The First Italian Film Festival Moviemov in Vietnam

21 – 26 Jul 2015
CGV Cinema
6th floor Vincom City Towers , 191 Ba Trieu, Hanoi

From Italian Embassy:

Following the success of previous film festivals, this year, the Italian Moviemov chose Vietnam as the next stop, with the first episode of this 5th installment of the event to take place on July 21 – 26, in the poetic capital city of Hanoi, now a new cultural center in Asia.

This is the first time Moviemov adds Vietnam to its agenda, and also the first time for an international film festival that converges cinematography and fashion to take place in Vietnam.
The event is conceptualized and managed by Goffredo Bettini, and held by The Embassy of Italy in Hanoi and “Playtown Roma” together with Italian Trade Commission (ICE) in Vietnam. Moviemov is made possible with the support from the Ministry of Culture – Cinematography General Department, Economic Development Ministry and Chamber of Commerce in Roma, and the valuable contributions from various partners and private donors.

Coming to Hanoi, the film festival will unveil to the public eleven outstanding recent award-winning Italian movies, including:

BLACKSOULS by Francesco Munzi
SO FAR SO GOOD by Roan Johnson
THE DINNER by Ivano De Matteo
LEOPARDI by Mario Martone
THE CHAIR OF HAPPINESS by Carlo Mazzacurati
THE WONDERS by Alice Rohrwacher
WONDROUS BOCCACCIO by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
THE LEGENDARY GIULIA AND OTHER MIRACLES by Edoardo Leo
I CAN QUIT WHENEVER I WANT by Sydney Sibilia
PARTLY CLOUDY (WITH SUNNY SPELLS) by Marco Pontecorvo

Notably, the movie “Fasten your seatbelts” by Ferzan Ozpeteck is chose to be screened in the Opening day of the Film Festival.

These motion pictures will be introduced to the public by Italian famed actors and film directors, such as Ferzan Ozpetek, Paola Minaccioni and Stefano Fresi.The delegation also features Pippo Del Bono who comes to Vietnam to do surveys for his upcoming film adapted from the book “Good news from St. Matthew” by Pier Paolo Pasolini.He will also take part in the interactive sessions held by Moviemov targeting the audio-visual industry.

Actress Valeria Solarino, the got mother of this festival, will start the Opening Gala by introducing the film “I can quit whenever I want” she starred in.

Apart from movies, the festival also brings to the audience another Italian specialty -fashion.Through the costumes made by Vietnamese young designers, inspired by the movies screened throughout Film Festival, and an exhibition that will last nearly a month’s time, the element of fashion will work like a unifying thread linking the events.

The fashion exhibition titled “The elegance of culinary art: Tales about food and fashion”, an idea of Stefano Dominella and the Italy-Vietnam Fashion Council, will go on between July 21 and Aug. 19, at“Casa Italia” – the “shop window” of Italian masterpieces in the heart of Hanoi.The exhibition embodies part of a larger ongoing exhibition in Mercati Traianei (Roma) orchestrated by Stefano Dominella, in cooperation with Bonizza Giordani.This is part of efforts to promote to Asian markets Italy’s most sought after fashion designers, as well as “capsule collections” from Italian and Vietnamese young designers.

The exhibition is a visual demonstration of a delicate mix of fashion and food, a combination of trending themes such as nutrition and sustainability (some of the core ideas of the Expo Milano 2015 exhibition), and an effort to showcase the creativity of young designers (from both Italy and Vietnam) and world famous names in the fashion industry.

The audience in the exhibition will be introduced to costumes dubbed “Natural couture” by the nature loving designer Tiziano Guardini, “Nuvola” by Italo Marseglia, or “Couture a la carte” by Guillermo Mariotto – all part of a complete upscale fashion collection from Gattinoni centering on gastronomy.These will also come with an outfit by Ken Scott from 1970, two from Enrico Coveri, one from students of Maiani Fashion Institute, and four others from two promising young Vietnamese designers – Quang Nhật and Hùng Việt, also themed on gastronomy and sustainable energy.

Last but not least, jewelry designer Gianni de Benedittis from FuturoRemoto will bring to the show an interesting gift from Expo 2015 with his “Edible jewelry” collection.

In tandem with the main events in the film festival, other networking, trade promotion and professional exchange activities will also take place with the support and collaboration of Anica, Ice, Regione Lazio and Roma Chamber of Commerce.

On the cinematography front, there will be a roundtable on Vietnam – Europe cooperation discussing how to turn film festivals into an effective means and opportunity for publicity and learning of new markets.In addition, the roundtable will also take a closer look at the Europe – Vietnam free trade agreement.

In respect of fashion, the Italy – Vietnam Fashion Council will launch a “Masterclass” to give young fashion enthusiasts interesting expert knowledge on the industry.

Schedule for free movies screened on July 22-25 at CGV, Level 6, Vincom Hanoi, 191 Ba Trieu

July 22, 2015

4:00 PM (CINEMA 4)
THE DINNER by Ivano De Matteo
6:00 PM (CINEMA 4)
THE CHAIRS OF HAPPINESS by Carlo Mazzacurati
8:00 PM (CINEMA 4)
I CAN QUIT WHENEVER I WANT by Sydney Sibilia

July 23, 2015

6:00 PM (CINEMA 4)
BLACK SOULS by Francesco Munzi

July 24, 2015

4:00 PM (CINEMA 4)
SO FAR SO GOOD by Roan Johnson
6:00 PM (CINEMA 4)
PRATLY CLOUDY (with Sunny Spells) by Marco Pontecorvo
8:00 PM (CINEMA 4)
MAGIC BOCCACCIO by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

July 25, 2015

4:00 PM (CINEMA 4)
THE WONDERS by Alice Rohrwacher
6:00 PM (CINEMA 4)
THE LEGENDARY OF GIULIA AND OTHER MIRACLES by Edoardo Leo
8:00 PM (CINEMA 4)
LEOPARDI by Mario Martone

Language: Film in Italian with English and Vietnamese subtitles

Free tickets for ten movies available at CGV cinema, Level 6, Vincom Hanoi (191 Ba Trieu), on July 22 – 25, 2015, 30 minutes before each screening. Interested viewers can come and watch their favorite film at a timeframe that is most convenient to them.

See a trailer compilation for the 11 movies that will be on show at
[youtube width=”700″ height=”393″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETPWeSSAJ_k[/youtube]

Also, between July 21 and Aug. 19, 2015, at Casa Italia (18 Le Phung Hieu, Hanoi), a fashion exhibition titled “The elegance of culinary art: Tales about food and fashion”, will be open to the public for free between 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM daily.

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