The 7th  Annual Los Angeles Italian Film Awards & Festival (LAIFA) has  announced its line-up, including the closing night film, a whimsical romantic comedy, After  Midnight (Dopo Mezzanotte). Directed, written and produced by  Davide Ferrario, the film stars Giorgio Pasotti, Francesca Inaudi, Silvio  Orlando.

The festival kicks-off on April  11  at 8:00 P.M. with  the Opening Night Film Presentation 13 At a Table (Tredici a  Tavola) a mid-summer night romantic romp:  extremely delightful; charming; very humorous, and most definitely an  audience  pleaser, directed by Enrico Oldoini and starring Giancarlo  Giannini.

The festival then continues right through  to April  14, at the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood, (6360 W. Sunset Blvd. Hollywood,  between Vine & Ivar).

Tickets for the Closing Night Film  Presentation including the reception are $20.00, General Admission $ 11.00,  Senior & Student $ 9.00, and will be on sale at the Arclight Box Office or  by calling 323.464.1226 or by internet http://www.arclightcinemas.com It is recommended you purchase your tickets in advance, as seating is  limited.

FILM LINE UP 2005:

Monday, April 11 @ 8:00  P.M.
OPENING NIGHT FILM PRESENTATION
13 AT A TABLE (Tredici a Tavola)
Italy 2004 – 100 min. 35 MM U.S Premiere
DIR. Enrico Oldoini
CAST:  Giancarlo Giannini, Paolo Bonacelli, Kasia Smutniak, Alessandro Benvenuti,  
Angela Finocchiaro, Nicolas Vaporidis.

A romantic comedy that tells  the story of Giulio, a divorced middle-aged man, who returns to his family villa  in Tuscany in order to arrange the sale of the Villa with his brothers and  cousins. The Villa brings back memories of his youth and of the beautiful Anna,  relentlessly pursued by all his brothers but ultimately won over by him….

Tuesday, April 12 @ 7:00 P.M.
HOLLYWOOD  FLIES (Mosche a Hollywood)
Italy 2004 – 100 min. 35  MM  – English – L.A. Premiere
DIR. Fabio Segatori
CAST: Antonio Cupo,  Bianca Guaccero, Brad Renfro.

A road trip from Las Vegas to Los Angeles,  where a young Italian brother and sister's journey turns into a terrifying  yet exhilarating plunge into an underworld of psychopaths, starlets, crazies and  hit-men.

Tuesday, April 12 @ 9:00 P.M.
SARA MAY
Italy 2004 – 90 min. 35 MM –  World Premiere
DIR. Marianna Sciveres
CAST: Serena Autieri, Biagio Barone,  Vanni Fois, Lucia Sardo

Every film is a miracle in which an illusion  becomes reality. The history of Italian Cinema is full of these miracles, where  Italians are masters at extracting from the debris of defeat, wreckage and  poverty. This is our film1s story: the unusual dream of someone who works the  land, a dream which in time becomes reality.

Wednesday April 13  @ 7:00 P.M.
THE SILENCE OF SKYLARK ( Il Silenzio  dell'Allodola)
Italy 2004 – 96 min. 35 MM World  Premiere
DIR. David Ballerini
CAST: Ivan Franek, Marco Baliani, Flavio  Bucci, Anna Maria Gherardi

The strength of the oppressed on  the tyrants is their moral superiority2. These are words of Bobby Sands, a  young man from Northern Ireland who at the age of 27, died in the Long-Kesh  prison after 66 days of hunger strike. With him nine more comrades let  themselves pass away as a protest for the inhuman treatment, by the British  government. The Film, inspired by those tragic events, recounts the days of the  physical and psychological endurance of a prisoner.

Wednesday  April 13 @ 9:00 P.M.
THE ESCORT (Il  Tramite)
Italy 2004 – 100 min. 35 MM U.S.  Premiere
DIR. Stefano Reali
CAST: Maurizio Mattioli, Ana Papadopulu,  Valerio Foglia, Ismail Mohamed Bayer

Mauro, a 50 year old nurse in a  child hospital, accepts ­as a favour  to his head of department to  accompany  a clandestine boy to Switzerland, where an adopting Swiss family  is awaiting him. But  with the child, Mauro is forced to take along Rollo,  a muscled mid-wit troublemaker. Soon Mauro suddenly realises that the child's  destination might be totally different from what he1s been made to  believe.

Thursay April 14 @ 6:00 P.M.
NEMA PROBLEMA
Italy 2004 – 85 min. 35  MM – English – L.A. Premiere
DIR. Giancarlo Bocchi
CAST: Labina Mitevska,  Vincent Riotta, Zan Marolt, Fabrizio Rongione

A war correspondent  ventures into a territory where many factions are at war. To enhance his  reputation he invents stories and news, but these manipulations of the truth  will ultimately be his undoing.

Thursay April 14 @ 8:00  P.M.
CLOSING NIGHT FILM PRESENTATION
AFTER MIDNIGHT (Dopo Mezzanotte)
Italy 2004 – 89 min. 35 MM L.A. Premiere
DIR. Davide Ferrario
CAST:  Giorgio Pasotti, Francesca Inaudi

Is a masterful homage to the silent  movie era. Ferrario1s daring visual choices and unconventional storytelling make  for a charming celebration of love and cinema.

"IRRESISTIBLE!  CINEMA PARADISO MEETS JULES AND JIM" ( Lou Lumenick, The New York  Post)
"ENCHANTING! A LOVING TRIBUTE TO THE MOVING IMAGE!" (  Robert Dominguez, New York Daily News)

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VOLUNTEERS  WANTED  Are you passionate  about Italian films? We are  currently seeking  outgoing, friendly and  enthusiastic volunteers who  want to be part of the Los Angeles Italian Film  Awards. If you would like  to help us please  fill out the  form at http://www.laifafest.com or e-mail us at: volunteers@laifafest.com

The LAIFAFEST  2005 is presented by: ARCLIGHT CINEMAS  HOLLYWOOD and supported  by
GRUPPO ITALGEST, CINESALENTO,  SALENTO INT.l FILM FESTIVAL, SALENTO  FILM AGENCY, FILMAKERS MAGAZINE.

ARCLIGHT CINEMAS, a theater  concept created by Pacific  Theater, features an unprecedented combination  of technology, amenities, comfort  and customer service for the discerning  movie lover. More information about  ARCLIGHT can be found at: http://www.Arclightcinemas.com

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