Ittv Festival returns to Los Angeles and awards Golino, Ferro and Bastianich

After the success during the Venice Film Festival, Ittv – Italian Television Festival, founded and directed by Good Girls Planet by Valentina Martelli (CEO), Cristina Scognamillo and Francesca Scorcucchi, returns to Los Angeles from 30 October to 2 November 2021. One of the first events in attendance in the United States. After the awards in recent years assigned to Paolo Sorrentino, Nils Hartmann, Martha De Laurentiis, Mads Mikkelsen and, this year in Venice to Andrea Scrosati, this year’s Ittv Awards underline the versatility of three excellences in the audiovisual world and of music, known all over the world: Tiziano Ferro, Valeria Golino and Joe Bastianich. It begins in Little Italy in San Pedro, with an evening dedicated to animation, with the International Première of “Pinocchio and Friends” by Rainbow Group, founded by Iginio Straffi who will be awarded the Kinéo / Ittv Award, born from the partnership between the historic award conceived by Rosetta Sannelli and ITTV. The best of 44 Gatti and the Winx also come from the same production house. The animated short film Mila by Cinzia Angelini will also be screened as a US preview, as well as a selection of ILBE Group’s Puffins and Arctic Friends. in-depth analysis with the most important international executives: Ted Miller, Head of Global Television CAA; Matteo Perale, co-founder Wiip; Lena Roklin, Talent Manager- Luber Roklin Entertainment; Lorenzo De Maio, Pres. De Maio Entertainment; Matt Brennan of the Los Angeles Times, producers Jeremy Spiegel of ExtraTV and Vin Di Bona, and distributor Niccolò Messina of Jungo Tv. “The escalation of competition in the world of video-on-demand streaming and Ott platforms and the need for original and international content gave us, in 2018, the idea of ​​creating a Festival that is more a hub of opportunities for audiovisuals – says Valentina Martelli, co-founder and CEO of Ittv-. Ittv is a platform where you can project previews and teasers of new projects, host panels and create networking opportunities. ”“ I believed in this initiative from the very beginning, ”says Silvia Key, Consul General of Italy. “An Italian TV festival in Los Angeles was long overdue, and responds to the growing interest of Los Angeles audiences and producers in our content. Ittv promotes our TV but also our authentic products, lifestyles and territories . ” The closing evening of Ittv 2021 was organized with the collaboration of the Italian Consulate General in Los Angeles. “In a short time, ITTV has become one of the most important American events for the Italian audiovisual sector – declares Marco Testa, President Armando Testa Group – and we are very proud and happy to be part of it again this year. Promoting the value of creativity with ideas that make a difference, in cinema, on the web, in branded content, in TV series, and in advertising of course, is what moves us every day. And with a pinch of IT factor, it is undeniable that every storytelling has a different flavor. So enjoy IT, and believe IT! “. Ittv also wanted to give space to independent projects that this year have diversity, acceptance, gender equality as common thread. At the festival, in fact, the following will be presented: Ferro by Beppe Tufarulo, available on the Amazon platform, is the unfiltered story of the life of the musician Tiziano Ferro, one of the most loved Italian interpreters in the world. One of Us by Chiara Tilesi stages the exceptional stories of great Italian women living in the United States. Among these the actress Stefania Spampinato and the social entrepreneur and philanthropist Elisa Sednaoui. Giving back generation also by Chiara Tilesi, the debut of the TaTaTu platform on social issues, sees protagonists among others Selena Gomez and Nina Dobrev. The Portrait Artist: Don Bachardy by Tina Mascara and Guido Santi, tells the complex story of the artist Don Bachardy, one of the last living great portrait painters and companion of the novelist Christopher Isherwood. Next One by Guglielmo Poggi and Marta Pozzan tells the violence and abuse of women in the fashion and entertainment industry. MIA, again by Marta Pozzan, addresses the issues of modern romantic relationships. Melee by Maria Iovine is the story of the battles and victories faced by the Paralympic champion Veronica Yoco Plebani. Our Dad, Danielle by Sarah King, is the story of a professional who, at the age of 57, faces the hard-fought decision to become a woman, in the conservative Texas.An important space will also be reserved for the collaboration with Enit Agenzia Nazionale del Turismo, with Toscana Film Commission and Veneto Film Commission, for the promotion of the Italian territory naturally set and protagonist in turn of many TV series and films.Ittv was created and produced by the founders of Good Girls Planet Valentina Martelli (CEO), Cristina Scognamillo and Francesca Scorcucchi, together with Marco Testa Los Angeles.