Sunday August 31st the award show of KinÈo Cinema Italiano took place at Hotel Des Bains – Visconti Hall. The Award, the first in the world voted by a large public, started 7 years ago on an initiative of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and is organized with the Italian Movie† Institutions, AGIS, ANEC and Rai Trade and the support of S. Pellegrino. The Kineo Award is unique because it’s voted by a large public (in about 500 theatres), by the readers of 18 widespread magazines and newspapers and by a jury of their editors. In competition a selection of films in the theatres from march 2007 to march 2008.
THE WINNERS
Best Director
Roberto Faenza for “I VicerË”
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Elio Germano for “Mio fratello Ë figlio unico”
Performance by an actress in a leading role – ex aequo
Violante Placido for “Lezioni di cioccolato”
Vittoria Puccini for “Colpo d’occhio”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alessandro Gassman for “Caos calmo”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role - ex aequo
Micaela Ramazzotti for “Tutta la vita davanti”
Best Debuting Artist
Isabella Ragonese
Hall of Fame Award & S. Pellegrino Star of the Year Special Trophy
Dante Ferretti e Francesca Lo Schiavo
Best Tv Movie
Il commissario De Luca - L'estate torbida – Rai
Best Screenplay
Sandro Petraglia for “La ragazza del lago”
Achievement in Art Direction
Francesco Frigeri for “I VicerË”
Achievement in Cinematography
Arnaldo Catinari for “Parlami d’amore”
Achievement in Costume Design
Milena Canonero for “I VicerË”
Achievement in Film Editing
Claudio Di Mauro for “Grande Grosso e Verdone”
Achievement in Original Score
Franco Piersanti for “Mio fratello Ë figlio unico”
Best Distributed Italian Film abroad
Nuovomondo by Emanuele Crialese
Kineo Award Show hosted the first edition of “Movie for Humanity Award” estabilished by S. Pellegrino in agreement with La Biennale Cinema di Venezia, and assigned to Natalie Portman

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