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Capri Hollywood 2007 will run from December 27th til January 2nd 2008
Capri Hollywood festival is Promoted by Capri in the World Institute with the support of the European Union, the Councillorship for Tourism of the Campania Region, and the director general's Office for Cinema of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities.
Producer Mark Canton Named Chairman of the 12th Annual International Film Festival
Acclaimed film producer Mark Canton (300, The Spiderwick Chronicles) has been named Chairman of the 12th edition of CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD 2007 – THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL” it has been announced by Pascal Vicedomini, producer of the highly respected gathering that celebrates cinematic art and the “made in Italy” cultural trademark. This year’s festival will take place December 27th through January 2nd 2008 at various locations on the Isle of Capri, Italy.
The festival is jointly produced by Pascal Vicedomini and the Capri World Institute, with support from the Film Department of the Italian Ministry of Culture, The Campania Region of Italy, The Naples Chamber of Commerce, Kimbo Coffe and Fiuggi Mineral Water.“I’m honored to be named chairman of this highly prestigious international event that will ring in 2008 by paying homage to Italian cinema and its traditions,” said Canton. “Pascal and his team are lining up a stellar array of films and events that is certain to make this year’s CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD 2007 the best they have ever produced.”Canton has been a pre-eminent force in the entertainment industry for over two decades, helping bring more than 300 pictures to the screen in his capacity as a senior studio executive (President of Worldwide Theatrical Production at Warner Bros. Pictures and Chairman of the Columbia Tri-Star Motion picture Companies) and producer.
Canton most recently produced the mega-hit 300, based on the Frank Miller graphic novel. Directed by Zack Snyder for Warner Brothers Pictures, 300 opened to record-setting box office numbers, having grossed more than $460 million worldwide making it the highest-grossing March release in the history of the motion picture business. Additionally, the 300 DVD is setting sales records around the world. His next film, The Spiderwick Chronicles, based on the best-selling children’s books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black with Mark Waters (Mean Girls) directing, is in post-production for Paramount Pictures and slated for a February, 2008 release. In addition, The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, written and directed by Nicole Kassel (The Woodman) based on the Arthur Miller play and starring Michael Douglas, is in pre-production, as is Piranha, a re-invented version of the 1978 hit directed by CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD 2007 ANNOUNCES SELECTION OF MARK CANTON AS CHAIRMAN PAGE 2Alexandre Aja for release by Dimension Films. Canton is also developing a contemporary re-make of the Award-winning MGM musical, Fame.A native of New York, Canton is a 1979 UCLA graduate (magna cum laude) and a member of UCLA’s National Honor Society for American Studies.
In addition to serving on the UCLA Board of Councilors and the Dean’s Advisory Board for the School of Theatre, Film, and Television, he is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Film Institute and Founder and Chairman Emeritus of AFI’s Third Decade Council.“The slogan of this year’s CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD 2007 will be The European Cinema Lives, a testament to the fact that all great cinema does not just originate in Hollywood,” said Marco Di Lello, Minister of the Tourism and Cultural Departments of the Campania Region of Italy. The European cinema will be represented with screenings of works both old and new by some of Europe’s most prestigious directors.The final rundown of CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD 2007 will be announced on December 20 at The Media Center located on Rome’s Via dell’Umilta. The festival will also present juried (...)
FAMED DIRECTOR PAUL VERHOEVEN TO RECIEVE THE 2007 CAPRI CULT AWARD
Influential film director Paul Verhoeven will receive the 2007 Capri Cult Award during the 12th Annual Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival it was announced today by Pascal Vicedomini, festival founder. Producer Mark Canton will serve as Chairman of the festival, which will be held December 27th through January 27th at various locations throughout Capri, Italy. Legendary Italian film director Lina Wertmuller will make the presentation in person in a special ceremony. The Capri Cult Award is a special acknowledgement of Verhoeven’s unique perspective and for the “high quality of his films.”
