::: Events :::

:: Tuesday 9th July
ABBAS KIAROSTAMI (chairman of the jury)
gives a lecture on cinema
LEZIONE DI CINEMA

Wednesday 10th July
At 18:00 - Sala B

I FINANZIAMENTI ALL'INDUSTRIA CINEMATOGRAFICA
CARATTERISTICHE E OPPORTUNITA'
(FUNDS FOR THE CINEMA INDUSTRY - FEATURES AND OPPORTUNITIES)
A meeting with the young authors in competition for the Bnl International Short Film Award and the Bnl I Corti Siciliani Award

Debate with Romano Franza
responsible for the cinema and theatre credit department of BNL

Friday 12th July - Auditorium B at the Congress Hall
GIOVANNI FALCONE: I GIORNI DELLA SPERANZA
By Manuel Giliberti
preview not for competition
produced by the Sicilian Region - Assessorato Beni Culturali, Ambientali e Pubblica Istruzione together with Samit, on the anniversary of the slaughter of Capaci occurred ten years ago.
Now, ten years after that massacre, a personality like Giovanni Falcone is examined also as regards his private relationship with his hometown Palermo, far from any established representation, by means of repertoire recordings supported by recollections and affirmations presently collected.
Both the director and Fabio Granata, chairman of the Cultural and Environmental Heritage and of the Public Education Board of Sicily, will be present.

Saturday 13th July - Greek Theatre
AWARD CEREMONY
BNL - International Short Film Award
BNL - I Corti Siciliani Prize