Sophia Loren, for her extraordinary artistic career and for the philanthropic commitment shown also with the recent film "Life in front of herself" (Netflix), was awarded the special "LA Italia Legend Award".
Recognition of the honor committee of the "Los Angeles, Italy - Film, Fashion and Art Festival 2021" chaired by the Italian-American actor Armand Assante (Emmy Award winner for "Gotti") "Never like this year, Donna Sophia deserves the plebiscite of world cinema and we hope that the Academy will recognize with an Oscar nomination his extraordinary performance in the film directed by Edoardo Ponti "declares the artist originally from Naples who starred with Loren in 1980 for the Tv Movie" Her Own Story "by Mel Stuart.
Now in its 16th edition, "LA Italia 2021" will take place from 18 to 24 April, on the eve of the night of the Academy Awards "(Sunday 25)." We will be in digital version, for obvious precautions in the highlight of the Pandemic, but no less incisive than the past.
Far from it.
Given the extraordinary results of the "Capri, Hollywood Festival" for "LA, Italy 2021" we plan to involve a vast international audience never considered before.
Naturally in the myth of Donna Sophia, a true "legend among Hollywood legends", Tony Renis claims honorary president of the Festival.
Already winner of two Oscars, Sophia Loren is once again on the crest of the world wave at the age of 86 thanks to the superlative performance of the film based on the book by Romain Gary produced by Palomar and shot in Puglia.
And it will be the tribute to Sophia Loren, 30 years after the honorary Oscar, to open the 'The Italian Masters' section of the tricolor kermesse that traditionally precedes the night of the stars, since 2006.