Producer Mark Canton will serve as Chairman of the 12th Annual Capri, Hollywood gathering. “We are thrilled that Mr. Verhoeven has agreed to accept this year’s 2007 Capri Cult Award,” said festival producer and organizer, Pascal Vicedomini. “His unique and innovative body of work exemplifies a talent that has helped to distinguish itself as one of the world’s greatest directors. He is a proud example of the caliber of filmmakers and directors who will join us in Capri for one of the most important film preceding the 2008 Academy Awards.” Born and raised in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Verhoeven directed four of the most successful Dutch films ever made. After receiving a PhD in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Leiden, he joined the Royal Dutch Navy, where he made documentaries.
Upon returning to civilian life, he began working behind the camera on the Dutch television adventure series Floris starring actor, Rutger Hauer. His career segued from television to motion pictures with his first film, Turkish Delight. The film became the highest grossing Dutch film ever made and was nominated for an Academy Award. Verhoeven went on to direct Cathy Tippel, Spetters, The Fourth Man, Flesh + Blood, and Solider of Orange, which is universally regarded by critics as the finest Dutch film ever made. Verhoeven may be best known by international audiences for the box office smash hit, RoboCop, a slick science fiction saga of a police officer turned into a destructive killing machine. He followed this mega-hit with Total Recall, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone, which received an Academy Award for its mind-bending special effects. In 1992, Verhoeven directed the provocative thriller, Basic Instinct, one of the most talked about films of the year.
Three years later, he directed the film Showgirls, spotlighting the ugly and dark side of Las Vegas. His additional credits include Hollow Man and Starship Troopers, a futuristic sci-fi adventure film about humans who must battle giant alien bugs. Throughout his career, Verhoeven’s films consistently reflect his uncompromising vision, a fascination with moral dilemmas as well as honest and brutal depictions of sexuality and violence.
His latest film, Black Book, is a fast-paced World War II resistance thriller and marks his first European production in over 20 years. The slogan of this year’s Capri, Hollywood 2007 will be The European Cinema Lives, “a testament to the fact that all great cinema does not just originate in Hollywood,” said Marco Di Lello, Minister of the Tourism and Cultural Departments of the Campania Region of Italy and a festival sponsor. (...)
DENNIS HOPPER’S CONTRIBUTION TO MODERN CINEMA RECOGNIZED WITH CAPRI LEGEND AWARD
Dennis Hopper, the visionary actor who has starred in some of the most important films ever made, will receive the Capri Legend Award, Sunday, December 28 at the 12th Annual Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival.
Producer Mark Canton (300, The Spiderwick Chronicles) serves as Chairman of the international gathering, December 27th through January 2nd in Capri, Italy. The Capri Legend Award, one of the premier honors given by festival organizers, is presented to an actor whose extraordinary performances are considered masterpieces in the world of cinema.
“Dennis Hopper’s work is the absolute essence of perfection; pure, impactful and effortless. I can think of no better recipient of our Capri Legend Award,” said event producer Pascal Vicedomini.The Capri Legend Award is presented under the auspices of The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, the Neapolitan museum collaborative, the Naples Chamber of Commerce and through the support Kimbo Coffee and Fiuggi Mineral Water. “There is no one more deserving of this honor than my long-time friend Dennis Hopper,” Festival chair Mark Canton added. “His body of work as an actor, writer, director and fine artist is unparalleled. He is indeed an icon and industry legend and his global impact will be part of the worldwide time capsule forevermore.” Capri, Hollywood-The International Film Festival also intends to honor additional individuals who have distinguished themselves in cinema including director Paul Verhoeven (Capri Cult Award), Art Linson (Global Producer of the Year Award), financier Ryan Kavanaugh, (Global Entrepreneur Award) and young actors Freddie Highmore (Breakout Actor Award ) and Hayden Panettiere (Breakout Actress Award). Dennis Hopper is associated with an amazing number of classic and memorable films. He made his screen debut in Johnny Guitar (1954) and immediately followed with Rebel Without A Cause with James Dean and Natalie Wood, Giant with Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. In 1969, Hopper wrote (along with Peter Fonda, Terry Southern), starred in and directed the quintessential counterculture movie, Easy Rider. The film marked a turning point in film history and catapulted the independent filmmaker into mainstream America. In 1979, Hopper starred in Francis Ford Coppola’s Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now with Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen. He worked again with Coppola on the crime drama, Rumble Fish. His unnerving performance in the troubling and erotic thriller, Blue Velvet, earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Additionally, Hopper’s performance in Hoosiers garnered him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination (1986). In 2008, Hopper will appear in four films including Swing Vote with Kevin Costner and Charlize Theron and The Palermo Shooting, which was shot in Sicily.
