Felice Panebianco, 42, lawyer from Messina, is the new superintendent of the Taormina Arte Sicilia Foundation. Panebianco, who has already settled, will work in close synergy with the extraordinary commissioner Sergio Bonomo. “The lawyer Panebianco is a competent professional – explains Bonomo – and represents the right person to give further stability to the Foundation. This appointment comes at the most appropriate moment. We are at the gates of the 71st edition of the Taormina Film Fest, which will take place from 10 to 14 June, under the artistic direction of Tiziana Rocca. In those days, Taormina will return to being the capital of the great cinema, with a program divided into three sections: international competition, out of competition and special events hosted in the single scenario of the Antico Theater. On June 18 there will be the celebrations of the Treaty of Messina and Taormina, with the presence of about 36 state representatives of European nations. All this is inserted within an already defined programming of Taobuk. In the months of July, August and September there will be a nice program of events of the Taormina Arte Festival directed by Gianna Fratta. The Foundation, albeit laboriously but with determination and commitment, has already been going up the china since 2024, being sure of wanting to project the quality of the cultural programming at the highest levels. Furthermore, the financial year just closed, with a profit of exercise, nor is it the demonstration of the importance that we want to allocate to the budgets of the body, an essential basis for the growth of the Foundation “.
“Apart from the Film Festival – continues Bonomo – over 20 show evenings are scheduled. Among the events already announced, I remember on 15 July PFM double track, on 22 July Peppe Barra, on August 12 Astor a century of Tango, on August 25 Giulietta and Romeo, on August 26 Tony Hadley and on August 28 Arisa. From 31 September to 6 September the celebrations are scheduled for the 100 years of Camilleri, with retrospectives, with retrospectives, with retrospectives. Marathon, projections, exhibitions, concerts, meetings, round tables and shows to pay homage to the great writer of Porto Empedocle. Fiction and Siae. Following the Belliniana, a established festival in honor of Vincenzo Bellini. I thank, in particular, the regional councilor for tourism, sport and entertainment, on. Elvira Amata, who with great intuition and dedication creates the conditions for developing the body, consolidating the work done so far “.
