The newly established film program will have screenings 13 – 17 June in Florence’s Odeon Cinema, one of Italy’s most elegant and historic art noveau cinema-theatres located in the Palazzo Strozzino. The Tuscan Sun Festival and Tribeca Firenze are made possible through the principle support of the Ente Cassa di Risparmio of Florence, and with the patronage of the City of Florence. Gucci and the Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze are leading sponsors of the Festival.
Tickets for film screenings are available from 1 June via the Tribeca Firenze website, http://tribecafirenze.com, and the Tuscan Sun Festival website, http://tuscansunfestival.com. Tribeca Firenze will have multiple screenings a day during the event.
Films will be introduced by film-makers and Tribeca Enterprises representatives and will include Q & A sessions immediately following. “We are proud to present a thoughtfully curated selection of films, showcasing everything from art to genre, spectacle to music, and melodrama to documentary,” said Geoffrey Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises.
“We hope audiences will enjoy the addition of a film programme to the Tuscan Sun Festival, and we are pleased to have the opportunity to present these new works by some of the most compelling filmmakers at work today.”Barrett Wissman, IMG Artists Partner and Tuscan Sun Festival Founder and Director, said, “The Tuscan Sun Festival is delighted to include Tribeca Firenze in the programme for 2012. The Festival has always been a platform for the world’s greatest artistic talent and a celebration of the arts. Integrating Tribeca Firenze films, particularly those featuring the theme of music, into the overall Festival programme is an exciting development.”
Among the films to be screened, Tribeca Firenze will present the European premiere of The Zen of Bennett, with Tony Bennett and his son Danny Bennett, who created and conceived the film, introducing the film. Mr. Bennett will also be giving a special performance as part of the Tuscan Sun Festival’s 24 Hour Plays project on 18 June at Teatro della Pergola.
He will choose four songs that will become the inspiration for the four plays that will be written, rehearsed and performed within a period of 24 hours, and will perform each song before the play that it has inspired.
The Tuscan Sun Festival is expanding its horizons by holding the festival for the first time in its new home of Florence. In addition to Tribeca Firenze, the Festival includes an expansive programme of events, culinary adventures, concerts and live theatre, including John Malkovich selecting and presenting some of his best films that will be included in the Tribeca Firenze programme, and performing as an actor and narrator in a special performance combining music, theatre and projections at the Teatro della Pergola on 17 June.