From the 7^th to the 13^th of July 2002, during the Taormina BNL FilmFest, there will take place the first short-films competition for authors coming from all over the world and the short-films competition for Sicilian film-makers only, organised with the co-operation of the Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e Ambientali e della Pubblica Istruzione of Regione Siciliana. The selection has been attended by the Filmoteca Regionale Siciliana (Sicilian Film and Video Archive) and particularly by its director, Alessandro Rais, and by the critic Anna Di Martino. Organisation by the Cultural Association “Visionaria” from Palermo.

The first section (7^th – 9^th July), awarding the BNL – International Short Film Award, hosts 22 short-films,chosen amongst those submitted from all over the world. The second section (10^th – 12^th July) will be awarded the BNL – I Corti Siciliani Prize for the best short-film chosen amongst the selected final 12 ones, presented by authors either born or living in Sicily. Prestigious personalities are the members of the jury panel, the American director Todd Solondz, Francesco Calogero, Norma Heyman, Emanuel Levy, Gorild Mauseth, Curzio Maltese, Antonella Ponziani and Jean Roy. The chairman of the jury will be the great Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami.
Guests, events, meetings and previews will alternate with the short-films screenings.
The prizes will be awarded on 13^th July in the superb setting of the Ancient Theatre.

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