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The Solinas Prize turns thirty

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- No fewer than 85 films have been made based on screenplays and storylines selected for the Prize. Finalists and winners of the Prize include Oscar-winning directors and screenwriters

The Solinas Prize turns thirty
Perfidia by Bonifacio Angius

This year the Solinas Prize turns thirty, and will be celebrated during the "La Valigia dell'attore" festival, which is being held in Maddalena from today, 27 July, until 2 August. On Wednesday 29 July there will be a screening of the film Perfidia by Bonifacio Angius, the screenplay for which made it to the final of the 2012 edition and went on to become a film that was screened at the Locarno Festival in 2014.

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Over the last thirty years, no fewer than 85 films have been made based on screenplays and storylines selected to compete for the Solinas Prize. The long list of finalists and winners includes screenwriters, directors, acclaimed writers and Oscar winners. Happy Family [+see also:
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 and Marrakech Express by Gabriele Salvatores, The Second Time by Mimmo CaloprestiSoldati by Marco RisiAcla’s Descent into Floristella by Aurelio GrimaldiOne Hundred Steps by Marco Tullio GiordanaL'uomo in più [+see also:
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 by Paolo SorrentinoTen Winters [+see also:
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interview: Michele Riondino - actor
interview: Valerio Mieli
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 by Valerio MieliA Quiet Life [+see also:
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interview: Claudio Cupellini
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 by Claudio Cupellini,Tir [+see also:
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interview: Alberto Fasulo
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 by Alberto FasuloFrom the Depths [+see also:
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 by Valentina PediciniThe Dark Side of the Sun [+see also:
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 by Carlo Hintermann, and Salvo [+see also:
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interview: Fabio Grassadonia and Anton…
interview: Sara Serraiocco
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 by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza.

The Prize has broadened its scope over the years to favour new talent by enhancing the selection procedure with high-level training workshops held by the Bottega Creativa and development bursaries.  

On 21 July RAI Fiction and the Solinas Prize Committee announced the second edition of the competition La Bottega delle Webseries, which selects, develops, realises and distributes projects for new formats of series on the platform www.ray.rai.it. The deadline for entering the competition is 7 September.

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(Translated from Italian)

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