The pre-launch of the 16th Italian Film Festival at BAFTA in Piccadilly

Carlo Presenti, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in London and Associate Director of the Italian Film Festival, greets the participants at the BAFTA evening. On his right: Richard Mowe.



The pre-launch of the Italian Film Festival at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 195 Piccadilly, London on 16 April when director Pupi Avati (second left) received two awards to recognise the value of his contribution to Italian cinema and putting it on the world arena. He introduced a screening of his film Giovanna's Father before a packed house. One of the awards was designed specially by artist Andrea Roggi (background far right). The main line-up (above, from left), Richard Mowe, IFF co-director and co-founder, Pupi Avati, journalist and translator Giorgia Scaturro and associate IFF director and sponsorship director Clara Caleo Green.


Stellar encounter at the BAFTA launch of the Italian Film Festival:
Pupi Avati meets Greta Scacchi, star of Brideshead Revisited and White Mischief

LAUNCH OF THE 16TH FESTIVAL IN EDINBURGH

TALK TIME: Guests listen attentively as Allan Hunter, IFF co-director, delivers his traditional welcome
at a reception at Centotre in Edinburgh's George Street, hosted by Carina and Victor Contini and Dr Luigino Zecchin,
director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh.
Guests continued to Filmhouse for a screening of
Giovanna's Father.

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