LOS ANGELES, 28th FEB – Italy has not won an Oscar for a while but it brings nominees good luck. This is proven by the fact that ‘Rome International Film Festival’, ‘Capri, Hollywood’ and ‘Los Angeles, Italia’ always present Oscar winning films. Last edition of RIFF featured three films that last Sunday totaled 5 Oscars: “Inside Job” by Charles Ferguson, winner in the Best Documentary category; “The Social Network” that earned three awards (Best Editing; Best Music Score; Best screenplay) and “In a better world”, helmed by Danish director Susanne Bier, who won the Oscar for the Best Foreign Film. Some days before the Oscar Night, Susanne Bier, had also received an award at the Los Angeles, Italia Festival, organized in Hollywood by Italian producer Pascal Vicedomini whereas at the twin festival of Capri, held on the eve of New Year’s day, Oscar winner Melissa Leo had received the Best actress of the year award.
LA, Italia is produced by Pascal Vicedomini for the Capri in the World Institute in association with Cim Group, Eni, Rai TV, and Alitalia, with the sponsorship of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Cinema of the Ministry of Culture and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, and with the special participation of the NIAF – National Italian American Foundation, the Consul General of Italy, the Italian Trade Commission, the Italian Institute of Culture in L.A., Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà-Luce and the U.S.C. – University of Southern California.
