Milano will host -from DECEMBER 3RD TO DECEMBER 8TH 2014 – “SPORT MOVIES & TV 2014 – 32nd MILANO INTERNATIONAL FICTS FEST” (www.sportmoviestv.com), Final of World Championship of TV, Cinema, Communication and Sport Culture “World FICTS 2014” Challenge, Circuit of 16 Festival in 5 Continents: Oaxaca (Mexico), Barcelona (Spain), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Samara (Russia), Tianjin (China), Kampala (Uganda), Kingston (Jamaica), Beijing (China), Lipetsk (Russia), Baku (Azerbaijan), Matera (Italia), Hanoi (Vietnam), Liberec (Czech Republic), Los Angeles (USA).  The event organization refers to FICTS (Fédération Internationale Cinéma Télévision Sportifs), 113 Countries Members officially recognized by International Olympic Committee (IOC) with seat in  Milan, presides over Prof. Franco Ascani, IOC Member of Culture Commission and Olympic education.

 


 SEATS IN CENTER OF MILAN (FREE ENTRANCES): 150 PROJECTIONS, 25 PREVIEWS
Auditorium Testori of Palazzo della Regione Lombardia (Piazza Lombardia, 1 angolo Via Melchiorre Gioia, 37 – Milano) will host DECEMBER 4TH the “Opening Ceremony” (6 pm) and “Award Ceremony”.  Palazzo Giureconsulti (Piazza Mercanti 2, Milano – angolo Piazza Duomo) will be the “core business” of the event scheduled, free entry, of 150 Projections among 958 received from 55 Countries of 50 Sports Disciplines (with 25 European and Worldwide Previews and 30 hours of exclusive Olympic images) (for 6 days in 5 different spots simultaneously), 8 Meetings, 4 Conventions , 2 Workshop, 4 Exhibitions, 2 Press Conferences, 30 Award Ceremonies, 4 Related events.

December 3rd, in worldwide exclusive, “Spirit in motion”, XXII Paralympics Winter Games Sochi 2014 official movie.

Documentary “Roma ‘60: la grande Olimpiade”, recently  restored by IOC, will be projected through the innovative technology 4K Ultra HD.


 1.172 INTERNATIONAL TV CHANNELS

National TV Channels, radio transmission, live streaming and daily highlights on RAI Sport TV with 95 International Networks will attend to “TV Sport Emotions” programme launched by FICTS among 1.172 TV sports channels from all over the world, to open debate on TV, Internet and mobile platforms sector developments and future tendencies. Sunday December 7th will be delivered “Tv Sport Emotions – The best tv sport channel of the world 2014” in occasion of “Worldwide Sport TV day”.


 SPECIAL GUESTS

Qualified guests from sports, cinematographic and journalism world will be honoured by “Excellence Guirlande d’Honneur FICTS”, prestigious award already delivered to   Pelè, Clint Eastwood, Yelena Isimbayeva, Ennio Morricone, Mohamed Al Fayed, Pietro Mennea, Leni Riefensthal, Bud Greenspan, Martin Scorsese, Bud Spencer, Philippe Leroy, Sergey Bubka, Yuri Chechi, Johan Cruijff, Emilio Butragueno, Robert Redford, Paul Newman.
Among the several guests that will attend to 2014 edition: Master Franco Zeffirelli director of 23 movies and hundreds of lyrics opera in the most important theatres worldwide, only Italian that can be proud of the title of “Sir” in 2004 from her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, one of the few Italian citizens bringing the Nation prestige in cinema and culture field.; Valentina Cortese theatrical actress and cinematographic, candidate to Acedemy Award as Best Supporting Actress in Effetto Notte, she worked with Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Franco Zeffirelli, Giorgio Strehler; Cristiana Capotondi actress; Sergey Miroshnichenko producer of XXII Paralympics Winter Games Sochi 2014 official movie; Giuseppe Guzzetti Fondazione Cariplo President; Vittorio Veltroni (“to the memory of”) journalist, reporter and writer; Michele Ferrero, entrepreneur, Ferrero Ltd President; Real Madrid Football Club Champions League 2014 winner ; Francesco Ricci Bitti ASOIF President ; Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Gialle awarded with “Team Sport Emotions”.

It has been invited David Beckham former player inserted in “FIFA 100” rank of best football player in the history.

 


 “CULTURE THROUGH SPORT”

A wide participation at national and international scale, characterized by the quality of the productions enrolled with significant future perspectives through “FICTS is Culture through sport” slogan making “Sport Movies & TV” a considerable International showcase for media, TV channels, worldwide networks, radio, producers, directors, National Olympic Committees and sports Federations, sports champions, advertisement and communication agencies. 210 journalist and 200 between directors and producers will be accredited,  among Danish Anders Walter Oscar Academy Award 2014 and Andrea Lodovichetti Golden Globe winner and current Paolo Sorrentino (Oscar Awarded) assistant.


 EXPO MILANO 2015

The event, situated in  “EXSPORT: Sport, Culture, Tourism for all” range, will occur in collaboration with International Olympic Committee (IOC), , Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo, Fondazione Cariplo, Lombardy Municipality, Camera di Commercio di Milano, Changhong, WCPMedia Services and with the Patronage of  EXPO 2015, CONI, UNESCO Italian National Commission,, FIGC, CIP, Comune e Provincia di Milano. Media Partner: Infront, Gazzetta dello Sport, RAI Sport, GLGS, White, Sportsmall.it, Gentleman Fair Play.

“Sport Movies & Tv” is Milano Film Network Founder member.
La FICTS is AFIC member (Associazione Festival Italiani di Cinema)