The edition of XVa Magna Grecia Film Festival, dedicated to the memory of the unforgettable Maestro Vittorio De Sica, It is coming. The arena will host the festival opens, indeed, its doors Saturday 28 July at 21.30the charming port area of ​​the frame of Catanzaro beachfront area. A location that in recent years has made it even more impressive the Mgff – Festival dedicated to first and second works of young and talented filmmakers – devised by the patron Gianvito Casadonte (fresh from the recent success of the Taormina Film Fest in which oversaw the artistic direction together with my colleague Silvia Bizio, protagonist dell'Mgff by organizing various events). The show has now infected all, in the city as in the rest of the region, so as to create an expectation fever in people who as usual will follow mass screenings of eight films in competition and the long series of events targati Mgff. The Director Casadonte, also in 2018, He wanted to maintain the 'classic canvas' of the event, It does not disdain the use of some new features. First of all the run of the evening, entrusted to the presenter Rai Carolina Di Domenico that – ideally collecting the baton from patron – will now have the task of presenting the Festival. A Magna Grecia who can bring in a place far south of the world film star Peninsula firmament. Beginning with the award-winning director Oliver Stone (able to boast three Academy Awards). E with him there will be other winners of the prestigious Academy statuettes as Richard Dreyfuss or the likes of actors Rupert Everett. A parade of international stars that will be enriched by the participation of the other big Italian scene suchPierfrancesco Favino, Edoardo Leo, Francesco Montanari and Marcello Source, in addition to the president of the juryPaolo Genovese. But the list is really endless, because the Magna Grecia has become an important event that nobody wants to miss. And about how not also mention the many women of film and entertainment, in addition to the beautiful Di Domenico, which as usual will give a touch of glamor to an event such as the glam Mgff. This is the wonderful godmother Anna Ferzetti, of Giulia Elettra Gorietti, It will be back at the Festival, e of Vittoria Puccini. Everything is ready, therefore, to turn on the lights on the stage of an Arena conceived in an even more stylish and functional, but always with the center its famous red carpet. One way to wink to Hollywood Awards, but also in Cannes and Venice, doing breath 'home air' to artists accustomed to solcarlo on important occasions. Another must of the festival are the masterclass – scheduled in the old capital city of Calabria – that in a few days will be animated by Dreyfuss, Stone, Field beans Egyptologist and world-renowned Zahi Hawass. Even for the latter can speak of a welcome return after the great intellectual contribution to the review in 2017, When the distinguished professor and well-known face of National Geographic wanted to also visit the archaeological sites most valuable of Catanzaro territory. But not surprising, Mgff because it is a reality that is above all synonymous with art and culture by offering musical performances as the performance of the appreciated songwriter Raphael Gualazzi and events dedicated to deepening and reflection such as trailer screenings like the one on the documentary filmCaravaggio or the cycle of interviews of Be Kind – The view diversity with eyes of innocence – besides debates, book presentations, convivial moments to discover the high quality rich local culinary traditions and much more. Among the many highlights of programming days, There will also be space for the presentation of the TV series "The Involuntary" in the presence of the inventor Ugo Vivone and one of the leading actors, Marco Maccarini. There will also be prizes awarded to the filmmakers in competition and leading figures in the domestic and foreign film, which will be an award for the promotion of cinema in the world, such as the famous Pillars of Gold made by master goldsmith Michele Entrusted (which for years he has linked his name to the Festival) and the beautiful glass sculptures of Maestro Silvio Vigliaturo.