17 NOVEMBER - 4 DECEMBER 2006
“ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL UK 2006 – ONE OF ITS
BEST EVER PROGRAMMES.”
- David Parkinson, Empire.
OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
BY VALENTINA BONIZZI
THE FESTIVAL IN PICTURES [17/11/06] [19/11/06]
[20/11/06] [Guiseppe Piccioni in Scotland]
[Guiseppe Piccioni at the Riverside] [Carlo
Luglio at the Renoir] [Paolo Sorrentino
at the Renoir]
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17 November London Riverside Studios |
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 Opening credits: IFF UK and main sponsor Fiat hit the plasma screens at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmtih, London. |
 Six for the road courtesy of Fiat at the opening of the 13th edition at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London. Bike courtesy of Aprilia. |
 Are you being served? Italian Film Festival ragazzo at the opening of the 13th edition at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London. |
 That's the ticket - IFF UK guests roll up at the box office at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London on the opening night of the 13th edition of the festival. |
 Le ragazze Fiat at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London for the opening of the Italian Film Festival UK |
 Cheers and Saluti - A toast with the special label Fiat wine from Piedmonte |
 Buono appetito - Al Volo gastronomic delights arrive at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, for the opening of the IFF UK 2006. |
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Sunday 19 November Festival Opening Reception at CentoTre Edinburgh |
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 Party people: Ennio Troili, director of the Italian Institute in Edinburgh and IFF UK co-director Allan Hunter exchange pleasantries at the opening party at Centotre in Edinburgh's George Street. |
 Buono appetito again - fabuloso food at Centotre, at the Edinburgh launch of the IFF UK |
 Shining lights - guests soak up the atmosphere at Centotre in George Street, Edinburgh. |
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| Monday
20 November Reception sponsored by Peroni at Santini's Restaurant Edinburgh |
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 La Dolce Vita at Edinburgh's Santini's |
 Salute! Liquid gold with Peroni and Campari |
 On the razzle (from left): Alice Wood of Tartan Silk; IFF UK co-director Allan Hunter; Sue Finlay, Director of Sales & Marketing - Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa ; and IFF UK co-director Richard Mowe. |
 Festival Director Richard Mowe thanks JP Kavanagh, General Manager, Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa |
 Tartan Silk's Martin Hunt in conversation with the Italian Vice-Consul |
 Ciao! from Peroni! [top] |
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22 - 24 November Director Guiseppe Piccione's visit to Scotland |
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 Benvenuti to Scotland: Richard Mowe, IFF UK co-director greets Giuseppe Piccioni at Edinburgh Airport at the start of his visit to the 13th edition of the festival. |
 Saluti - Giuseppe Piccioni and Richard Mowe relax at the Sheraton Hotel, Edinburgh. |
 Buena sera Scozia - Giuseppe Piccioni, centre, flanked by John Usher (left) and Richard Mowe introduce The Life I Want at Filmhouse, Edinburgh. |
 Getting animated: (from left) Translator John Usher, director Giuseppe Piccioni and IFF UK co-director Richard Mowe at Filmhouse, Edinburgh after the screening of The Life I Want. [top] |
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24 November Director Carlo Luglio's Q&A at the Riverside Studios |
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 Director Carlo Luglio introduces Under the Same Moon at the Riverside Studios. |
 Relaxing in the Riverside lobby: Pierluigi Barrotta, director of the Italian Cultural Institute in London with director Carlo Luglio. [top] |
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25 November Director Guiseppe Piccione's Q&A at the Riverside Studios |
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 Guiseppe Piccioni introduces The Life I Want at the Riverside with journalist Giorgia Scaturro |
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26 November Director Paolo Sorrentino 's Q&A at the Renoir |
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 The word is out: translator Consuelo Hackney, director Paolo Sorrentino and festival co-director Richard Mowe. |
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London Riverside 17 to 26 November 2006
Glasgow Film Theatre 17 to 26 November 2006
Edinburgh Filmhouse 17 to 26 November 2006
Manchester Cornerhouse 17 to 23 November 2006
Dundee DCA 24 to 30 November 2006
London Renoir 24 November to 4 December 2006
Aberdeen Belmont 1 - 3 December 2006
