Kinéo Award in Venice 80 with godmother Ana de la Reguera

Kineo Award, conceived and directed by Rosetta Sannelli (President of the Kinéo Cultural Association), enters its third decade this year at the 80th Venice Biennale International Film Festival. Godmother of the 21st issue – Ana de la Regueraat Venice 80 with award-winning Mexican director Michel Franco presenting the film in the competition. 80 memories with Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard.

Ana de la Reguera is one of the most famous Mexican actresses who spends her time between her country and Hollywood. Among international successes, we recall: “Pueblo Chico, Grand Infierno” by Benjamin Cann with Veronica Castro, for which she received the Heraldo Award for Best Actress. In Hollywood, he works with directors such as Jared Hess and Carlos Carrera, as well as actors such as Jack Black, Harrison Ford and Bruce Willis.

Among the first awards announced: Human Rights Award Claire Tilesi Italian director and producer, currently based in Los Angeles, dedicated to social change through art, media and film, awarded by Kinéo and Human Rights Global Campus.

Chiara Tilesi – Founder We do it together (WDIT), a non-profit film production company dedicated to the empowerment of women and minorities. “Never before have women been deprived of their rights and victims of violence like this year,” says Sannelli. Let’s think about Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Yemen and Africa. Let’s think about the scourge of femicide.”

In 2018 he also gave birth Frequency productionfocused on creating media that have a positive impact on society. For your last film Say it like a womanconsisting of seven segments directed by seven female directors, was nominated for the 2023 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

A recognition very close to the recognition of human rights is the Solidarity Prize, awarded Martha Miniukki, for producing a documentary on the work of the Italian non-governmental organization CEFA (European Committee for Education and Agriculture) to implement projects that sustainably help local communities, especially in the agriculture, water, environment and society sectors. Today, CEFA operates in 11 countries in Africa and Central and South America, implementing agricultural development projects.

As for the first works, two titles were chosen between dramatic works and comedies: Very quiet Nicola Prosatore with Antonia Truppo (translator and screenwriter), produced by Eskimo Dario Formisano and Cheese with pears Luca Calvani, a light-hearted comedy for the whole family, set in the splendor of the Tuscan countryside.

Pastore’s story is the gritty and dramatic story of some people forced to leave their suburban homes to make way for a new overpass that will destroy their little world forever.

The second, however, is a brilliant comedy that tells the story of Fosco (Francesco Ciampi) and Fred (Luca Calvani), two opposite brothers: the first, simple and free, who works in a supermarket, the other handsome and charming. but superficial, trying to make a fortune in American cinema. At the end of many clashes, faced with inheritance, they manage to find a good coexistence…

Kinéo also wanted to celebrate the centenary of the birth of the poet who changed Italian cinema (and beyond) by awarding the producer MG Production Dear Morena for making a documentary Pier Paolo Pasolini – New Visiondirected by Giancarlo Scarkilli, created in collaboration with Luce Cinecittà, Rai Cinema and Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.

The historic accompaniment to the Venice International Film Festival is sponsored by DGCA MIC and will take place on Saturday 2 September 2023 in the splendid setting of the Cà Sagredo Hotel, now made, thanks to the sensitivity to art, directed by Lorenza Laine, home of the Kinéo awards.

Hold an actor awards ceremony Fabio Fulcochosen by Franco Zeffirelli for “Tea with Mussolini” and the star of such successful series as three roses of Eve, Judge Mastrangelo, sea ​​people, Artemisia Sanchez, My September.

The traditional support of the Veneto Film Commission continues with a long-awaited press conference. “On behalf of the President and the Board of Directors of the Veneto Film Commission, I am delighted to once again welcome the Kinéo Award this year to the Veneto Region, within the space of the Veneto Film Commission, thus resuming the flourishing collaboration between the Film Commission and the Prize. The Kinéo award is confirmed edition after edition as the fundamental forge of national cinema,” says Jacopo Chessa, director of the Veneto Film Commission.

Faithful to the Kinéo award, Tuscan designer Eleonora Lastrucci is able to grace all the red carpets with her haute couture outfits and add beauty to the event.