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Co-funded by the COSME programme of the European Union FAMOUS Film Festivals and Movie Tourism across UNESCO Sites THEMATIC ITINERARIES Grant Agreement number: 7857752 Co-funded by COSME programme of the European Union Duration: May 2018 – October 2019 movietravel.eu FAMOUS - FILM FESTIVALS AND MOVIE TOURISM ACROSS UNESCO SITES movietravel.eu SUMMARY France 3 Lyon Ancient Greece 15 Mystras, Hydra, Poros, Epidaurus, Athens, the greek Islands Italy 29 Genoa Malta 45 Spain 55 Tarragona European Transnational Itinerary 65 Lyon - France Thessaloniki, Greece Liguria, Italy La Valletta, Malta Ibiza, Spain Limassol & Nicosia, Cyprus 01 FAMOUS - FILM FESTIVALS AND MOVIE TOURISM ACROSS UNESCO SITES DELIVERABLE Number and Name of Deliverable: D9 3.1 Thematic Itineraries Date of delivery: Oct 2019 Author: Famous Consortium WP Number: 3 Version V5: V5 Description: Thematic Itineraries: France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Malta, Cyprus & Transnational Film Festivals Quality Check: Management Board CONTRIBUTORS Contributors All Partners VERSIONS DATE CONTENT 1.0 April 17, 2019 Thematic Itineraries (France, Greece, Italy, 2.0 1-3 June 2019 Malta and Spain & Cyprus) NOTES: Thematic Itineraries individual file for each country – film festivals inclusive (France, 1. The thematic Itineraries included in this document: Greece, Italy, Malta, Spain and Cyprus) a. are mainly designed for travellers who enjoy developing their own travelling schedule based on their 3.0 19 June 2019 Thematic Itineraries all in 6+ 1 doc interests and budget. 4.0 12 July 2019 Formatting and coherence review b. are addressed to the end customer. 5.0 7 Oct 2019 Final traveller’s Itineraries produced 6.0 24 Oct 2019 Sending of last information 2. Links for each city are provided to help travellers: a. move around b. select the accommodation of their choice c. locate events and or other activities to join while in the city 3. 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THEMATIC ITINERARIES EXPLORED IN LYON N°1 Discover Lyon city felted, in black and white N°2 Travel back in time! N°3 Lyon at the time of the resistance N°4 Lyon in a contemporan aera 03 FAMOUS - FILM FESTIVALS AND MOVIE TOURISM ACROSS UNESCO SITES the history of cinema called ‘The Exit of The Factories Lumières'. The factories filmed produced photographic plates and were owned by his father. In this short film Louis Lumière directed the workers to casually leave from work. The hangar LYON where the famous stage was filmed is still standing and has become the entrance to the Institute and the Lumière Museum where you can watch films from all over the world but also The birthplace admire the commemorative plaques made following the visit of many international filmmakers, who filmed themselves by replaying the famous original scene. Return to the magic of the of cinema! beginnings of cinema by the retrospectives of cult movies offered by the museum on the scene of the first camera movements! There are so many incredible hidden attractions in Lyon… and Lyon is a city that reminds us of great history... For culture so, from its’s beloved UNESCO World Heritage Sites, to lovers, a visit to this spellbinding city is a must. From the early enchanting architectural gems, here are some of the best days of the Roman Empire, all the way to a booming economic places to visit in Lyon… with a historical, cultural… and center for silk, spices, and printing, it’s little wonder why the cinematographic twist. Historic Site of Lyon has been listed as UNESCO World Heritage with its four historic districts spread across 500 hectares. But, beyond all this, an intriguing yet little known piece of Lyon’s history is its ties with the origins of Cinema. Filmstrip lovers can not miss a pilgrimage in this city walking through Thematic itineraries the ‘first film’ street (rue du Premier Film). Take the Avenue Lumière at the Monplaisir metro exit that will take you straight explored in Lyon to the cinema street! Subway themed station, bistro furnished with photos and objects of the cinema universe, posters, projection programs, a N°1 Discover Lyon city felted, in black and white wall with the gold plates of the most famous directors, markets of the used film… Everything, but everything, wants to remind N°2 Travel back in time! us that in this precise part of Lyon, just a century ago, cinema N°3 Lyon at the time of the resistance was born. N°4 Lyon in a contemporan aera It is indeed in this street that Louis Lumière in 1895 used his camera to film 50 seconds which then became the First film in 04 THEMATIC ITINERARIES - LYON, FRANCE N°1. Discover Lyon city felted, in black and white Locations from the following films are included in this itinerary: - La sortie de l’usine (1895) - A gosth (1946) The exit of the factories lumières On March 19, 1895, Louis Lumière placed his camera in front of the shed, in front of the large gate of the factory, turned the crank and filmed the workers and workers leaving the workshops. It is indeed in this street that Louis Lumière in 1895 used his camera to film 50 seconds which then became the First film in the history of cinema called ‘The Exit of The Factories Lumières'. The factories filmed produced photographic plates and were owned by his father. In this short film, Louis Lumière directed the workers to casually leave from work. The hangar where the famous stage was filmed is still standing and has become the entrance to the Institute and the Lumière Museum where you can watch films from all over the world but also admire the commemorative plaques made following the visit of many international filmmakers, who filmed themselves by replaying the famous original scene. It is said, because of this film, that the Lumière brothers were the inventors of the cinema. That is true and uncertain at the same time. Here we must mention a third man, the Parisian Georges Méliés. He was the one who realized the possibilities of entertainment offered by cinema, and he did it almost by chance. Méliés, who was a theatre director, was invited by the 05 FAMOUS - FILM FESTIVALS AND MOVIE TOURISM ACROSS UNESCO SITES Locations from the following films are included in this itinerary: Méliés did not give up, and finally acquired a bioscope which, names of famous cinema masters that come to our mind when with the foundation of Lugdunumm in 43 BC J.-C. Navigation start from the top and descend while enjoying a - La sortie de l’usine (1895) after some modifications, he managed to use as a we think of France. Some of them chose this city, Lyon, as the on the Saône and the Rhone allowed many exchanges with beautiful view of the foggy rooftops of the cinematograph. setting for their stories. other regions and other countries. neighbourhood St. John with its famous Cathedral - A gosth (1946) One day, Méliés set his camera in front of a square. His The layout of the city and the mysterious atmosphere of the At the end of the 2nd century, the city was impoverished, and (Cathedral Saint-Jean) and its astronomical clock. intention was to shoot a couple of scenes for a documentary. two rivers that cross it, the Roine and the Saona, make of Lyon the population leaves the heights of Fourvière for the banks of If you want to discover the secrets of the most The exit of the factories lumières However, he made a mistake and the camera was blocked, the ideal location for plots of mystery and intrigue, but also of the right bank of the Saône but remains on the territory known mysterious cities of France and if you are fascinated On March 19, 1895, Louis Lumière placed his camera in front after which he continued to roll. When he projected the scene, love and of self-discovery. One of the first directors to identify as 'Canabae' in Presqu’Ile. Many transformations took place on by the troubled histories of large bourgeois families of the shed, in front of the large gate of the factory, turned the he realized that, thanks to the cut, what was initially a bus, and take advantage of Lyon’s attractiveness was the winner of the peninsula in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The then, like Louis Jouvet going to the bourgeois home crank and filmed the workers and workers leaving the advancing through the Opera Square, had become a hearse. the prize for best director of the Cannes Festival in 1952, sector was then marked out with wharves, transformed of a famous silky man of Lyon, you will walk in the workshops. This is how, by chance, Méliés discovered the potential of Christian-Jaque. between 1858 and 1865 into dikes to protect against floods.