FILM FESTIVAL CINEMAMBIENTE 14th ANNUAL review of Daniel Jordan

Turin the first capital of Italy, in its 150 th anniversary of the unit is a city that is renewed! It is this that we want to talk, but to FILM FESTIVAL, a festival for fourteen years has grown exponentially through the crisis of culture, thanks to the constant of its founder Gaetano Capizzi. An established event in the world that despite the rain poured in the days of the competition has not stopped the public from various countries over the Italian regions, confirming the importance that this Film Festival, the number has increased even managed to involve the presence children as well as adults. This year the papers presented were about a thousand, and as always, only 10% managed to get into after the selection. This year's jury for the international competition documentary was made by Michael Cimino, director and jury president, Mimmo Calopresti actor, Myriam Gast Loup film history and analysis of the Sorbonne in Paris, Paola Maugeri collaborator with the major television networks and voice, Mario Tozzi geologist and researcher at the CNR, Donatella Panari representative of the Provincial Board of Students of Turin with their prize, while the Italian documentaries Bunna remind one of the founders of the Africa Unite, Enrico Camanni journalist and contributor to the newspaper La Stampa, director Simona Risi and winner of the special mention Ecofilms. The list continues with Fabio Dovana journalist and head of the press Legambiente and their mention. The jury for the international competition of short films: Lia Furxhi, Heinz Hermanns, Andrea Segrè, finally we have a special mention WWF Martin Atkin, Riccardo Fortina, Isabella Pratesi. The winners for the Italian Documentary: Movie "Them of the Garbage" director Marco Battaglia, Gianluca Donati, Laura Schimmenti, Andrea Zulini, is a cooperative that brings together eighty scavengers in Palermo, a real expert in the recovery of recyclable materials from trash. For the section on international documentary film "Into Eternity" by director Michael Madsen, describes the storage quarter of a million tons of radioactive waste disposal. Pressed instead of the Michael Cimino film "There Once Was an Island" by the Briar March. A lifetime achievement award was given to fellow countryman Piero Angela. Attending the closing ceremony of the institutions and representatives of the UN with an emphasis on the June 5 World Environment Day to be over, 2011 is the year dedicated to forests. Gaetano Capizzi, told us that he felt satisfied the objectives achieved especially educational ones. Although efforts are increasing compared to the few resources received, bearing in mind that it is not simply a competition there would be little time for the government understood the value of this international film festival has taken Cinemambiente, besides being a showcase for our Turin, the main purpose but making an investment not just in words but by donating a contribution, there would be an awareness among the population back to the recycling and not wasting. All persons who have intervened in some way to dialogue had agreed to a sentence: There are 60 million small things if they are to do so. On this we agree! Returning instead to Gaetano Capizzi wanted to share the success of this 14th edition of Cinemambiente with his collaborators, include Pedro, professionalism and kindness with which he handled the influx of people throughout the festival period. We can only wish that all the appointment for the next year thanks Gaetano Capizzi!

Turin (Italy), June 06, 2011