Professional Award in Social Work – Ester Gatta
Special Journalist of the Year Award – Franca Leosini
Special Rising Star Award – Cristiano Caccamo
Special International Rising Star Award – Sara Serraiocco
Special Cinema and Fashion Award – Gaia Bermani Amaral
BCC Napoli Award – Rosario Rinaldo
Eles Couture Award – Luisa Ranieri
T & amp; D Film Award for Artistic Excellence to Set Design – Stefano Maria Ortolani

Jury:

Titta Fiore President of the Campania Region Film Commission
Enrico Magrelli Journalist and film critic
Tonino Pinto Journalist
Corrado Matera Councilor for Tourism Development and Promotion Regione Campania
Marco Bonini Actor and scriptwriter
Enzo Sisti Executive Producer
Alessandro Barbano President of the Campania Festival Foundation
Valerio Caprara Journalist and film critic
Riccardo Grandi Director and screenwriter
Paola Minaccioni Actress