(ANS - Vallepiana)– A press conference to launch the "Giffoni-For-Family" Festival was held on 1 July at the conference hall of the former convent of St. Francis of Giffoni in Vallepiana. The Festival is the result of collaboration between the local church, ANSPI (Italian National Association St. Paul), the Salesian Pontifical University Faculty of Communication Sciences, the Salesian Youth Cine-circles, and the National Centre of Salesian Works and Salesian Works for Women (CNOS / SFO).
Among those who spoke at the conference were Fr Alessandro, the Parish Priest of Giffoni; Fr Giovanni D'Andrea, Delegate for the Salesian Youth Cine-circles; Antonia Grimaldi, Deputy Art Director of the Giffoni Youth Cinema Film Festival; and Archbishop Luigi Moretti of Salerno.
The initiative includes various activities. From 18 to 26 July there will be fun activities and recreational workshops for children aged 8 to 13 every morning from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. The young people themselves will participate in the afternoon and evening screenings of the film and will join with the animators of ANSPI in organizing entertainment in the square.
There is an interesting initiative being taken by two professors from the UPS, Fr Renato Butera and Fr Antonio Dallagiulia, addressed to the parents of the young people at the Festival who will be the adjudicators. There will be four workshops for parents of teenagers to improve their communication with their children and to understand better the world of "digital natives."
The Giffoni Film Festival will take place from 18 to 27 August. More than 1,500 kids from 8 to 18 years old will take part, most of them from Italy but some also from other parts of the world. This year’s will be the 44th annual festival.
Published on 18/07/2014
