Wednesday, September 30, 2009

VENICE: Film Festival - CHEEK TO CIAK PARTY

Venice Lido: Cheek to Ciak party.  Editor in chief of the monthly movie magazine, Ciak, Piera Detassis hosted the party entitled Cheek to Ciak on the terrace of the Excelsior Hotel during the 66th Venice Film Festival.  Photographed here with actor and television presenter, Luca Barbareschi.Cheek to Ciak party. Emanuele Fuca cuddles up to his sister, actress, Ana Caterina Morariu and actor, Dino

VENICE: Floating Bookshops

VENICE: “Floating Bookshops”.  The first seventeen days of September saw the first Venetian edition of Subway-Literature: 500,000 copies of unpublished short stories and poems by young Italian writers were be distributed for free through several “literary jukeboxes” set up at the main the vaporetti stops. Printed on recycled paper, this initiative is already well known to the public of subways in

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

VENICE: Palazzo Grassi - 4th GUCCI GROUP AWARD 2009

VENICE: PALAZZO GRASSI – 4th GUCCI GROUP AWARD 2009.  In its fourth edition, The Gucci Group Award ceremony took place during the Venice Film Festival at Palazzo Grassi.The Gucci Group Award is bestowed to an internationally-acclaimed artist who has made a remarkable contribution to a film in any capacity, as a director, actor, screenwriter, set designer, or costume designer. This years nominees

Saturday, September 26, 2009

VENICE: Regatta Storica

Venice: The Historial Regatta.  The Historical Regatta dates back to the second half of the 13th Century; this spectacular competition whose origins are firmly entrenched in the history of Venice takes place the first Sunday of September. A ceremonial parade along the Grand Canal of historical boats manned by Venetians in period costume is watched from the balconies of the Palazzi, where regatta

VENICE - ART: Magdalena Kunz and Daniel Glaser Exhibition

ART: - the Lido di Venezia: Magdalena Kunz and Daniel Glaser Exhibition.  Bright red and yellow dots lead the way to The Pool NYC   latest exhibition in a big large white cube placed outside the Excelsior Hotel during the Venice Film Festival and open until October 4th. The Pool NYC was founded in 2009 to promote avant-garde artists through a network of international exhibitions. Without an

Friday, September 18, 2009

VENICE FILM FESTIVAL: The Place - The Food - The People

The Place. Docked on the Island of San Giorgio, the Missoni’s barge Timoteo is once more the venue for a pleasant summer lunch during the Venice Film Festival in honor of Mario Monicelli, the famous Italian film director.The hostess.   Rosita Missoni in a bright red shirtdress greets guests as they arrive for the lunch in honor of famous Italian film-director, Mario Monicelli. Monicelli’s partner