(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 07 - The first signs coming from the reopening of cinemas, even if "necessarily limited, are strong. After a year and a half of closure, they show that people still want to see the films in theaters". PieraDetassis, president of the Academy of David di Donatello, says this in an interview on Variety. "There is less fear - he adds - the accelerations have accelerated. My only wish is that soon more Italian films will arrive in cinemas. For now they are hesitant to come out on the big screen. I hope that David can give an impulse to this". In the 66-year history of recognition (the award ceremony of the 2021 edition will be broadcast on May 11 on Rai1 in prime time, ed), a woman has never won the last tattoo for best director, she remembers in theinterview: "We are working to improve the juries, and it will also happen naturally with a rejuvenation of our members. Italy is far behind on this. Nothing bores Italians more than this issue. I realize this every time I talk about it. new generations. Someone had suggested introducing an award for the best female director, horrified. I must say, however, that there is great attention and sensitivity to this issue also on the part of male directors ".Someone had suggested introducing an award for the best female director, horrified. However, I must say that there is great attention and sensitivity to this issue also by male directors ".Someone had suggested introducing an award for the best female director, horrified. However, I must say that there is great attention and sensitivity to this issue also by male directors ".
The changes already made to the juries "led to two women nominated for best director, two for best film, two for best first film and two for best documentary. For Italy it's not bad". For the ceremony "the first thing I clarified to Rai is that I wanted all the categories in the competition to be physically present". It was not possible to do it in the same place, so "we decided to have two places that could visually interact with each other (on TV)": the FabrizioFrizzi television studios and the Opera House "where we will use the boxes. It is symbolic, we unite the worlds of cinema , of TV and live entertainment on Rai in prime time, having won the battle to maintain this position. The support we have managed to obtain from Rai is fundamental ".(HANDLE).