23/01/2003

Dieter Kosslick, the artistic director of the 53rd Berlinale is scheduled to announce the programme at the traditional conference on 28 January. In the meantime, it has emerged that two major Italian producers, will take part in Germany’s premiere film event both with productions and co-productions.
Domenico Procacci, head and founder of production, distribution and exhibition company, Fandango, will present Gabriele Salvatores’ latest film, Io non ho paura [+see also:
trailer
interview: Gabriele Salvatores
film profile] (I’m not scared) in competition. He will also be there as the co-producer of two European films: Jagoda al supermarket by Dusan Milic and starring Branka Katic and Srdjan Todorovic, co-produced with Emir Kusturica, and selected for the non-competitive “Panorama” section, and Alexandra’s Project, a claustrophobic thriller about marriage directed by Australian Rolf de Heer and starring Gare Sweet, Helen Buday and Bogdan Koca, selected for competition.
Italy’s Mauro Berardi will be at the festival to present his latest ensemble film produced for the Cinema of the Present Foundation, Letters from Palestine - scheduled for screening in the Forum.

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The list of Italians in Berlin:
- International jury: Anna Galiena 8
- Shooting star: Libero De Rienzo
- In competition: Io non ho paura by Gabriele Salvatores, with Diego Abatantuono and Dino Abbrescia
- Short film competition:: La partita by Ursula Ferrara (animation)
- Panorama: Pater Familias by Francesco Patierno, with Marina Suma & Ernesto Mahieux
- Panorama: Poco più di un anno fa by Marco Filiberti with Urbano Barberini & Rosalinda Celentano
- Panorama Dokumente: Ottavio Mario Mai by Giovanni Minerba & Alessandro Golinelli
- Forum: Letters from Palestine, an ensemble documentary
- Talent Campus: Santa Maratona by Marco Ponti, with Stefano Accorsi & Libero De Rienzo

Italy will also take part in the European Film market with “Focus Italy”, promoted and managed by Anica, Italia Cinema and the Institute for Foreign Trade – ICI, it will host delegations from Istituto Luce, the Turin-Piedmont Film Commission, Cineromacittà, Friuli-Venezia Giulia ed Emilia Romagna, international distributors: Rai Trade, Buskin Film and Minerva Pictures as well as Esse&Bi Cinematografica and the European Film Festival.

(Translated from Italian)