Lucania is the stage for a RICH PROGRAM OF EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, ACTIVITY 'INDUSTRY AND MARKET ANALYSIS AND DEDICATED TO THE INDEPENDENT CINEMA CHAIN

AMONG THE GUESTS DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL Director, Giovanni Veronesi, The Elda Ferri producers and Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, actress and producer Maria Grazia Cucinotta.

Back in Matera from 15 al 19 Marzo him SMALL – VI International Meeting of

Independent Cinema began as dell'AGPCI initiative, Association of Young Film Producers and Independent and promoted by FICE, Italian Federation of Cinema d'Essai and ANEC-AGIS PB, Cinema Exhibitors' Association and Italian General Association of Entertainment, Puglia and Basilicata. The IBD is born in co design and with the support of the program Contemporary Senses and Basilicata Region.

The location of IBD in early spring makes it the natural promotion of the summer film program event. The Meeting will offer operators an overview of the product available for the summer 2017. An opportunity to present the independent film offer in the coming months: Convention with independent distributions and Previews for accredited Industry and Advances on Italian films in post-production.

Among the industry premieres is scheduled the screening of a wide selection of independent films for all targets: gives The Milky Way by Emir Kusturica, distributed by Europictures, Italian animation East End of Giuseppe Squillaci and Luca Scanferla, distributed by Distribution Independent.

The industry activity is supported by an extensive program dedicated to students and the public to Matera and Basilicata and framed in a context of image education and training audience, main theme also from various comparisons and conferences supported by the work of Agis Puglia and Basilicata School. In this context, a series of events open to the public at the Municipal Cinema: two matinee dedicated to the students including the animated film nominated for an Oscar The

Red turtle Michael Dudok de Wit, distributed by BIM. Previews National're accompanied by directors and cast including its anticipated No Country for young Giovanni Veronesi, distributed by 01 Distribution and an evening dedicated to the Cinema Made in Lucania by the Lucania Film Commission will present The family whistle Michele Russo, which tells the story of the original Coppola family of Basilicata and Matera World Preview 15/19: Episode I Fabrizio Nucci, Nicola and Alessandro Nucci Rovito. In ultima, Saturday 18, It is scheduled a lecture conducted by the author and television journalist Hakim Zejjari on the figure of the independent Producer to be attended: Elda Ferri, producer Oscar nominee for Life is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, historic producer Luc Besson and Andrea Cucchi, young producer of the film "case" of 2016 Mine of the Italian debutant Fabio and Fabio Guaglione I Resinaro released in theaters around the world including the US. Lectio is held with a cut from live documentary and will be resumed in order to remain at the disposal of students and young online producer.

In terms of depth, multiple will be the moments of discussion on topics of greatest interest with meetings and conferences. Among those more attractive: Focus Lucania, which will also see the presentation of the guide Ciak Basilicata, Wednesday 15. Also on Wednesday, it announces a

important to consider the opportunity to create real industrial districts of the post-production and digital effects powered by new qualified resources formed in collaboration between training institutions and the private sector. Taking part Luciano Sovena, President of Rome Lazio Film Commission Foundation, Apulia Film Commission and various representatives of the world of technical industries including Augusto Fur Augustus Color. Thursday 16, il panel Your Industry, image education and training audience focuses on one of the activities that receive a strong boost from the new DDL Franceschini. The availability of current works and the organization of space for viewing in a technically and formally correct conditions has always been the weak point of these activities. How can the industry work to best to support them? This is what the conference aims to investigate also proposing a right and a path of cinematographic exploitation dedicated to education.

With the support of the Directorate General Cinema MiBACT, the 17 March is provided a deepening the decrees being processedtion for the new Law for Cinema and Audiovisual; and one on Internationalization Tools of the Italian audiovisual and film products, guide jobs Mariella Troccoli, director of cinema and audiovisual services. Still on the subject of internationalization is expected, the day 18, the Cinecittà involvement – Filmitalia, ICE and AFIC in a meeting dedicated to the strategies of international promotion of Italian cinema and audiovisual product, afterwards, the Vice Presidente della intervento di CNC World Cinema, Magali Negroni, e il Presidente di Méditalent, DidierBoujard, for a focus on the Mediterranean Cinema, in this also Khaled Abdel Galil session, President of the National Cinema Center of Egypt and Director for the cinema of the Egyptian Minister of Culture.

Continuing the theme of the internationalization of IBD Market activity also blend with the insights at the conference The business model European dell'arthouse. According to the European Audiovisual Observatory on 63% European audiovisual product no crosses the borders of their own country. There is a business model problem for European cinema? They discuss it in the day of 18 March international manufacturers and sellers who also participate in the Market including: Rai Com, Atlas International (FROM), Summerside International (NL), Picture Tree International (FROM), Potemkino (BE), Silver Sword International (CAN). the Market, strong theme of AGPCI which started in 2011 to make key activities of the IBD, this year expands its offering also with Pitch2Script International dedicated to authors and realized in collaboration with WGI – Writers Guild Italia, where they have subjects and scripts for Cinema and TV series of international interest. The remaining offer of IBD Market is delineated with Pitch2Domestic, Pitch of activities dedicated to the discovery of resources through co domestic production, Search of regional funds and national distribution; Pitch2International, looking for international co productions and foreign sellers and Pitch2Finance, sessions devoted to meetings with private lenders of cinema and audiovisual.