Ischia

Major producers to attend Ischia Global fest (July 12-19) for the Second Global Summit ® Production: Harvey Weinstein, Mark Canton, Ryan Kavanaugh, Samuel Hadida, Avi Lerner will be confronted with Italians Aurelio De Laurentiis, Gianni Nunnari, Fulvio Lucisano, Giampaolo Letta, Paolo Del Brocco about the new opportunity 'of the film industry in Italy.

The summit supported by BNL Paribas, which will be held July 17 at Queen Isabella of Lacco Ameno is being heralded as an exceptional opportunity for benchmarking between large European and American players. Among the participants also Mike Nozik, Hilary Shor, Tucker Tooley, Tarak Ben Ammar, Richard Borg, Osvaldo de Santis, Matteo Levi, Gian Andrea Pecorelli, Maurizio Totti, Nicola Giuliano. Mario la Torre, professor de La Sapienza di Roma, tax expert for the audiovisual Tax Shelter and Tax Credit, international guests will present the new Italian legislation

With the exemption conditions improved, the American producers return more and more to shoot in Italy. "We promise that we will work more in your country" Ryan Kavanaugh promised last year and, with his friend-colleague Harvey Weinstein has kept his promise with the Italian shooting in Italy filming of 'Nine', his new musical by Rob Marshall, actors Nicole Kidman, Daniel Day -Lewis, Sophia Loren. Some exclusive pictures of 'Nine' will be proposed to the Global fest.

Recently in Italy were carried out many scenes of big American productions such as' Angels and Demons' by Ron Howard (with its set in Campania, the Reggia di Caserta) and the last 007 'Quantum Of Solace'. In Italy the next production at Columbia, 'Eat, Pray, Love', a film by Ryan Murphy (creator of TV series Nip & Tuck) with Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem, who also will be filmed in Naples.

The producer prize will be awarded to Italian Riccardo Tozzi ('A matter of heart'): founder of Cattleya, Tozzi has produced 45 titles ranking among  the most important in contemporary Italian cinema, he has recently launched "Think",an advertising production company, and is active in TV production ('Romanzo Criminale' for Sky Cinema).

The event (www.ischiaglobal.com) produced by Pascal Vicedomini is promoted by the Provincial Tourism Authority of Naples and has the support of the European Union, of the Tourist Board and The assessoratoai Beni Culturali Regione Campania, DG Cinema of the Cultural Heritage Ministry and the contribution of Caffè Kimbo, Fiuggi Mineral Water and the Venice