Gran Paradiso Film Festival is an International Nature and Environment Film Festival based in the Gran Paradiso National Park, in Italy. Originally conceived as a biannual festival, the Gran Paradiso Film Festival is one of the earliest nature film festival to be created in Italy.Gianni Repetto and Elisa Ravarino, Buio in sala: si proiettano i parchi, in "Parchi", Revue of Italian Parks and Nature Reserves Federation, n. 53.
The main location of the festival is the village of Cogne. Other locations in which the festival have been held include Rhêmes-Saint-Georges, Valsavarenche, Villeneuve and Ceresole Reale.Sedi di proiezione , official website.
The principal festival partners are: the Presidency of the Regional Council of the Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley, The Regional Councillorship for Tourism, Sport, Commerce and Transport, Federparchi, the Gran Paradiso National Park, the City Councils of Ceresole Reale, Cogne, Rhêmes-Saint-Georges, Valsavarenche and Villeneuve.Trofeo Stambecco d'Oro 2011, Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley Website
Luisa Vuillermoz is the Artistic Directors.Presentazione , official website. In past editions, Artistic Directors were Luisa Vuillermoz and Gabriele Caccialanza.Comunicato stampa: Trofeo Stambecco d'Oro 2011, Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley Website
History The Gran Paradiso International Nature Film Festival - Trofeo Stambecco d'Oro was inaugurated in 1984 by Ente Progetto Natura and further expanded in the following editions.
The festival has undergone several name changes. First of all: International Nature Film Festival - Trofeo Stambecco d'Oro. The name of the 2011 edition was Trofeo Stambecco d'Oro - Valle d'Aosta International Nature Film Festival or simply International Nature Film FestivalFestival, Ente Progetto Natura Website 2012 edition, the festival’s sixteenth, was Gran Paradiso International Nature Film Festival. It was a special edition, organised to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy’s oldest. Fabio Fazio was the special guest.Da 20 al 25 agosto il Gran Paradiso International Nature Film Festival, Trofeo Stambecco d'Oro - Cogne (AO), La Stampa, 08-17-2012 The festival attracted over 6000 participants.Giulia Ferrario, Trofeo Stambecco d’Oro 2013, incontro tra cinema e biodiversità , Nuova Società, 07/17/2013
The XVII edition of Gran Paradiso Film Festival, which will take place in the summer of 2013, is organized by Fondation Grand Paradis.Official Website
Awards The Film Festival has two sections, International Competition and Corto Natura. The second section is dedicated to short films.
International Competition:Giurie e premi , official website Stambecco d'Oro Trophy, awarded by the audience Stambecco d'Oro Trophy Junior Prize, awarded by a children’s jury Gran Paradiso National Park Prize, awarded by the technical jury Marisa Caccialanza Prize, awarded by the technical jury WWF Italy Prize, awarded by the technical jury LIPU - Mario Pastore Prize Corto Natura: Corto Natura Prize
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