about cinema italia
The San Joaquin Film Society kicks off celebrations leading up to May's International with Cinema Italia, an SJFS Global Cinema Series featuring the works of gifted and new Italian filmmakers and storytellers, celebrating and sharing the contemporary Italian experience, with nine films and three nights!
The Opening Night of Cinema Italia will feature the Film Society's Spring Gala, an exquisite celebration featuring: the highly-anticipated announcement of The Official Selection of the first 100 films of the May 2009's San Joaquin International Film Festival, the biggest film festival to ever take place in the Valley; along with edible treats and souvenirs. Then, experience Silvio Soldini's "Days and Clouds," the 5-time, David di Donatello Award-nominated (Italian Oscar®) drama about a well-to-do Italian family in a time of economic hardships after the breadwinning husband is fired from his high-paying job.
The three nights celebrating the contemporary Italian experience, will feature: a retrospective screening of Ferzan Ozpetek's "Facing Windows," about a married bookkeeper's constant desire for her handsome neighbor and a friendship with a Jewish Holocaust survivor who changed her life; Agostino Ferrente's keepsake of the heart-warming, cross-cultural creation of "The Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio;" and Il Film Corto, a rare and riveting, discovery collection of six short films from rising and new Italian directors making USA and California premieres, including Andrea Lodovichetti's "Under My Garden" - winner of Spike Lee's 2008 Babelgum Online Film Festival Looking For Genius Award, about a boy's passion for insects and desire to solve a local murder mystery.
The eclectic collection share the themes of family, immigration, romance, friendship, cultural exchange, globalization, the economy, history, coming-of-age, sports, and ethical issues.
about the san joaquin film society
Mission: The San Joaquin Film Society, Inc. (SJFS), home of the San Joaquin International Film Festival, celebrates cinema arts, multi-cultural appreciation, and global outreach through year-round productions of festivals, films, and educational programs.
SJFS's flagship San Joaquin International Film Festival is the California Central Valley's preeminent celebration of global cinema. SJFS is also home to the San Joaquin Children's Film Festival, the San Joaquin Jewish Film Festival, and the California International Documentary Film Festival.
SJFS is dedicated to celebrating the artistry, diversity, and power of filmmaking; and to bringing the world's best cinema to the culturally-rich, Central Valley communities and beyond!
In 2009, the society brings the world's best, rarest, and newest works in cinema arts and media discoveries to the Valley, with over 140 programs and events, featuring over 300 films from 50 nations, and reaching diverse and multi-cultural audiences of 25,000 to 30,000 people.
society's board
Sophoan Sorn, President
Shane Williamson, Vice President
Arlene Galindo, Treasurer
David Schmidt, Secretary
pacific italian alliance vip reception partners
Greg and Noreen Basso, Hosts
Marilyn Gallup, PIA Board Member
Amanda Podesta, PIA Executive Director
host family of visiting filmmaker, andrea lodovichetti
Craig, Gina and Amanda Podesta
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ALL FESTIVAL EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE HISTORIC
STOCKTON EMPIRE THEATRE
1825 Pacific Ave
Stockton, CA 95204
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