50.000 referents all over the world will receive in the next days the new brochure of presentation of “Sport Movies & TV 2005”, the international Festival that since 23 years assigns the “Guirlande d’Honneur”, unanimously considered as the “Oscar of Cinema and TV about Sport”.

This year the brochure is available, for the first time, in a online premiere: waiting for the delivery in the oversized format that will allow to enjoy at best the news, the infos, and the rich photographic documentation, the passionates for sport, cinema & TV will be able to download it in a smaller format from the home page of www.sportmoviestv.com or from the site Section “2005 Edition”.

In addition to the numerous anticipations, a detailed prospect of 2004 winners and the complete set of forms for Festival entry (deadline, July 1 2005). Independent producers, major, TV, Olympic Committees, Federations and whoever has something to show about sport can enter the Festival videos and movies in one of the six Sections: 1. Olympic Games — Olympic Spirit; 2. Documentary; 3. TV Sport Shows; 4. Sport & Society; 5. Movies; 6. Sport & Advertising.

“Sport Movies & TV”, that will close an International Challenge with steps in Russia, Czech Republic, Iran, Vietnam, South Africa and Brazil, will be held in Milan (Italy) from October 27 until November 1, under the High Patronage of the President of Italian Republic and the collaboration of Regione Lombardia.

Organized by IOC-endorsed FICTS – Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs with 90 member nations and led by Prof. Franco Ascani, the event includes Screenings, Meetings, Exhibits and a Workshop on the commercial rights of the competing works , with the presence of qualified guests from Sport, TV, Cinema and international Journalism. During the Festival “Joannes Paulus II talks to Sport” will be re-screened, the world-premiere video specifically realized by Vatican TV Centre and FICTS back in 2003, about the strong relationship H.H. the Pope had with the world of Sport.