(ANSAmed) - ROME, 09 MAR - Oscar-winning Italian director
Gabriele Salvatores will tell the story of the Italian regions
at Expo 2020 Dubai, the great global event that will kick off in
October and end on March 31, 2022.
"I'm honoured for being chosen for this task, which isn't simple
but is full of possibilities, emotions, and ideas," the director
said during a live-streaming conference held by the Italian
Foreign Press Association to present the Italy pavilion.
"The general concept of the Italy pavilion was created by Davide
Rampello," Salvatores said, referring to the pavilion's artistic
director.
"My job will be that of filming the work and the know-how of the
people in the various regions and telling their story through
landscapes, monuments, works of art," he said.
He said Italy is different from region to region, and it changes
"even when travelling just a little ways".
"Italy has always been a bridge, above all with the
Mediterranean and the Arab and Middle Eastern world, which have
nourished our culture. I will work on two different settings
based on the two rooms in the pavilion. In one there will be a
technologically advanced big screen where I will show the
know-how, and in the second room there will be a series of
screens, an octagon dedicated to the beauty of the regions, that
will tell the story with advanced filming tools, such as drones
and 360-degree shots so that the viewer can feel at the centre".
Paolo Glisenti, commissioner for Italy's participation at Expo
2020 Dubai, said the regions that have already signed on are
Emilia Romagna, Marche, Lazio, Calabria, Basilicata, Puglia, Val
d'Aosta, Sicily and Veneto, and that deals are being finalised
with Piedmont, Abruzzo, Campania and Friuli Venezia Giulia.
"The deadline to participate hasn't expired, other regions that
want to join can do so," he said.
He said the hope is that "all Italian regions participate, also
because the interest is tied not only to the masterful footage
that Salvatores will create, but also to the dozens of events
that we will organise and in which the regions can be
protagonists". (ANSAmed).
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