| Annecy Italian Film Festival | |
| Location: | Annecy, France |
| Language: | Italian |
| Website: | http://www.annecycinemaitalien.com |
The Annecy Italian Film Festival (French: Festival du Cinéma Italien d'Annecy), founded in 1983 and since then, each year shows the best of contemporary Italian cinema.The private festival is held annually (usually in October) at the Centre Culturel de Bonlieu, in the town of Annecy, in the middle of France.
The 28th edition took place from 28 September to 5 October 2010. The President of the Jury was Italian film actress Anna Bonaiuto.
The festival, created in 1983, was a shared initiative of the Cultural Center of Annecy (now Bonlieu Scène Nationale) and the Italian Cultural Institute of Grenoble. The programming is made up of both contemporary and classical movies.The competition, first organised in 1985, is supervised by a jury of cinema professionals who have met every year in Annecy since then.In 1988, Sergio Leone was named the jury's president. His premature death in 1989 lead to the creation of the Sergio Leone Award.During the 90's, many famous filmmakers came to Annecy, such as the Taviani brothers, Francesco Rosi, Ornella Muti and Alberto Lttuada.In 1997, for its 15th edition, Ettore Scola became honorary president of the festival. The early 2000s were impacted with the presence of Nanni Moretti in 2001. This edition was also the beginning of the collaboration with Lorenzo Mattotti, who has illustrated every festival poster since then.In addition to the main competition, some programs dedicated to a specific Italian region were created. A competition for Italian documentaries has also been added to the festival's program.Annecy Cinéma Italien is now the biggest cultural event dedicated to Italian cinema in France.
The Annecy Italian Film Festival is organised in various sections: