The Fabrica dei sogni (in Italian, Factory of dreams) opens its doors to the public: Now the Cinecittà Studios can be visited for groups of at least 20 persons.

In the past, many of our clients wanted to have the experience of a guided tour  to this magic place where many legends of the cinema have work and produced authentic masterpieces beyond words.

They were quite disappointed with the fact that it was not possible.

Lucky all cinema lovers (among them me) who have now the chance to have access to this art temple.

The place could be considered second home of the great Federico Fellini or probably his main one, since dreams where for him more real than anything else (whoever says no, see Chuanz Tzu and his butterfly story which is one of my favourites to be honest…)

Gassman, Loren, Mastroianni all part of the Cinecittà family that gave us pleasure beyond measure as only real art can provide.

Check this page: http://www.cinecittastudios.it/en. Or write an email to our hotels reception @yeshotelrome.com and reception@hoteldesartises.com for more information. You may need an accommodation. Check  the web sites www.yeshotelrome.com and www.hoteldesartises.com

Hope to see you very soon here in Rome!!!

Our blogger: Marcelo

Cinema Fans from all over the world are landing at Rome in March.

The VIII edition of the RIFF (Rome independent Film Festival) kicks off on March 19^th and will last for seven days showcasing more than 80 movies from documentaries, to shorts and animations of the highest calibre.

The film-maker winning the competition will be awarded with a prize of 50,000 euros and the opportunity of theatre distribution. Outstanding winners of the past editions of the Rome Indipendent Film Festival are Marko Kostic with The Paper prince, Lisa F Jackson with The greatest silence: rape in the Congo, and Alessandro Valori with Chi nasce tondo.

This year among the most promising Italian candidates we find Sleeping around by Marco Carniti with Anna Galiena and Lotta by Daniele Anzellotti with Giovanna Mezzogiorno.

Workshops and seminaries are as well organised since this Festival has gained during  the years a key-role as an exchange point in the cinema field where both old and new generations can give a contribution.

To enjoy many stimulating cultural activities while in Rome is important to find accomodation in well-located hotels with great standards of quality. Check Hotel des Artistes and Yes Hotel to start your trip on the right foot.

IN SHORT

NUOVO CINEMA AQUILA

19-27 MARCH 2009

Via l’Aquila 66/74

FROM TERMINI

BUS 105 (Grotte Celoni)

7 Stops, get off at PONTE CASILINO

The a great place to visit  for the people that love the cinema -  The House of Cinema. Here you can enjoy everything from  cinema of the present with international reviews  to  any information  about actors and directors, you can have a chat with some of them.

Get informed about the digital cinema of the future, news and facts about movie characters of the cinema tomorrow. One can also see great works of Cinema of the past on dvd and many actors, the old way of reproducing images and sounds.

House cinema is situated near by the famous Via Veneto and has been created in during  the restauration of all the buildings of Villa Borgese Gallery and of its transformation into the  cultural park with the greatest importance in Europe.

The House of the Cinema is equipped with one  cinematographic hall with 124 places with ceiling in wood, being able among the rest also of high quality picture with high digital resolution and  to transmit via satellite movies and events; one knows it conventions of 60 places equipped also for video-projections on a bigger screen.

It has also  2 halls  with 24 places availavble to be reserved for waching any available movie in the library on dvd  and through Internet, being connected to the movie archives of Teche RAI, the historical archives of the Light.

Available for the visitors are also  the cafeteria and the restaurant. The building accommodates for movie previews  journalists and initiatives during the entire week like: appointments with the actors that are in Rome at that time, presentations of books, encounters with script writers, actors and directors, discussions about the new digital technologies. The House of Cinema holds also becoming very famous International Film Festival of Rome- ROMAFILMFEST.

Where is it:

Largo Marcello Mastroianni , 1 Roma

The Entrance is from Piazzale del Brasile,the parking lot  of  Villa Borghese

Using busses
490 – 491 – 495 – C3 – 88 – 95 – 116 – M

With the subway

Metro A (stops Spagna, Barberini, Villa Borghese, Flaminio)

Visit this terrific place once you are in Rome!

Discover all the happeings this month at the House of the Cinema.

It is open every day.

Useful info about cinema in Rome:

The Best of Rome: MOVIES IN ENGLISH-

Metropolitan
Via del Corso 7 (near Piazza del Popolo)
tel 06 320 0933

Nuovo Olimpia
Via in Lucina 16/g (near via del Corso)
tel 06 686 1068

Alcazar 
Via Merry del Val (Trastevere)
In the original language Mondays only