Sergio Navarretta
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Sergio Navarretta is an Italian Canadian independent filmmaker known for directing the film Looking for Angelina, based on the true-life story of Angelina Napolitano
. The International Women of the World in Bologna, Italy honored Navarretta with a special award on September 18, 2010 for his work on the film.
Navarretta has directed several other projects under PLATINUM IMAGE FILM including the award-winning Over a Small Cup of Coffee, which premiered at the Toronto Italian Film Awards in June 2001. He directed the documentary Going to the Movies, which premiered in September 2002 at the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
screening series, and the dramatic film, Il Bagno (The Bath), which was accompanied by a live string ensemble at its world premiere in June 2002 at the Toronto Italian Film Festival. In 2003 he directed another short film, Commedia, an operatic piece inspired by Commedia dell’arte characters and aerial acrobatics, which appeared on Bravo!
later that year.
Angelina Napolitano
Angelina Napolitano or Angelina Neapolitano was an immigrant to Canada who murdered her abusive husband in 1911, igniting a public debate about domestic violence and the death penalty. She was the first woman in Canada to use the battered woman defence on a murder charge...
. The International Women of the World in Bologna, Italy honored Navarretta with a special award on September 18, 2010 for his work on the film.
Navarretta has directed several other projects under PLATINUM IMAGE FILM including the award-winning Over a Small Cup of Coffee, which premiered at the Toronto Italian Film Awards in June 2001. He directed the documentary Going to the Movies, which premiered in September 2002 at the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals...
screening series, and the dramatic film, Il Bagno (The Bath), which was accompanied by a live string ensemble at its world premiere in June 2002 at the Toronto Italian Film Festival. In 2003 he directed another short film, Commedia, an operatic piece inspired by Commedia dell’arte characters and aerial acrobatics, which appeared on Bravo!
Bravo!FACT
Bravo!FACT is a Canadian fund established in 1995 to fund the creation of Canadian arts-based short films and videos. Bravo!FACT funds shorts from various subject matters, genres and styles including animation, drama, comedy, dance, and more...
later that year.