Prof. Franco Ascani, President of FICTS – Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (joined with 114 Member Countries) recognized by the International Olympic Committee for which it promotes the values of sports through the images, has met in Sophia Antipolis a technology park northwest of Antibes and southwest of Nice (France) in Côte d’Azur, the highest delegates of prestigious sports and Institutional Organizations.
Sophia Antipolis (France). From left: Dr Renato Ferrari, Dr Laurent Londieux,
Prof. Franco Ascani, Dr Etienne Delhayee and Dr Bruno Kauffmann
During the meetings laid the groundwork for future collaboration with the Federation, first of all the organization, in Sophia Antipolis, of a Phase of the “World FICTS Challenge 2016 (WFC)”, Worldwide Championship of Television, Cinema, Communication, New Media and Sports Culture.
Prof. Ascani has visited the locations that will host the Festival including the AzurArena Antibes, Sports Palace (5000 seats) home of the basketball team of Sharks Antibes, the Sophia Club that will be the seat of tennis Academy of Patrick Moratuglu (coach of Serena Williams), the Centre Aquatique Nautipolis and the Golf Provençal.
Prof. Franco Ascani with Dr Philippe Manassero President of the Olympic Committee
and Sports Departmental of Maritime Alps (middle) and Dr Renato Tullio Ferrari
At the meetings were present, together with Dr Enzo Cappiello FICTS Hon. Secretary General and Dr Renato Ferrari Tullio FICTS representative in France: Dr Philippe Manassero President of the Olympic Committee and Sports Departmental of Maritime Alps, Dr Pierre Cambreal V. President of the Regional Committee of the Olympic and Sports of Côte d’Azur, Dr Eric Tanguy President of the French Federation of Volleyball, Dr Frederic Jouve President of basketball club Sharks of Antibes, Dr Bruno Kauffmann Director of Communication of French Federugby, Dr Etienne Delhaye Director of Club des Entreprises of Sophia Antipolis, Dr Laurent Londieux President of Club des Entreprises of Sophia Antipolis and Regional Director of Orange Telecom, Dr Jean-Pierre-Mascarelli V. President of CASA (Community Antibes Sophia Antipolis), Dr Philippe Khaldi Council Member for Sport of Municipality.
The “World FICTS Challenge 2016 (WFC)” is articulated into 18 Festivals in the 5 Continents. The first will take place in Kathmandu, the capital and largest municipality of Nepal, from 27 – 28 February. The second edition of the “Nepal International Sports FICTS Film Festival”, directed by Surya Thapaliya, is organized by the Nepal Tourism Board, National Sports Council, Nepal Sports Foundation in collaboration with FICTS and Nepalese Olympic Committee. The Festival aims to bring the general public in contact with sports-oriented audiovisual contents and the values that they represent and also envisions establishing a tradition of film festivals completely dedicated to sports which is the combination of art, passion, entertainment and excitement.