Dennis Hopper is a serious painter, a critically acclaimed photographer and a serious art collector.Additional highlighs of the 12th Annual Capri (...)
HAYDEN PANETTIERE AND FREDDIE HIGHMORE TRAVEL TO ITALY AND SPEND HOLIDAYS AT CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD
Hayden Panettiere, star of the television phenomenon Heroes and Freddie Highmore, the brilliant 15 year old lead in such critically acclaimed films as August Rush and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will join legendary actors Christopher Lee and John Malkovitch at the 12th Annual Capri, Hollywood 2007–The Film Festival.
The star-studded addition to an already remarkable line-up of directors, producers and financiers is certain to make this year’s international gathering an important celebration of worldwide cinema. The festival will take place at various locations throughout Capri, Italy, from December 27th through January 2, 2008.
In a short time, Panettiere has developed an impressive list of film credits that include Ice Princess, Joe Somebody, Remember the Titans, The Architect, Mr. Gibb, Raising Helen, Message in a Bottle, Object of My Affection and The Affair of the Necklace. In addition to her on camera work, she has voiced numerous animated characters including Princess Dot in A Bug’s Life, Suri in Dinosaurs and a jockey in Racing Stripes. A civic activist, she is proud to serve as an ambassador for the World Conservation Union’s Wildlife Foundation, an organization that helps raise funds to support and save endangered species. She is also a vocal advocate of the whale preservation society, Whaleman Foundation.
Though only 15, Highmore has already distinguished himself as one of the brightest young actors working today and regularly earns the respect of his fellow, more seasoned actors. After appearing in the 2005 best picture nominee, Finding Neverland with Johnny Depp, it’s reported that Depp suggested Highmore for the title role of Charlie Bucket in Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It has also been widely reported that Kate Winslet considers him “the best child actor I have ever seen.” Currently, Highmore can be seen as an orphaned musical prodigy in August Rush. For the film, Highmore learned, in a matter of months, to play the guitar, the organ and conduct an orchestra with amazing proficiency. “I thought it was better to actually know the songs and play them for real than to pretend to be playing and mime along,” said Highmore. He also lends his voice to the character Pantalaimon in the film, The Golden Compass. In 2008, Highmore will be seen as the lead in The Spiderwick Chronicles and Eddie Dickens and the Awful End. Veteran actor Christopher Lee is one of the most versatile actors to make his mark in film. Devotees of the Star Wars series know him as Count Dooku in Star Wars: Episode II-Attack of the Clones and in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.His adroitness at portraying heroic fantasy characters is exemplified by his performance as Saruman the White in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers and Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King. Lee is also familiar as Johnny Depp’s father in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Early in his career, Lee became known for portraying monsters in such films as Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy and The Hound of the Baskervilles, all co-starring actor Peter Cushing. He also made numerous appearances as Fu Manchu in the series, The Face of Fu Man (...)
Film producer Mark Canton named Chairman of the 12th edition of "Capri, Hollywood 2007
Acclaimed film producer Mark Canton (300, The Spiderwick Chronicles) has been named Chairman of the 12th edition of "Capri, Hollywood 2007 - The International Film Festival" it has been announced by Pascal Vicedomini, producer of the highly respected gathering that celebrates cinematic art and the "made in Italy" cultural trademark. This year's festival will take place December 27th through January 2nd 2008 at various locations on the Isle of Capri, Italy.
The festival is jointly produced by Pascal Vicedomini and the Capri World Institute, with support from the Film Department of the Italian Ministry of Culture, The Campania Region of Italy, The Naples Chamber of Commerce, Kimbo Coffe and Fiuggi Mineral Water.
"I'm honored to be named chairman of this highly prestigious international event that will ring in 2008 by paying homage to Italian cinema and its traditions," said Canton. "Pascal and his team are lining up a stellar array of films and events that is certain to make this year's "Capri, Hollywood 2007" the best they have ever produced."
