7th SICILIAN FILM FESTIVAL - ALL THE EVENTS
MOVIE TRAILERS LINKED WITH TITLES
+ Everyday Meet & Greet + Happy Hour (from 5:30pm to 6:30pm) for all passes at Edgewater Hotel 1410 Ocean Drive Miami Beach
WHEN |
EVENT |
VENUE |
ALLOWED/PRICE |
Mon 4/9 | |||
6:30pm-8:30pm | “A window to Cuba”- Opening of the Photo Exhibition: Cuban Faces by Gio Criscione, Emanuele Pensavalle and Manlio Caliri Portraits of people in Cuba. The photos will be for sale with a silent auction |
Temple Emanu-El 1701 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach |
All Passes |
Tue 4/10 | |||
07:00pm | SFF VIP Cocktail Party only for sponsors, accredited press & media, international guests & VIPs |
Private residence of the Consul General of Italy Hon. Adolfo Barattolo |
VIP, Super VIP and Angel Pass |
Wed 4/11 | |||
07:00pm | Opening Ceremony and Opening Documentary: Miami Molto (I Love SFF) by Roberto Damiata 30’ |
M.B.Cinematheque 1130 Washington Ave Miami Beach |
VIP, Super VIP and Angel Pass |
08:00pm | Opening Feature Film: Io Sono l’Amore (I am Love) by Luca Guadagnino with Tilda Swinton, Alba Rohrwacher, Marisa Berenson, Gabriele Ferzetti 120’ |
M.B.Cinematheque Miami Beach |
$15 or all Passes |
10:30pm | Opening Aftermovie Party |
Penthouse of Edgewater Hotel 1410 Ocean Drive Miami Beach |
All Passes |
Thur 4/12 | |||
12:30PM | VIP Luncheon 1 honoring the board of Sicilian Film Festival. Only for sponsors, accredited press & media, international guests & VIPs |
Private Residence of Herman and Teresa Epstein
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$75 or VIP, Super VIP and Angel RSVP sicilianfilmfestival@gmail.com |
07:30pm | Tribute to Luchino Visconti Feature Film: The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) by Luchino Visconti 186’with Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale Presented by Società Dante Alighieri Miami |
M.B.Cinematheque Miami Beach |
All Passes |
Fri 4/13 | |||
04:30pm-6:00pm | Book Signing: Kindness for the Damned: Intrigue, Love and Redemption in Sicily, with author D.J. Healey |
Edgewater Hotel Miami Beach |
All passes and SFF guests
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07:00pm | Docufiction: La Voce del Corpo (The Voice of the Body) by Luca Vullo 60’ |
M.B.Cinematheque Miami Beach |
$10 or all Passes |
08:30pm | Puglia Region Guest, Feature Film: Mine Vaganti (Loose Cannons) by Ferzan Ozpetek with Riccardo Scamarcio, Nicole Grimaudo, Alessandro Preziosi, 110′ |
M.B.Cinematheque Miami Beach |
$10 or all Passes |
Sat 4/14 | |||
07:00pm | “A window to Cuba ” – Presentation of the book “Cuba: National Schools of Art” by Claudio Machetti, Gianluca Mengozzi and Luca Spitoni – Skira Publisherfollowed by Documentary: Un Sueño a Mitad by Francesco Apolloni 60′ |
M.B.Cinematheque Miami Beach |
$10 or all Passes |
8:30pm | Feature Film: : L’Estate di Martino (Martino’s Summer) by Massimo Natale with Treat Williams, Luigi Ciardo, Matilde Maggio 87′ |
M.B.Cinematheque Miami Beach |
$10 or all Passes |
10:30pm | Sicilian Dinner in honor of Mario Mazzarotto, Producer of “Martino’s Summer” (L’estate di Martino) by Chef Jonathan Maccanti |
Café Milano 850 Ocean Drive Miami Beach |
$75 or Super VIP and Angel Pass, RSVP sicilianfilmfestival@gmail.com |
Sun 4/15 | |||
12:30PM | VIP Luncheon 2 honoring SFF international guests only for sponsors, accredited press & media, international guests & VIPs |
Private Residence of Mrs. Anaide Govaert |
$75 or Super VIP Pass, Angel Pass, RSVP sicilianfilmfestival@gmail.com |
07:00pm | Event “Turkey Guest Country 2012,” Short Animation Film: The Little Girl* – Kiz Cocugu by Hakan Berber5’Event “Turkey Guest Country 2012,” Feature Film: Being Italian With Signora Enrica* by Ali Ilhan with Claudia Cardinale 110’ |
M.B.Cinematheque Miami Beach |
$10 or all Passes |
09:30pm | VIP Turkish Reception by Istanbul Center of Miami |
Private Residence of Mr. Pamir Demirtas |
Invitations, Super VIP and Angel Pass, |
Mon 4/16 | |||
07:00pm | Basilicata Region Guest, Feature Film: Basilicata Coast to Coast by Rocco Papaleo with Rocco Papaleo, Alessandro Gassman, Paolo Briguglia, Max Gazzè, Giovanna Mezzogiorno 93’ |
M.B.Cinematheque Miami Beach |
$10 or all Passes |
08:30pm | Reception celebrating Sicilia Queer Filmfest co-hosted by LGBT Visitor Center and Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival |
LGBT Visitor Center 1130 Washington Ave Miami Beach |
All Passes and evening’s Ticket Holders |
09:30pm | Sicilia Queer Film Section coming from Sicilia Queer Film Festival Palermo – 5 Shorts: K@biria by Sigfrido Giammona, From Moment to Moment by Fulvio Perna, After by Mark Pariselli, What’s the Difference by Maurilio Mangano, In the Beginning by Laurent le Prince (animation movie) 90’ |
M.B.Cinematheque 1130 Washington Ave Miami Beach |
$10 or all Passes |
Tue 4/17 | |||
07:00pm | Closing Feature Film: Scossa (Shock) by Francesco Maselli, Carlo Lizzani, Ugo Gregoretti, Nino Russo with Lucia Sardo, Massimo Ranieri, Amanda Sandrelli, Paolo Briguglia 92’ |
M.B.Cinematheque Miami Beach |
$10 or all Passes |
09:00pm | Fundraising Buffet Dinner with Official Proclamation of Sicilian Film Festival 2012 Awards and Official Announcement of SFF Special Lifetime Achievement Award to Vanessa RedgraveViolin Concert by Laszlo Pap and Claudia Cagnassone: Sicilian Themes |
Villa Viscuso 8300 Hawthorne Ave. Miami Beach Ph. 305-710-4593 |
$75 or all Passes |
Note: Screenings and events subject to change and/or cancellation without notice. All movies are in Italian with English subtitles. *In Turkish and Italian with English subtitles Info and VIP Passes at www.sicilianfilmfestival.com or sicilianfilmfestival@gmail.com – Tickets at www.mbcinema.com – Press info SicilianFilmFestMiamiPR@gmail.com
All donations will benefit the not- for- profit “The Sicilian Cultural and Film Festival” a Public Charity 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt corporation.