 The Film Institute "La Lanterna Magica"  The International Academy of Image Arts and Sciences  Cinema Massimo  Abruzzo Film Commission |
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L'Aquila Film Institute "La Lanterna Magica"  http://www.icaq.it/  The L'Aquila Film Institute is a non-profit organisation and was
founded in 1981 by Gabriele Lucci who held the post of Artistic
Director until 2000.It is the first regional organisation recognised by the regional government of Abruzzo and by the Ministry of Arts and Culture for its highly praiseworthy work in research and promotion of film, audiovisuals and multimedia. The Institute is characterised by the ability to organise events which prove to be indispensable to technicians, academics and cineastes in the world of cinema and audiovisuals. Such activities have consolidated important connections with leading figures in the Arts and with other similar bodies in different countries. The work of the Institute has been reported in publications such as "Le Monde", "La Repubblica", "The Guardian", "Il Corriere della sera", "Variety", "La Stampa", "Suddeutsche Zeitung" , "Il Sole 24 ore", and in the Rai and Mediaset television services. Since the early 1980s the L'Aquila Film Institute has created numerous festivals and conferences such as "Una Città in Cinema" which ran for ten years (1981-1990), the First European Conference on High Definition, the International Conference on Audiovisual Language, the Nestor Almendros Award for young or emerging directors of photography and the conference dedicated to the French film director François Truffaut. "La Lanterna Magica" is also credited with many publications such as "Nestor Almendros - Director of Photography", two volumes on costume and set designers of Italian cinema, and other publications specialised in the art and technique of cinema. Currently the L'Aquila Film Institute offers a variety of services which include an annual programme of events such as the L'Aquila Film Festival, the Nestor Almendros Award, Coccarde in Video, and publications as well as permanent services such as the L'Aquila Film library, the Regional film and video library, Film in Education and Cinema Massimo. These services are designed to meet the varying cultural demands of the public. |
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