On Sunday December 9th at 6.30 p.m. (required accreditation access no later than 6 p.m. for television needs) the seventeenth-century “Palazzo Presidio Militare” (Via Brera 15 – Milan) instead of “Palazzo Reale” (Piazza Duomo, 12) as previously announced, will open the doors to Sport, Cinema, Television and Culture for the delivery of the “Guirlande d’Honneur”, the “Mention d’Honneur” and “Special Prizes” to the winners of “Sport Movies & Tv 2012 – 30th Milano International FICTS Fest“. The International Juries (“Honorary Chairman” fashion designer Ottavio Missoni) defined choices for the 7 sections of the Festival.
President of FICTS Prof. Franco Ascani (in the middle) with the Team Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder
The “noble art” is the protagonist in the “Award Ceremony” after the acknowledgment by FICTS President Prof. Franco Ascani to the “Team Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder” for the success in the “World Series of Boxing”. “Guest of Honor” will be Ching-Kuo Wu President of AIBA (International Amateur Boxing Association) who will deliver to Roberto Cammarelle (silver medal at London 2012) a “Special Award” which is a reproduction of the silver cup that, in 1908, Queen Victoria of England handed to Dorando Pietri Italian marathon runner famous in history for the dramatic climax of the marathon at the 1908 London Olympic Games.
Speakers at the “Award Ceremony” – behind 90 producers as well as directors from all 5 Continents – the V. President of the International Biathlon Union Alexander Tikhonov (4 Olympic gold medals, 11 gold worldwide), the world record depth in apnea Homar Leuci, former pilot of F1 Alessandro Nannini, former playmaker and coach of Benetton Basket Treviso Aleksandar “Sasha” Djordjevic (Olympic silver medal at Atlanta 1996) and the sport agent Jorge Mendes (agent, among others, of Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo).
A wide participation on national and international scale, success of critic and public, together with the presence, in all the days, of sport champions, Institutional Authorities and international sportsman, producers and directors, have characterized the 30th edition of “Sport Movies & Tv 2012”.