{"id":4220,"date":"2013-02-21T17:12:22","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T00:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conslosangeles.esteri.it\/news\/dal_consolato\/2013\/02\/quentin-tarantino-2\/"},"modified":"2013-02-21T17:12:22","modified_gmt":"2013-02-22T00:12:22","slug":"quentin-tarantino-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conslosangeles.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dal_consolato\/2013\/02\/quentin-tarantino-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Quentin Tarantino and and Christoph Waltz awarded at LA – Italia (February 19, 2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oscar winners Italian American director Quentin Tarantino and Christoph Waltz, leading actor in\u00a0Django Unchained, have been recognized for their extraordinary\u00a0 achievements on February 19th during the\u00a0 8th edition of the Los Angeles \u2013 Italia Film, Fashion and Arts Fest organized by\u00a0Istituto Capri nel Mondo (lead by Pascal Vicedomini) , whose mission\u00a0 is to promote Italian cinema in the US. Tarantino and Waltz received the Italian excellence award from the hands of Elisabetta Canalis and producer Harvey Weinstein.

L.A. \u2013 Italia Film Fest, organized in cooperation with the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles, the Italian Trade Commission and Cinecitta\u2019 Studios, is one of the key moments in the celebration of the 2013 – Year of Italian Culture in the United States. It enjoys the support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,\u00a0the Ministry for Economic Development and the Directorate General of Cinema of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage.
In his opening remarks the Consul General, thanked all attendees, and particularly the Hollywood movie stars who came to the Chinese Theatre to\u00a0celebrate Italy and its cinema, as evidence of its extraordinary and lasting influence.

Quentin Tarantino proudly recalled his Italian roots and the inspiration he has drawn\u00a0from Sergio Corbucci\u2019s Spaghetti Western\u00a0 genre. Italian actor Franco Nero\u2019s presence on stage further highlighted the link with the historic Django movie of 1966. Equally acclaimed was Christof Walz who played in\u00a0Django Unchained the character of\u00a0 Dr. King Schultz, the German bounty hunter. <\/P>



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