Italiafilmfest®
Taorminafilmfest, taormina 20-25 june 2006 Taormina in Rome, casa del cinema 10-14 july 2006

ItaliaFilmFest is a yearly event entirely dedicated to Italian cinema.
Its first edition took place in Rome and Taormina in 2005.
The event is shared by the two cities:
this year the festival takes place in Taormina, hosted by the TaorminaFilmFest, while Rome will host the winning movies and a conference on the actual situation of Italian cinema at the Casa del Cinema.
the awards granted by the Italiafilmfest 2006 to the films selected by Felice Laudadio are so denominated:
Franco Cristaldi Award for Best Producer Mario Monicelli Award for Best Director Suso Cecchi D’Amico Award for Best Screenplay Tonino Guerra Award for Best Story Anna Magnani Award for Best Actress Gian Maria Volonté Award for Best Actor Ennio Morricone Award for Best Soundtrack Giuseppe Rotunno Award for Best Cinematography Dante Ferretti Award for Best Art Director Roberto Perpignani Award for Best Editor Piero Tosi Award for Best Costume Artist Vittorio De Seta Award for Best Documentary Film (audience jury) international jury of the italiafilmfest 2006:
ANDREI PLAKHOV
president, Russia

PAMELA BIENZÓBAS
Chile-France

JOSEF SCHNELLE
Germany

NINOS MIKELIDES
Greece

STEVE AYORINDE
Nigeria

Maurizio di Rienzo collaborated to the documentaries selection.