Become a Sponsor of the Homage to Lina Wertmüller

September 23, 2017 • San Francisco’s Castro Theatre Aday-longcinematiccelebrationofLinaWertmüller,thegroundbreaking,pioneeringwomandirector andvisionarywhosefearless,polemicalandprovocativefilmshaveleftindeliblemarksandinfluence ontheinternationalentertainmentfield. Theserieswillshowcasetheregionalpremieresofnew2K restorationsofLinaWertmüller’smostcelebratedworks:thefilmofoperaticemotionandsubver - sivecomedy, Love and Anarchy ;thecontroversialfilmaboutsex,loveandpolitics – Swept Away ; Seven Beauties – theNeapolitantalenominatedforfourAcademyAwards®,including BestDirector( first time ever for a woman director );theraucoussexcomedy The Seduction of Mimi .Aspecialpresentationofthedocumentaryfilmprofile Behind the White Glasses willbe highlightedwiththefilm’sdirectorValerioRuizinperson. G N Thisspecialseriesissupportedbythe TheItalianCulturalInstituteofSanFrancisco,theConsulate I T O

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Logo in Program Brochure, on Website (Linked) and On-Screen in Pre-Show Slideshow 4444 Display of Literature on Resource Table 4444 Tickets to Spotlight Film & the Party 248 16 Festival Passes (each good for all screenings and the party) 248 16 Adopt a Film: Name recognition associated with a film at the Festival. 444 Complimentary Tickets to Sponsored Film(s). 10 TBD TBD Seating in VIP Section at Spotlight Film *(must arrive 15 minutes before showtime) 44 Name mentioned in Press Releases 44 Onstage Verbal Acknowledgement before each film. 44 Invitation to exclusive V.I.P. only Private Dinner with Guest(s) of Honor 4 Opportunity to play Company’s Promo Video (30 sec. max, silent, must be preapproved) during Slideshow 4 Acknowledgment in Newspaper Advertisement 4 Partners and Sponsors of Spring 2017’s DINO RISI - A Film Series Highlights of Spring 2017’s DINO RISI - A Film Series

OnApril22,2017,afewmonthsafterthe100thanniversaryofhisbirth,wecelebratedthegenius,theirony,thedisenchantment,the quickandamazinginventionsthatDinoRisihadcreatedbehindthecamera. ThisspecialhomagetotheMasteroftheItalianCom - edyStyleshowcasedtheregionalpremieresofnew4Krestorationsof Il Sorpasso (The Easy Life) and Profumo di donna (Scent of a Woman) ,andnew35mmprintsof Il mattatore (Love and Larceny) and I mostri (15 from Rome – Opiate ’67) .Allfourfilms featuredrenownedItalianactorVittorioGassmaninhisshootingstarroles.Over1,300peopleflockedtoSanFrancisco’siconicCas - troTheatreforthiscinematiccelebration.ThesensationalCommediaall’ItalianaPartyinthetheatre’smezzaninelevelfeaturedTus - canfood.Infrontofthetheatreatthe Il Sorpasso specialpresentationwasthe“guestofhonor” – thedazzling,finelyrestored LanciaAureliaB24,courtesyofLarrySolomonandGarySmith.DINO RISIwasaspecialhighlightintheBayAreaculturalcalendarof April2017,andwaspublicizedinthemajornewsagenciesoftheregion,includingtheSanFranciscoChronicle,SF Weekly,L’Italo Americano,KQED,theBayAreaReporter,etc. o t e r o L

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h p a r g o t o h P Highlights of 2016’s ANNA MAGNANI - A Film Series

ANNA MAGNANI -AnAll-CelluloidSpecialHomagetoaDivaoftheItalianCinema – welcomed2,000peopletotheiconicCastro TheatreonSeptember24,2016,foraspecialpresentationoffour35mmprintsofthemostacclaimedmoviesofNannarella.Theday beganwithRobertoRossellini’sneorealistwardrama Rome Open City .ThisisfollowedbyLuchinoVisconti’ssatiricalspinonthe movieindustry– Bellissima .Theevening’sSpotlightFilmisDanielMann’s The Rose Tattoo ,thecelebratedadaptationofTen - nesseeWilliams’playthatgarneredthreeAcademyAwards,includingBestActressforMagnani,whoalsowonaGoldenGlobeand aBAFTAforthismemorableEnglish-languagerole.AttheLaRomadiMagnaniPartyfollowingthescreening,asensationalpartyin thetheatre’smezzaninecommencedwithfoodandfuninspiredbytheRomeofAnnaMagnani.TheseriesconcludedwithMario Monicelli’s The Passionate Thief ,acomedicadaptationoftwonovelsbyAlbertoMoravia,starringMagnaniandTotò.MAGNANI wasaspecialhighlightintheBayAreaculturalcalendarofFall2016,andwaspublicizedinthemajornewsagenciesoftheregion, includingtheSanFranciscoChronicle,SF Weekly,L’ItaloAmericano,KQED,theBayAreaReporter,etc. o t e r o L

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h p a r g o t o h P Highlights of 2015’s DE SICA - A Film Series

VITTORIO DE SICA -A FilmSerieswelcomednearly3,000peopletothelegendaryCastro Theatreforanadventurouscinematicday onSeptember26,2015,featuringfournewrestorationsofthemostlovedworksbythemasterofItalianNeorealism,engagingthe audienceinaone-daypursuitofacinematicpersonalitythathasmanyfacetsandwon4AcademyAward.Thedaybeginswith35 mmprojectionsoftwomasterpieces:thewartimedrama Two Women ; The Gold of Naples -thedirector’shomagetohiselective citywithSophiaLoren,Toto’,AnnaMagnani,andEdoardoDeFilippo-andforthefirsttime,theuncutversionwithallsixepisodes. Experiencetwoofcinema’smostfamouscouples-SophiaLorenandMarcelloMastroianni-inthenew4K digitalrestorationof Marriage Italian Style .TheserieswillconcludewiththeCaliforniaPremiereofthenewrestorationof theOscarwinner The Garden of the Finzi-Continis withthepresenceofleadactorLinoCapolicchio,followedbythe“IntheSecretGarden” Partyinthetheatre’smezzanine level,featuringfoodfromvariousregionsofItaly. DE SICA wasaspecialhighlightintheBayAreaculturalcalendarofFall2015,and waspublicizedinthemajornewsagenciesoftheregion,includingtheSanFranciscoChronicle,SF Weekly,L’ItaloAmericano,SF Examiner,theBayAreaReporter,etc. y h p a r g o t o h P

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h p a r g o t o h P Highlights of 2014’s BERTOLUCCI - A Film Series

BERTOLUCCItookplaceonOctober18,2014,attheworld-famousCastro Theatre.Over1,500peopleattendedthespecialseries, whichwashighlightedwiththeNorthernCaliforniaPremiereofnewlyrestored3D versionofthe9-timeAcademyAward-winningfilm The Last Emperor alongwiththepresenceofcelebratedactressJoanChen.BERTOLUCCIcelebratedtheprolificcareerofthefilm masterBernardoBertoluccithatspannedover50years,including The Sheltering Sky starringJohnMalkovichandDebraWinger andthepoliticalmasterpiece The Confirmist .

BERTOLUCCI wasaspecialhighlightintheBayAreaculturalcalendarofFall2014,andwaspublicizedinthemajornewsagencies oftheregion,includingtheSanFranciscoChronicle,theBayGuardian,SF Weekly,L’ItaloAmericano,SF Examiner,theBayAreaRe - porter,etc. r e z i t l A

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