Second appointment for “Fuori Campo 5”, the itinerant film promotion project organized by Rete Cinema Calabria aimed at valorising independent Italian cinema and the artistic and architectural heritage of the area.
“Cinema as a Home” is the theme chosen to highlight the relationship between film environments and cinematic narration, thus giving visibility to the main Historic Homes of Calabria, recognized by the Ministry in the Italian Historic Homes itineraries, and articulating the meetings with moments of in-depth analysis thanks to the presence of experts in the film sector and scholars of art history and architecture. And also screenings of films, documentaries and short films from Italian arthouse cinema, book presentations and other collateral activities.
If the first stage of the project, last November 7, had Palazzo Grisolia as its suggestive location, in the historic center of Cosenza, on November 22 it will be the turn of Villa Cefaly Pandolphi, in Acconia di Curinga (Cz).
Built at the end of the 18th century and used as a hunting lodge, Villa Cefaly Pandolphi preserves the original frescoes and the ancient flooring made of grey, red and black hexagonal tiles, thanks to a team of architects and experts who take care of its conservation and maintenance interventions, including the architect Lino Barone who, at 4.00 pm, will guide those present on a visit to the Cefaly hunting lodge. The Cefaly family, whose ancestors held high state positions – such as Antonio Cefaly who, from 1980 to 1920 was vice president of the Senate, advisor to Giolitti, as well as a great friend of the King of Italy – still owns the building.
At 4.30 pm the opening of the second stage of Fuori Campo 5 curated by Ernesto Orrico, who will introduce the screening of “Presence”, a video story specially created by Barbara Rosanò and Emanuele Spagnolo (Kinema).
At 5.00 pm the art historian Anna Cipparrone, international researcher in the historical-artistic museum field and member of the National Commission for the National Museum System, will report on “Museums and Cinema. Art, history and narration”, followed by the speech of the vice-president of Confartigianato Imprese Calabria Cinema e Audiovisivo Giovanni Carpanzano on the new activities in the sector.
The focus on female cinema of Fuori Campo 5 also continues, for which the director Antonietta De Lillo was the guest of the first stage. On the second day of the project, Elettra Bisogno will be present, a young and talented director who directed, together with Hazem Alqaddi, the film “The Roller, The Life, The Fight”, which is extremely topical for the themes covered.
At 5.30 pm the two directors will converse with Loredana Ciliberto, cultural and entertainment manager, and at 6.30 pm there will be a screening of their feature film, winner of numerous international awards, including the Best Film BPER Award at the Biogram Italia 2024 festival and the Loridan-Ivens Award as Best Debut Film at the Cinéma du Réel 2024 festival in Paris.