On September, 8th the fanheart3 awards of Venezia75 were assigned. Here’s a list of our winners: celebrities and movies presented at the Venice Film Festival which contributed to fan culture. DISCLAIMER: this edition of the fanheart3 awards was informal and not recognized by the Biennale del Cinema. To discover the Leggi tutto…
Fandom studies through the eyes of someone who is very close to them: interview by fanheart3 to Thessa Jensen, associate professor at Aalborg University who works on media research and fan culture… and is also a very passionate fan herself. A long time ago in this very same galaxy I Leggi tutto…
Still dreaming about meeting Tony Stark? We did! Here is our interview with his Italian lookalike and impersonator Marco Spatola. Leggi in Mantova Comics. We are busy bothering fans for our latest project related to ficsIT, when someone walks by. It’s a man dressed in a fancy suit, hands in Leggi tutto…
One of the perks of attending the Venice International Film Festival is that you get to see a lot of movies that are going to be released much later in the year. You can enter the screening completely unaware that you’re about to watch that very same film that everybody’s going to Leggi tutto…
6:15 pm. I leave the flat in a hurry, looking back at what used to be a bed and now looks more like an unidentified shape made of clothes, make-up, cereal bars, used Vaporetto tickets and random items picked up during the day – imagining having to make room for myself when I’ll Leggi tutto…
Not all fandoms are famous, nor count an endless number of supporters. Yet even the smallest ones can spark devotion in their fans and inspire the creation of fanworks like fanarts, fanfictions and others. A journey through five not so well known (but so well loved) movie fandoms. There are many big fandoms out there, Leggi tutto…
The on-the-road movie that conquered the Venice Film Festival. A reflection on King of the Belgians, directed by Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens. During a movie festival, you often have the impression there is some unwritten rule, you have not been made aware of, which dictates that to say something deep and eye-opening Leggi tutto…
A trip down memory lane. Nicholas Verso creates a movie that captures its audience and remembers a time long forgotten. Our review of the Australian film Boys in the Trees, from the Orizzonti Competition of the Venice Film Festival Sometimes, when you are watching a movie, your mind fixes on the things you think about that movie. Leggi tutto…
When a documentary becomes a beautiful memory: our review of El Vendedor de orquídeas (special screening – out of competition”, Venezia 73). For some it was a surprise when Desde allá won the 2015 Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. It was, in a peculiar way, a difficult movie. Those who Leggi tutto…
Person of Interest closes tonight. Between sadness and nostalgia, here’s our toast to this beautiful show that’s been with us for the past five years. For Italian: The time has come to say goodbye. After 5 seasons, 103 episodes and uncountable plot twists, Person of Interest, the CBS series created by Leggi tutto…