Sunday 11 October, 21:30 - ITFF PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD to RICCARDO DI PASQUALE

After graduating in Business Administration from the University of Tor Vergata in Rome and a Master in Business Administration at the Luiss Business School in Rome, he began his career in the financial field at international merchant banks. Together with his brother Matteo Di Pasquale and his wife Roberta Giarrusso, he founded Fenix Entertainment, a production company active in the film and record sectors. The first successes arrive immediately, with the co-productions Diva! and La lucida follia by Marco Ferreri, both presented at the Venice International Film Festival and which are winning some major Italian prizes. In the field of music, the first artist produced, Mirkoeilcane, with his debut in Sanremo in the Young Proposals wins the most important awards of the year including that of the critic Mia Martini and the Targa Tenco. Since then the company has grown, structuring itself as one of the most promising new production houses on the Italian film and music scene, and reaching the prestigious milestone of being listed on the stock exchange. The first film also executive produced, Burraco Fatale, with an exceptional female cast consisting of Claudia Gerini, Angela Finocchiaro, Paola Minaccioni, Caterina Guzzanti and Loretta Goggi will be released in theaters on October 1st.