11.08.2024 . News

Ticino Film Commission Residence Award goes to Alessandro Grande’s "Itaca"

The award was given for the second time as part of Alliance 4 Development, a co-development program of Locarno Pro

From left: Lisa Barzaghi (TFC), producer Chiara Cruciatti, director Alessandro Grande e Raffaele Storni (TFC). (Photo Cinema&Video)

Alessandro Grande's Itaca is the winner of the Ticino Film Commission Residence Award, given for the second time this year as part of Alliance 4 Development. The Italian director's film-in-development, produced by Alessandro Amato, Luigi Chimienti and Chiara Cruciatti (dispàrte, Italy), won a two-day location scouting (worth 4,000 francs) and a Letter of Intent (LOI) for financial support for the production company (worth up to 12,000 francs) in case all or part of it is shot in Ticino.
The award was presented on Sunday, August 11 as part of the awards ceremony of Locarno Pro, the industry platform of the Locarno Film Festival

Alliance 4 Development is made possible by the collaboration with CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée), France; FFA (Filmförderungsanstalt), Germany; DGCA-MiC (Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo del Ministero della Cultura), Italy; ÖFI (Österreichisches Filminstitut), Austria; the Federal Office of Culture / MEDIA Desk Suisse, Switzerland, and by the contribution of Eurimages, and the European Producers Club.