Capri Hollywood International Film Festival
Lee Daniels at the 2011 Capri Hollywood Film Festival
LocationCapri, Italy
Founded1995
LanguageInternational
Websitecaprihollywood.com

The Capri Hollywood International Film Festival is an annual international film festival held every late December or early January in Capri, Italy. Established in 1995, the competition section is open to international films, animation, documentaries and fiction.

The Hollywood Reporter referred to it as "the last major film festival of the year" and "a key stopping point on the road to the Academy Awards."[1] The festival is dedicated to "establishing a bridge between the film communities of Italy and Hollywood."[2]

History

The festival was launched in 1995 by Italian journalist Pascal Vicedomini, in association with Capri In The World Institute, a non-profit[3] organisation founded by Vicedomini.[4] Since then, the festival holds an annual award ceremony honouring the best in International and domestic competition. The festival is organised under the patronage of Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean.[5] It is also supported by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Activities and Tourism.[6]

The festival takes place in Capri, Italy.[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic, venue for the festival was expanded beyond Capri[7] and the 25th edition of the festival was organised virtually.[8] Notable board members include Bille August,[9] Paul Haggis, Tony Renis,[10] Dante Ferretti, Gianni Quaranta, among others.[11] Previous notable honourees were Dante Ferretti, Jim Sheridan,[12] Helen Mirren,[13] Sophia Loren,[2] Frank Langella,[14] Francesco De Gregori,[15] Brenda Blethyn,[15] Bradley Cooper,[16] Greta Gerwig.[16]

Each year, more than 200 films from different countries and genres are screened at the festival.[17]

Films that had their Italian premiere at the festival include 12 Years a Slave,[18] Little Women,[2] Beasts of the Southern Wild,[19] Room,[20] Precious,[21] May December,[22] among others.

In 2016, Variety noted that the festival "occupies a unique spot on the global festival circuit, serving as both a final summing up of the past year in indie cinema and as a look-ahead to [the following year]."[23]

Competition section

Feature, medium and short films compete in the festival, where the works are selected by a board, which also selects the winners.[24] Entries are divided into two sections: International and Italian. Feature, medium and short films that compete in the international section, cannot participate in any other local festivals.[24]

Award categories

Dori Ghezzi at the 2011 Capri Hollywood Film Festival

At the end of the festival, the directors of the winning films in feature, medium, and short films category are honoured separately.[25]

Winners

Year Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Ref
2023 Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) Colman Domingo (Rustin) Carey Mulligan (Maestro) [26]
2022 Elvis Baz Luhrmann (Elvis) Brendan Fraser (The Whale) Ana de Armas (Blonde) [27]
2021 The Power of the Dog Paolo Sorrentino (The Hand of God) Peter Dinklage (Cyrano) Lady Gaga (House of Gucci) [11]
2020 The Trial of the Chicago 7 Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) Anthony Hopkins (The Father) Sophia Loren (The Life Ahead) [28]
2019 The Irishman Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) Renée Zellweger (Judy) [29]
2018 Vice Alfonso Cuarón (Roma) Marcello Fonte (Dogman) Glenn Close (The Wife) [30]
2017 Get Out Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk) James Franco (The Disaster Artist) Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) [31]
2016 La La Land Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge) Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge) / Michael Keaton (The Founder) Emma Stone (La La Land) [32]
2015 The Hateful Eight Cary Fukunaga (Beasts of No Nation) Samuel L. Jackson (The Hateful Eight) Brie Larson (Room) [33]
2014 The Imitation Game Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) Timothy Spall (Mr. Turner) Amy Adams (Big Eyes) / Jennifer Aniston (Cake) [34]
2013 August: Osage County David O. Russell (American Hustle) Idris Elba (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) Meryl Streep (August: Osage County) [35]
2012 Silver Linings Playbook J.A. Bayona (The Impossible) Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook) Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) [19]
2011 The Artist Emanuele Crialese (Terraferma) Michael Fassbender (Shame) Bérénice Bejo (The Artist) [36]

References

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  21. ^ "Mariah to Receive Capri-Hollywood Award for 'Precious'". Essence. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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  23. ^ Blair, Iain (27 December 2015). "Capri Hollywood Film Festival: LGBT Forum a Highlight of 20th Edition". Variety. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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  29. ^ Ritman, Alex (2 January 2020). "'The Irishman' Named Best Picture at Capri, Hollywood Fest". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
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