MAGNA GRAECIA FILM FESTIVAL 2025
Tomorrow in Soverato, an extraordinary preview of the Magna Graecia Film Festival
with Francis Ford Coppola and his monumental work Megalopolis
The Oscar-winning director Francis Ford Coppola, known for masterpieces such as The Godfather, Apocalypse
Now and The Outsiders, will be tomorrow's special guest at an evening at
the Supercinema in Soverato (CZ).
The event, which marks the lead-up to the official inauguration of the Magna Graecia
Film Festival conceived by brothers Alessandro and Gianvito Casadonte, will begin at
5:30 pm and will feature the screening of the monumental film Megalopolis and an interactive conversation
with students, entitled “How To Change Our Future,” by the legendary director who on
this occasion will also receive the coveted Colonna d’Oro.
This special event, made possible thanks to the work of the head of international first works
Silvia Bizio, offers fans a unique opportunity to experience the film, currently not
available on any streaming platform, exactly as Coppola imagined it.
“This is the way Megalopolis was meant to be seen: in a big theater, with an
audience, and followed by intense interactive discussions about the future,” said Coppola.
The Magna Graecia Film Festival (MGFF), founded and directed by Gianvito Casadonte and now in its
twenty-second edition, will offer from July 26 to August 2 a rich program of events and
film screenings. The competitions will include sections dedicated to Italian debut works and
documentaries, curated by Antonio Capellupo, and to international debut works, curated by Silvia
Bizio, who is also responsible for conversations with international talents. The novelty this year is
the addition of a section directed by Jacopo Curcio and Luca Capacchione, which will present a
selection of the best short film debuts, thus enriching the proposal and the cultural mission
of the Festival, which has always been attentive to the promotion and enhancement of young talents.
The MGFF is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Calabria Straordinaria – brand of the Calabria Region – Department of Tourism – Calabria Film Commission and Municipality of Soverato. The
Colonne d'Oro awarded during the festival are made by the Brand GB Spadafora.