COMPANY

19th Festival of African, Asian and Latin American Cinema

Eni is the main partner of this even that will take place in Milan from 23 to 29 March.

An important occasion for Eni to confirm its continuing support for arts and culture in an ideal context for the awareness and promotion of dialogue between different cultures.

The programme of the 19th Festival of African, Asian and Latin American Cinema will once again feature the usual 2 competitive sections – The “Window on the World‘ competition, open to full-length features and documentaries from Africa, Asia and Latin America and three competitions dedicated exclusively to Africa: the Best African Film, and competitions for the best short film and best documentary.

Eni offers a prize for the full-length feature in the “Window on the World‘ category and the competition for African short films.

the festival
Festival Center
The Award Ceremony

The Festival is a now well established appointment for fans oof the cinema from the south of the world, it is also the only festival in Italy that is entirely dedicated to the cinema, the reality and the cultures of the countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Over 50 countries are represented, with around 80 films and videos being projected.

A great new feature: a meeting place for the Festival guests and public, a crossroads of multicultural events and moments of relaxation between films

The awards ceremony took place Saturday 28th March in the presence of the local authorities.

Awards given by Eni: ENI prize for the Best Windows on the World Feature Film competition:'Jermal ' by Ravi L. Bharwani and Rayya Makarim( Indonesia / Netherlands / Germany / Switzerland 2008)and ENI Prize for the Best African Short Film: ' waramutseho!' by Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yanghu, (Cameroon / France 2009).

Prizes were awarded by Eni's SOUTH EUROPE, CENTRAL ASIA, FAR EAST AND PACIFIC REGION Executive Vice President Umberto VERGINE together with Valeria Golino present as special guest.

On the left: Darezhan Omirbayev (with his translator), Maria Sole Tognazzi and Boubacar Boris Diop, members of the jury. Umberto Vergine, RESEA E&P Executive Vice President, Valeria Golino, actress, Baye Tama, percussionist, Rayya Makarim, director and Alessandra Speciale, festival organizer.	On the left: Boubacar Boris Diop, members of the jury, Umberto Vergine, RESEA E&P Executive Vice President ,Valeria Golino, actress, Baye Tama, percussionist and Alessandra Speciale, festival organizer.	Rayya Makarim, director of "Jamal" best "Windows on the World" feature film".	Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yanghu, director of "Waramutsého!", best African short film and Umberto Vergine, RESEA E&P Executive Vice President
Umberto Vergine, RESEA E&P Executive Vice President	Umberto Vergine, RESEA E&P Executive Vice President, Alessandra Speciale and Annamaria Gallone, festival organizers.