Canton has been a pre-eminent force in the entertainment industry for over two decades, helping bring more than 300 pictures to the screen in his capacity as a senior studio executive (President of Worldwide Theatrical Production at Warner Bros. Pictures and Chairman of the Columbia Tri-Star Motion picture Companies) and producer.
Canton most recently produced the mega-hit 300, based on the Frank Miller graphic novel. Directed by Zack Snyder for Warner Brothers Pictures, 300 opened to record-setting box office numbers, having grossed more than $460 million worldwide making it the highest-grossing March release in the history of the motion picture business. Additionally, the 300 DVD is setting sales records around the world. His next film, The Spiderwick Chronicles, based on the best-selling children's books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black with Mark Waters (Mean Girls) directing, is in post-production for Paramount Pictures and slated for a February, 2008 release. In addition, The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, written and directed by Nicole Kassel (The Woodman) based on the Arthur Miller play and starring Michael Douglas, is in pre-production, as is Piranha, a re-invented version of the 1978 hit directed by Alexandre Aja for release by Dimension Films. Canton is also developing a contemporary re-make of the Award-winning MGM musical, Fame.
A native of New York, Canton is a 1979 UCLA graduate (magna cum laude) and a member of UCLA's National Honor Society for American Studies. In addition to serving on the UCLA Board of Councilors and the Dean's Advisory Board for the School of Theatre, Film, and Television, he is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Film Institute and Founder and Chairman Emeritus of AFI's Third Decade Council.
"The slogan of this year's "Capri, Hollywood 2007" will be The European Cinema Lives, a testament to the fact that all great cinema does not just originate in Hollywood," said Marco Di Lello, Minister of the Tourism and Cultural Departments of the Campania Region of Italy. The European cinema will be represented with screenings of works both old and new by some of Europe's most prestigious directors.
The final rundown of "Capri, Hollywood 2007" will be announced on December 20 at The Media Center located on Rome's Via dell'Umilta. The festival will also present j (...)
Director Mario Monicelli has won the “Capri Legend Award – by Fiuggi,"
Director Mario Monicelli has won the “Capri Legend Award – by Fiuggi," a special prize which honors an Italian legend in the entertainment world. The award was presented by Aurelio De Laurentiis, chairman of Capri, Hollywood 2006, the festival of international cinema held on this famous Italian Island December 27 to January 2.
Pictured: Pascal Vicedomini (producer of Capri, Hollywood), actor Forest Whitaker, director Mario Monicelli producer Aurelio De Laurentiis and writer/director Bobby Moresco
Monicelli was honored Saturday December 30, at a gala sponsored by the Casino of Venice. He was among a plethora of Hollywood superstars including writer Bobby Moresco (winner of an Oscar in 2006 for Crash) and actor Forest Whitaker, in a race for the Golden Globe and an Oscar for his interpretation of dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland. That film was screened at Capri as a "Premiere Kimbo" event.
Monicelli, now 91, has more than 80 writing credits and more than 60 directing credits in a career spanning some 70 years. He took part in the Fiuggi Symposium on the topic “Cinema: Where Are the New Ideas?” Other participants at the annual event, co-produced with Cinecittà Holding and the Chamber of Commerce of Naples, included graphic novelist Frank Miller (Sin City and 300), Terry Gilliam, Marleen Gorris, Kristof Zanussi, John Irvin, Mimmo Calopresti, Fausto Brizzi and Marleen Gorris.
The festival was promoted by the Capri in the World Institute with the support of the European Union, the Councillorship for Tourism of the Campania Region of Italy and the director general's Office for Cinema of the Ministry for Cultural Assets and Activities. The Capri, Hollywood 2006 festival previewed about 70 films during the Kimbo Premieres and the Casino of Venice’s Review of the Best Produced Films of 2006.
The stars and industry leaders who participated included director Ken Loach (winner of the Palm d’Or in Cannes Film Festival 2006), Claire Danes, Japanese Rinko Kikuchi (candidate for a Golden Globe for the film Babel), Toby Jones, Ornella Muti, Claudia Gerini, Bond-girl Caterina Murino, Roberto Andò, Federico Zampaglione, Adriano Giannini, Giorgio Pasotti, and many others.
