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The International Film Festival of Florence (IDFFF or Festival dei Popoli) presents its first ever New York edition with a specially curated program of ten documentaries. As Italy's most important documentary film festival, the IDFFF has tapped into its 50 years of existence to present documentaries from various countries and eras with Tuscan or New York themes.
An initiative of the Fitzgerald Foundation of Florence, the IDFFF's New York edition is the first of three annual cultural exchanges between New York and Tuscany. The free screenings take place in the VMH Playhouse at Staten Island's Snug Harbor Cultural Center, a distinguished Smithsonian affiliate.
The program explores a wide range of styles and subjects, including New York avant-garde favorite Jem Cohen exploring New York through a found notebook (Lost Book Found, 1996) or Georgian surrealist Otar Iosseliani exploring an Augustine monastery near Montalcino (Un petit monastère en Toscane, 1988). This first New York edition of the IDFFF concludes with an open air screening of John Appel's moving documentary The Last Victory (2003) about Siena's Palio horserace on the stunning grounds of the Snug Harbor Cultural Center.
"The New York edition of the Festival dei Popoli comes at a time when the festival is engrossed in revamping its national and international image," says Giorgio Bonsanti, President of the IDFFF. "The recent appointment of a new director who got his start in world-renowned film festivals affirms our dedication to making the festival more visible on the international spectrum."
As festival director Luciano Barisone explains, "On the occasion of our first event on American soil, we wanted to focus on exchanging viewpoints. On one end those of filmmakers who have observed with passion the peculiarities of Tuscan life; on the other, those of filmmakers who let their gaze fall on the complex and cosmopolitan life in New York."
The New York IDFFF edition is supported by the City of New York. "This is another chance for us, as New Yorkers, to demonstrate that we truly are at the crossroads of the world. This is a city where people from all cultures can interact, enjoy each others’ company and learn from each other," comments City Councilman Domenic M. Recchia, Jr. - chairman of the City Council's Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries & International Intergroup Relations.
Founded in 1959 by a group of academics, the IDFFF has promoted and studied social documentary cinema for almost five decades. Apart from screening world class documentaries, the festival also maintains an archive of the 10,000 films it has shown during its 50 years of existence. More information: http://www.festivaldeipopoli.org.
An initiative of the Fitzgerald Foundation of Florence, the IDFFF's New York edition is the first of three annual cultural exchanges between New York and Tuscany. The free screenings take place in the VMH Playhouse at Staten Island's Snug Harbor Cultural Center, a distinguished Smithsonian affiliate.
The program explores a wide range of styles and subjects, including New York avant-garde favorite Jem Cohen exploring New York through a found notebook (Lost Book Found, 1996) or Georgian surrealist Otar Iosseliani exploring an Augustine monastery near Montalcino (Un petit monastère en Toscane, 1988). This first New York edition of the IDFFF concludes with an open air screening of John Appel's moving documentary The Last Victory (2003) about Siena's Palio horserace on the stunning grounds of the Snug Harbor Cultural Center.
"The New York edition of the Festival dei Popoli comes at a time when the festival is engrossed in revamping its national and international image," says Giorgio Bonsanti, President of the IDFFF. "The recent appointment of a new director who got his start in world-renowned film festivals affirms our dedication to making the festival more visible on the international spectrum."
As festival director Luciano Barisone explains, "On the occasion of our first event on American soil, we wanted to focus on exchanging viewpoints. On one end those of filmmakers who have observed with passion the peculiarities of Tuscan life; on the other, those of filmmakers who let their gaze fall on the complex and cosmopolitan life in New York."
The New York IDFFF edition is supported by the City of New York. "This is another chance for us, as New Yorkers, to demonstrate that we truly are at the crossroads of the world. This is a city where people from all cultures can interact, enjoy each others’ company and learn from each other," comments City Councilman Domenic M. Recchia, Jr. - chairman of the City Council's Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries & International Intergroup Relations.
Founded in 1959 by a group of academics, the IDFFF has promoted and studied social documentary cinema for almost five decades. Apart from screening world class documentaries, the festival also maintains an archive of the 10,000 films it has shown during its 50 years of existence. More information: http://www.festivaldeipopoli.org.