If you have dal 14 al 20 July 2018 the Sixty-fourth edition of the Taormina Film Fest, this year under the artistic direction 
Silvia Bizio and Gianvito Casadonte, produced and arranged by Videobank. In organizer Lino Chiechio intentions, "It will be a festival aimed at young people, but especially closer to the town of Taormina, with the intention of making this historic festival a popular event and closer to the citizens and tourists, with greater involvement of associations and local business. An event that will bring the star guests in the middle of the city, to meet the public directly, following the idea the new SindacoMauro Bolognari, sensitive to cultural issues and the participation of the city. We also thank you for your cooperation and commitment to the realization of the festival, President of Sicily Region, Musumeci and Lello Councilor for Tourism, Sandro Pappalardo ".
"Videobank is strongly committed economically – Police said Maria Pappalardo, 
CEO of Videobank - to make this year's festival, fully subsidized by the perspective of an investment that 'looking ahead', already in the next edition, that will always be produced by us, m with an appropriate timing ".
"I'm happy - says artistic director Silvia Bizio, journalist Republic – to share with Gianvito Casadonte the artistic director of Taormina Film Fest, a festival that I have followed in the past in bringing the prestigious Greek Theater guests like Robert De Niro, Colin Firth, Michael Douglas, Jessica Lange, Oliver Stone, to name a few. We are proud of the commitment of Videobank and appreciate the confidence of Lino Chiechio against us. We are confident that, with our expertise and experience in the film world, we return to Taormina respect it deserves in the international festival scene ".
"I am honored - said Gianvito Casadonte, Manager of the Theater Politeama of Catanzaro, Director of Catanzaro Magna Graecia Film Festival, Prize Wheel in Venice and has led and prize-winning Italian star of the caliber of Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Mel Gibson, Tim Roth e George Clooney – assignment entrusted to me and Silvia Bizio. This edition will be 'transition', but anyway we will create the suggestions for the public and we will work to bring in the magnificent setting of the Greek Theater in Taormina the stars of the national and international cinema ".
Guests included Marion Cotillard, Rupert Everett, Richard Dreyfuss, Matthew Modine, Terry Gilliam, Maurizio Millenotti, Michele Placido, Sabina Guzzanti, Monica Guerritore
A large full program of Italian and international premiere, Guests of excellence, documentaries, short and masterclass. The screenings and master classes of the festival will be held in the halls of the Palazzo dei Congressi. Among the more than 50 films presented, 14 world premieres, 12 European premieres and over 10 Italian previews, documentaries and short films. The opening ceremony of the festival will be held in Messina, Saturday 14 July and will be dedicated to Charles Vanzinas, who died last 8 July, with the screening of the film The sky in a room. With over 70 movies and TV series, the famous director and producer has described the changes in Italian society, from Taste of Salt and Christmas holidays recently Treasure Hunt.
The jury female festival will be directed by Martha de Laurentiis producer and include the actress, director and producer Maria Grazia Cucinotta, producer Donatella Palermo, producer Eleonora Granata, and producer Adriana Chiesa Di Palma. The prestigious Golden Tauro Award, as well as the Taormina Arte Awards, They will be awarded during the closing ceremony of the festival, Friday 20 July in an evening presented by the presenter and journalist Salvo La Rosa to be held in the beautiful Teatro Antico in Taormina. The jury will also award 5 awards for the films in competition, for the categories Best Director, Best Producer, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay.
"The festival - declare Bizio and Casadonte – This year focuses on films directed by women and films with strong social themes, immigration, violence against women, to refugees. For this reason we wanted to choose a jury composed only of women, producers and actresses ".
In the days of the festival, sarannno guests in Taormina numerous international stars and Italian, including Marion Cotillard, Rupert Everett, Richard Dreyfuss, Matthew Modine, Terry Gilliam, Maurizio Millenotti, Michele Placido, Sabina Guzzanti, Monica Guerritore, Ricky Tognazzi, Simona Izzo, Beppe Cino, Tony Sperandeo, Pietro Valsecchi, Michela Andreozzi, Martha De Laurentiis, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Adriana Chiesa Di Palma, Donatella Palermo, Eleonora Granata, Paola Ferrari Benedetti, Dr. Pietro Bartolo, and Maria Sole Tognazzi, Sabrina Paravicini, Rossella Brescia, Nick Mancuso and others.