Ornella Muti and English actor Sean Bean have received The Capri Global Award
Ornella Muti and English actor Sean Bean have received The Capri Global Award by Fiuggi on Thursday, December 28, in honor of their international careers. The two artists will join Giancarlo Giannini at the Great Galà of Capri, Hollywood (promoted by the Casino of Venice) at the Relais-Hotel La Palma for the Premiere Kimbo 2007 first Italian screening of Casino Royale, the new James Bond films that features Giannini.
Earlier that day at the Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival,
Muti, co-star Daniele Liotti and director Giulio Base have introduced their new film, L'Inchiesta [The Inquiry], a remake of Damiano Damiani’s 1986 film about an investigation of the death and rumored resurrection of Jesus. In this IIF-RAI production, Muti plays the role of Mary Magdalene.
For Sean Bean, the Capri honor follows the many prizes he collected for his work in the hit trilogy, The Lord of the Rings.
Frank Miller and Bobby Maresco in a panel with other italian authors: "Cinema, Where Are The Ideas?”
FRANK MILLER AND BOBBY MORESCO TO PARTICIPATE IN CINEMA SYMPOSIUM AT CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL WITH MANFREDI, MOCCIA, ERRI DE LUCA AND MANY MORE
Brilliant comic strips author Frank Miller and Bobby Moresco, Oscar-winning screen writer for Crash, will be among the stars of the Fiuggi Symposium that is a featured event of the Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival December 27-January 2.
The two American artists will debate and discuss the topic “Cinema, Where Are The Ideas?” with Italian and international authors including Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Erri De Luca, Federico Moccia, Roberto Andò, Mimmo Calopresti, Umberto Marino Maurizio Scaparro, Ricky Tognazzi, Ken Loach, Abel Ferrara, Mike Figgis and Kristof Zanussi. They will explore how the industry seeks material and inspiration for its near-term future: current commentary or literature, modern or classic, reality or fantasy, local or global. The symposium is promoted by Capri in the World Institute with the Sangemini Group in collaboration with Cinecittà Holding and the Film Commission of the Campania Region.
Frank Miller is an icon for lovers of comic strips. He has drawn for every major comic distributor, first coming to prominence with “Daredevil” and more recently seeing his creations on screen in Sin City. The new movie 300 is adapted from Miller's graphic novel of the same name based on the ancient Greek Battle of Thermopylae. Starring Scottish actor Gerard Butler, it will be previewed at the Berlin Film Festival prior to its opening on March 9, 2007.
After his successes with Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby and Paul Haggis’ Crash, Moresco is bringing 10th and Wolf to Capri for its Italian premiere as part of the Kimbo Premiere series. 10th and Wolf is the gritty story of a Philadelphia turf war between a mob boss and a street-tough GI who has returned home. Moresco will receive the prize "Capri - Master of Screenwriting 2006” from Casino of Venice, the 2005 edition of which was awarded to Vincenzo Cerami.
Promoted by Capri in the World Institute with the support of the European Union, the Councillorship for Tourism of the Campania Region, and the director general's Office for Cinema of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities, the festival will screen some 70 films. Among the stars and industry leaders who have confirmed their participation are Terry Gilliam, John Irvin, Marleen Gorris, Forest Whitaker, Raoul Bova, Toby Jones, Laura Morante, Sean Bean, Ornella Muti, Federico Zampaglione and Claudia Gerini.
Forrest Whittaker oscar campaigning at Capri Hollywood Festival
Forest Whitaker’s race for an Oscar will come to the Capri, Hollywood Film Festival on December 30 with the screening of The King of Scotland, in which Whitaker portrays Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. The festival runs from December 27 through January 2.
The popular African-American actor will take time out from a crowded schedule to come with his wife and four sons for the special screening of the Kevin McDonald film as part of the “Kimbo Premiere 2006” series.
That same evening at the Cinema Gala by Fiuggi, Whitaker will receive a Casino of Venice Capri Legend Award for his quarter-century of work, including Platoon, Good Morning, Vietnam, The Crying Game and Abel Ferrera’s Mary.
Promoted with the sponsorship of the European Union and the support of the Ministry of Cultural Assets (Director General's Office of Cinema), the Campania Region Councillorship for Tourism and Cultural Assets, “Capri, Hollywood” will preview some 70 films.
