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THE 4TH ANNUAL ISCHIA GLOBAL FILM & MUSIC FEST – KIMBO CINEMA FORUM
FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE FROM JULY 11TH – 16TH ON ISLAND OF ISCHIA, ITALY. SPECIAL HOMAGE TO THE GERMAN MOVIE INDUSTRY

International screen stars and industry leaders of the European, American and Italian film communities will celebrate the ever-evolving culture of cinema at the 4th Annual Ischia Global Film & Music Fest - Kimbo Cinema Forum in the spectacular Regina Isabella Resort & Spa on the Isle of Ischia, Italy from July 11th through 16th.
The Ischia Global Film & Music Fest has established itself over the past years as one of the world’s most distinguished Summer-season film festivals – boasting an array of film premieres and screenings of this year’s most critically acclaimed projects along with screenings of some of Italy’s greatest classics, round-table discussions with renowned industry leaders from around the world. Actor and director Franco Nero, will chair this year’s event. He will be joined by co-chair and Academy Award winning producer Marina Cicogna.
Founded in 2003 by producer Pascal Vicedomini, the Ischia Global Film & Music Fest - Kimbo Cinema Forum pays homage to the German movie industry. to the cultural evolution of film & music through artistic expression and to the Italian-American tradition that has established such a clear presence in the heart of American culture.
Past participants in the Festival include Oscar-winning directors Francis Ford Coppola, Norman Jewison, Neil Jordan; actors Dennis Hopper, F. Murray Abraham; costume designers Sandy Powell; set designers Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo; music composers Elliot Goldenthal, Jan Kaczmarek; and producer Larry Turman, Marty Richards.
Other notable talent that have participated include producer , Lawrence Bender and celebrities such as Gerard Butler, Jeseph Fiennes, Val Kilmer, Brenda Blethym, Jean Claude Van Damme, Stefania Sandrelli, Stanley Tucci, and directors Alan Parker, Terry Gilliam Peter Greenaway, Taylor Hackford, Andrei Konchalovsky, Shekhar Kapur, Nancy Meyers, Michael Radford, Julie Taymor and Carlo Verdone). Musicians and singers who have attended include Andrea Bocelli, The Blues Brothers, Tony Renis, John Debney and Graeme Revell.
Ischia International Arts Academy Board president Giancarlo Carriero and producer Pascal Vicedomini will host the festival’s grand opening banquet on Tuesday, July 11th at the famed Regina Isabella Hotel & Spa following the opening screening. Five films will be shown daily from July 11th through July 16th at two theatres in the towns of Ischia Porto and Forio d'Ischia. Special Festival activities will daily include the Kimbo Cinema Forum.
Ischia International Arts Academy and producer, Pascal Vicedomini, are excited to welcome Caffé Kimbo as title sponsor of the festival. While Italian movies contribute a taste of Italy’s culture to the world, Kimbo contributes a literal taste of the special blend of coffee favored on the peninsula. Film distribution giants Cinecittá Holding and Rai Trade will collaborate with the Academy, as well as the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Campania Region of Italy and the Chamber of Commerce of Naples.
For more information, please visit: www.ischiaglobal.com and www.reginaisabella.it
In the picture, July 2005 in the Isle of Ischia, Italy : founder and
producer of the Ischia Global Film & Music Fest Pascal Vicedomini together with legendary director Francis Ford Coppola and presidente of the
Ischia International Arts Academy Giancarlo Carriero