ITsART's Christmas lineup: documentaries, films, and Dante
ITsART, the Italian culture platform launched nearly a year ago with 700 contents, celebrates Christmas with a new season of digital cultural content, both free and paid (no monthly subscription). Highlights include: 'N-Ice Cello – Storia del violoncello di ghiaccio', a docufilm by Corrado Bungaro about an ice cello made by American artist Tim Linhart with Trentino glacier water, transported to Teatro Politeama in Palermo for a world premiere by Giovanni Sollima; 'Crepax Lanterna Magica' by Roberto Manfredi, exploring the work of comic artist Crepax (d. 2003), featuring Beatrice Carella as Valentina and testimonies from Caterina and Antonio Crepax, available from December 27; 'Welcome Venice' by Andrea Segre, a film set in Venice during the pandemic, available from December 21; 'Dante, il sogno di un’Italia libera', a docu-drama by Jesus Garces Lambert, available from December 13, co-produced by GA&A Productions/ARTLINE Films with RAI Documentari and ARTE GEIE; and 'La famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia', an animated film by Lorenzo Mattotti based on Dino Buzzati's novel, available until December 24.
Key facts
- ITsART launched nearly a year ago with 700 contents.
- New Christmas season includes free and paid digital content.
- No monthly subscription model.
- 'N-Ice Cello' docufilm directed by Corrado Bungaro.
- Ice cello made by Tim Linhart with Trentino glacier water.
- World premiere at Teatro Politeama in Palermo with Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana.
- Composer Giovanni Sollima wrote the original score.
- 'Crepax Lanterna Magica' directed by Roberto Manfredi.
- Film features Beatrice Carella as Valentina.
- Caterina and Antonio Crepax provided archive access.
- 'Welcome Venice' directed by Andrea Segre, written with Marco Pettenello.
- Film uses Coronavirus as narrative device.
- 'Dante, il sogno di un’Italia libera' directed by Jesus Garces Lambert.
- Co-produced by GA&A Productions/ARTLINE Films with RAI Documentari and ARTE GEIE.
- Original music by John Sposito.
- 'La famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia' based on Dino Buzzati's novel.
- Directed by Lorenzo Mattotti.
- Presented at Cannes 2019 in Un Certain Regard.
Entities
Artists
- Corrado Bungaro
- Tim Linhart
- Giovanni Sollima
- Roberto Manfredi
- Crepax
- Beatrice Carella
- Caterina Crepax
- Antonio Crepax
- Andrea Segre
- Marco Pettenello
- Jesus Garces Lambert
- John Sposito
- Lorenzo Mattotti
- Dino Buzzati
Institutions
- ITsART
- Teatro Politeama
- Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana
- GA&A Productions
- ARTLINE Films
- RAI Documentari
- ARTE GEIE
- Mostra del Cinema di Venezia
- Giornate degli Autori
- Festival del Cinema di Cannes
- Corriere dei Piccoli
Locations
- Trentino
- Italy
- Palermo
- Venice
- Sicily