Among stars and industry leaders who will participate in the festival galas, premieres and Fiuggi Symposium on the topic “Cinema, Where are the Ideas?,” are Ken Loach, Terry Gilliam, John Irvin, Marleen Gorris, Kristoph Zanussi, Roberto Andò, Ricky Tognazzi, Simona Izzo, Federico Zampaglione, Raoul Bova, Toby Jones, Ornella Muti, Sean Bean, Laura Morante and Claudia Gerini.
Ken Loach and Italian Emanuele Crialese Directors of the year at Capri Hollywood Fest
English director Ken Loach and Italian Emanuele Crialese have been selected for 2006 Capri Awards by Fiuggi as directors of the year. The two artists, along with the discovery of the year Fausto Brizzi, will be honored on the Blue Island on Thursday, December 28, the second day of the Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival.
"Loach and Crialese are two great artists who continually make superb contributions to European filmmaking” said Grazia Bottiglieri, vice president of Capri in the World Institute. Loach has already won a Palm d’Or at Cannes this year for “The Wind that Shakes the Barley”, and Crialese won a Silver Lion at Venice.
Promoted by Capri in the World Institute with the support of the European Union, the Councillorship for Tourism of the Campania Region, and the Director General's Office for Cinema of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities, the festival will screen some 70 films, including Kimbo previews and reviews of the best films of 2006 sponsored by Casino of Venice.
Among stars and industry leaders who have already confirmed they will participate in the festival’s galas, premieres and the Fiuggi Symposium on “Cinema: Where are the Ideas?” are Terry Gilliam, John Irvin, Marleen Gorris, Kristoph Zanussi, Roberto Andò, Ricky Tognazzi, Ornella Muti, Sean Bean, Simona Izzo, Federico Zampaglione, Raoul Bova, Toby Jones, Claudia Gerini and Giancarlo Giannini, chairman of this year event.
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Bobby alive in Capri
Bobby, the documentary by Emilio Estevez on the 1968 assassination of U.S. Senator Robert Kennedy, will be previewed on Saturday, December 30 at the Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival. (www.caprihollywood.com).
After critical acclaim at the exhibition of Venice and in the United States, the film will be seen in Italy beginning in 2007 thanks to 01 Distribution. Its Italian opening will be at the Blue Island where, among others, it will be a focus of discussion at the Fiuggi Symposium on “Cinema—Where are the Ideas?” The symposium will draw directors, artists, sociologists and communications experts to assess where the film industry is headed.
The special screening of Bobby, announced in combination with a visit to Naples by Kathleen Kennedy, daughter of Robert, enriches the "Premiere Kimbo" program of the 11th annual "Capri, Hollywood" that also includes the Italian preview of the new James Bond film, Casino Royale (organized with the Casino of Venice), the special projection of the surprise phenomenon Borat, and Io, l'altro with Raoul Bova.
Promoted by Capri in the World Institute with the support of the European Union, the Councillorship for Tourism of the Campania Region, and the director general's Office for Cinema of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities, the festival will screen some 70 films, including previews and reviews of the best films of 2006, and will attract on-screen stars and behind-screen leaders of the film industry.
"The only thing that I knew in the beginning was that I wanted to make a film that paid homage to the spirit of Bobby,” says Emilio Estevez, who adds that when he saw the scene of the assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, he knew “it was a film we had to make.”
Kennedy was shot moments after his victory speech the night of California’s Democratic Party presidential primary election.
Estevez continues: “The history of Bobby Kennedy does not only belong to the Americans but it is a source of inspiration for all the people of the world. Its message and its dreams still live. All those who have worked on this film have made it because they are interested in the things that Bobby Kennedy said. What emerged clearly from the beginning is that the issues that Kennedy faced in his time are the same ones we face today.”
Estevez says he hopes that this film succeeds in causing the public to realize that the ideas and principles supported by Kennedy are still important and pertinent. "From that moment of June 5, 1968 on, it seemed we became more and more cynical and resigned, and I think it’s a big part of why we are where we are at culturally today," says Estevez. "It’s heartbreaking."