Io Isabella International Film Week
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Io, Isabella International Film Week is the first film
festival in the south of Italy
, and the second in Italy, devoted to Women and Documentary. It spotlights the work by and about women and Creative Documentary
. The competitive sections award the Golden Waves to best female film, best creative documentary and best firstling to an emerging talent.
The Festival takes its name from Isabella Morra
, a Renaissance
poetess in 16th century Italy.
The first edition of the Festival was held in Isabella's home, the Castle of Valsinni, from 25 August to 31 August 2005.
The programme features about 70 films and is divided into two main sections: a competition exclusively devoted to films by and about women, and a section devoted to documentaries. There are also satellite programmes, including a "Country in Focus", talk shows, and various events.
The 2008 edition will take place in Maratea from July 29 to August 3
The 2010 edition will take place in Maratea from August 3 to August 8
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
festival in the south of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, and the second in Italy, devoted to Women and Documentary. It spotlights the work by and about women and Creative Documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
. The competitive sections award the Golden Waves to best female film, best creative documentary and best firstling to an emerging talent.
The Festival takes its name from Isabella Morra
Isabella Morra
-Life and work:Isabella was the daughter of Luisa Brancaccio and Giovan Michele Morra, baron of Favale, part of Naples. Isabella, her mother and her seven siblings were abandoned by Giovan when he went to live at court in France. Her older brother Marcantonio then took over power in Favale.Isabella...
, a Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
poetess in 16th century Italy.
The first edition of the Festival was held in Isabella's home, the Castle of Valsinni, from 25 August to 31 August 2005.
The programme features about 70 films and is divided into two main sections: a competition exclusively devoted to films by and about women, and a section devoted to documentaries. There are also satellite programmes, including a "Country in Focus", talk shows, and various events.
The 2008 edition will take place in Maratea from July 29 to August 3
The 2010 edition will take place in Maratea from August 3 to August 8