In 2021, after its success at the Venice International Film Festival in September, ITTV returned to Los Angeles with four days of events.
The rich program included meetings, panels, screenings and the celebration of some of the most talented Italian artists. Grammy winner Tiziano Ferro, actress and director Valeria Golino (Rain Man, The Morning Show), and restaurateur and TV personality Joe Bastianich (Master Chef) received the ITTV Award “Hand… the winner is”, by Fidia Falaschetti.
The festival opened with a family-focused event in San Pedro’s Little Italy with the screenings of some of the best Italian animated tv shows and films, including ithe extraordinary current “Mila”, a short about a little girl who survived bombings during WWII in Italy, by Cinzia Angelini and the international premiere of “Pinocchio and Friends” by Rainbow Group founded by Italian animator and comic book author Iginio Straffi -Straffi was honored with “Kinéo-ITTV Award” -. Last but not least ITTV screened “Puffins”, featuring the voice of Johnny Depp, “Arctic Friends”, series by ILBE Group Productions.
The day after, at the NeueHouse in Hollywood, an afternoon was dedicated to US audiovisual industry executives, with screenings of Italian tv series trailers and teasers, networking and panels about the impact of the web on tv and the Influence of global television in the era of streaming services. The panel program included: “From Home Video to Web TV” with legendary producer Vin Di Bona and distributor Niccolò Messina of Jungo TV; “Opening Boundaries -The Influence of Global Television and How These Changes Affect International Production”, with Ted Miller, Head of Global Television for CAA, Matteo Perale, co-founder Wiip, Lena Roklin, Talent Manager for Luber Roklin Entertainment, Lorenzo De Maio, Pres. De Maio Entertainment, Matt Brennan, Television Editor for the Los Angeles Times, and Jeremy Spiegel Executive Producer of Extra.
The Festival closed on November 2 with a gala, featuring the 2021 ITTV Awards. Tiziano Ferro, Joe Bastianich, actress Condola Rashad (Billions, Sex and the City) and actor Costa Ronin (The Americans, Homeland), celebrity Elisabetta Canalis and the timeless celebrity Pinocchio were among the guests.
PRESENTATION
Why Rai Fiction @ITTV with:
Michele Zatta - Commissioning editor International Co-Productions, Rai Fiction;
Valentina Martelli - ITTV
SCREENING
Best of Rai Fiction 3’
PRESENTATION AND SCREENING
1^ Pilot SOPRAVISSUTI 50’
SCREENING AND PRESENTATION:
FLOWERS OVER THE INFERNO with
Michele Zatta and Verdiana Bixio, Publispei
PRESENTATION AND SCREENING
2^ Pilot VINCENZO MALINCONICO 50’
In collaboration with ITA Italian Trade Agency
with:
Arvand Khosravi - SVP, International TV Production FIFTH SEASON;
Michele Zatta - Commissioning editor International Co-Productions, Rai Fiction;
Alexia Melocchi - Little Studio Films;
Michael Gordon - TV Global Scripted Agent CAA; Bryan Furst - Chief Content Officer GPS Studios; Alex Deighton - President 8 Ton Media.
MODERATOR
Matt Brennan - Los Angeles Times.
The panel will discuss the trend of these days, where there's a new adaptation of a book always coming out or being announced, sometimes to a point that audience may not even realize a movie or show they enjoyed is based on a book.
Screening by Fremantle, Sky
Part 3: SHOWRUNNER
with:
Sean Furst - CEO of GPS Studios;
Chad Kennedy - Executive Vice President of Production and Development of Magic Quill Productions;
Vaun Wilmot - Showrunner, screenwriter, and producer;
Lydia Antonini - Head of Creative Affairs, Roku Originals;
Dante Di Loreto - President Fremantle US;
Ted Miller - Head of Global Television CAA, Creative Artists Agency.
MODERATORS
Valentina Martelli - Founder- CEO ITTV
Jeremy Spiegel - Executive Producer Extra Tv.
The panel will discuss the role of Showrunner in tv production and the raise of the profession internationally. The panel will focus also on the collaborations in international productions.
with:
Marco Beltrami - Oscar nominated TV and film composer;
Carlo Siliotto - Golden Globes nominated film composer;
Jimmy Levine - Emmy nominated TV and Film composer.
MODERATOR
Silvia Bizio - HFPA Journalist
Opening ITTV and Tech in Entertainment 2022 and Officials Remarks and Video
Presentation: TECH IN ENTERTAINMENT – Special Project
with:
Niccolò Messina - CEO V Channels;
Chris Ottinger - President Distribution and Acquisition MGM TV;
Gary Marenzi - CEO of Marenzi & Associates;
Kevin Reilly - Media Executive.
MODERATOR
Giovanni Pedde - Partner GGS Int’l
Television industry is in a period of unprecedented upheaval and the vast, growing world of digital television might seems hard to navigate but it’s also full of opportunities. We analyze some of the opportunities.
Conversation: ECOFLIX
with:
David Casselman - Founder Ecoflix;
Elisabetta Canalis - TV personality and animalist advocate;
Matteo Perale - Entrepreneur and executive.
MODERATOR
Valentina Martelli - Founder and CEO ITTV
A conversation about the first Not-for-profit media group dedicated to saving wildlife and the natural world with a circle of giving.
in collaboration with Italian Trade Agency.
with:
Federico Francioni - Head of Digital Ecosystem @Meta;
Elizabeth Baron - Executive Producer for Immersive Solutions in Entertainment and Enterprise at Unity Technologies;
Mathieu Nouzareth - Sandbox US CEO;
Lisa Watts - CEO, One/Twenty1 Immersive
Tiberio Santomarco - Managing Director US, Mind the Bridge.
MODERATOR
David Bloom - Forbes sr. contributor
The panel will discuss the world of Metaverse, 3D creation and VR/AR applications in the Entertainment spectrum.
The first Italian TV Festival in L.A.