Among the films in competition, world premiere, ‘Be Kind’, Sabrina Paravicini and Nino Monteleone, Roberto Saviano, Fortunato Cerlino and Samantha Cristoforetti, which recounts the journey from a small director of a person 'different’ within the diversity, understood not as a difference, but as rich in variety. The idea of the film comes from a question of the mother: "Would you care to tell?”. He accepted. mom, actress and director Sabrina Paravicini, accompanies him in a physical path, but above all emotional, by sharing their stories. Among the many events, the 17 July at 10:00, "A Film School", with the Centro Sperimentale di Palermo, by Ivan Scinardo
Silvia vice, co-artistic director, who had previously collaborated with the festival as a consultant by the United States, adds: "In a few days we were able to create a festival with a lineup of high level, that best describes the beauty of this historical festival. After two years of uncertainty, we are ready for the sixty-fourth edition and we will strive more and more to bring to the Taormina Film Fest a bright future ".
BELOW THE FILMS IN PROGRAM
COMPETITION
Be Kind Nino Monteleone and Sabrina Paravicini - ITALY - world premiere
Home Dario Pleic - CROATIA - European premiere
Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops Daigo Matsui - JAPAN - European premiere
It Will be Chaos Lorena Luciano Filippo Piscopo - USA / ITALY - European premiere
The hero Cristiano Anania, Salvatore Esposito - ITALIA- world premiere
Leave No Trace by Debra Granik - USA - Italian preview
Sea wheat Fabrizio Guarducci - ITALY - Italian preview
Once upon a Time in November Andrzej Jakimowski - POLAND - European premiere
We remain friends Antonello Grimaldi - ITALY - world premiere
Road to the Lemon Grove di Dale Hildebrand – CANADA/ITALIA – anteprima europea
Follow Claudio Sestieri - ITALY - world premiere
Tatterdemalion of Ramaa Mosley - USA - European premiere
OUT OF COMPETITION
Angel Face di Vanessa Son, Marion Cotillard - France - Italian preview
Army of One di Larry Charles – USA
Dark Crimes di Alexandros Avranas, with Jim Carrey - USA - Italian preview
Gotti di Kevin Connolly, John Travolta - USA - Italian preview
Ocean’s Eight Gary Ross - USA
Transfer Massimiliano Russo - ITALY - world premiere
Trauma is a Time Machine di Angelica Zollo – USA
SPECIAL EVENTS
In Bike Without Sella Alessandro Giuggioli - ITALY
She and Maria Sole Tognazzi - ITALY
Sola Travel by Maria Sole Tognazzi - ITALY
DOCUMENTARY
Water and sugar: Carlo di Palma, The Colors of Life Fariborz Kamkari - ITALY
Here are Luca Angelina (30 me) - ITALY
Country for Old Men of Peter Jona and Stephen Cravero - ITALY
Freedom Must Not Die at Sea The Alfredo Piero - a world premiere - the story of the Italian Coast Guard, Doctors Without Borders, Amnesty International and Cara of Mineo, the largest center for migrants in Europe, which will be attended by a delegation of refugees
Greetings from Austin Vittorio Good morning - ITALY - world premiere
Hands of God by Riccardo Romani by Alfonso Cuarón - ITALY - world premiere
The narrator of Giancarlo Mogavero (30 me) - ITALY - world premiere
Liberty Shall Not Die at Sea - ITALY - world premiere
The Forgotten History of Camp Monticello Matthew Borgardt - ITALY / USA - world premiere
Like a Pebble in the Boot Hélène Choquette - European premiere
Mikael Massimiliano Varrese - ITALY - world premiere
Will Paradise Gaetano di Lorenzo - ITALY
Why Knot Dhruv Dhawan - CANADA - European premiere
Before the rooster singing Cosimo Damiano Damato – ITALY
SHORT FILMS
Can I come in? Fariborz Kamkari - ITALY
The Small Things Emiliano Galigani - ITALY
Mercury Khaleel Lee - USA
Fear of Gabriel Jenkinson - ITALY / USA
More on that promise of Maria Grazia Nazzari - ITALY
Pray for Rome Ilaria Borrelli - ITALY
Sicily my Love Michael Roberts - ITALY
Sunrise Road Leopold Dondena - ITALY
The Alice birthday of Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Moderate is with Silvia vice MASTERCLASS:
Maria Sole Tognazzi, Matthew Modine, Monica Guerritore, Pietro Valsecchi, Sabina Guzzanti and the participation of Terry Gilliam
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
Adolfo Franzò – Woman/Actress
Elizabeth Pandolfino - Mental Shooting