Holiday and his young assistant Rod O'Keef, who is concerned about the state of holidays: "Last New Year's showed a steep increase in hangovers. In 1950, Matera and comic book writer Chad Kelly teamed to do the short-lived Mr. Matera went on to draw the strip Dickie Dare (1932–57) from 1947 to 1949, succeeding strip creator Milton Caniff and consecutive artists Coulton Waugh and Odin Burvick. Upon his military discharge in 1947, Matera found work assisting Andriola on the dramatic strip Kerry Drake (1943–83). Comic strips įran Matera and Chad Kelly's Mr. Requesting combat service, Matera was sent to for additional training in Virginia and eventually shipped out on the USS Augusta, where he drew a portrait of the visiting President Harry Truman.
During basic training, he was assigned to the Parris Island base's public relations department to help create a camp newspaper, the Parris Island Boot, and he drew the Marine Corps' comic strip Ship to Shore. Matera left to study at the Art Institute of Chicago, quitting after a year to enlist in the U.S. (During this period, Matera also studied with the Correspondence Art Institute.) Following his graduation in 1942, Matera returned to spend eight months with Quality, though his credits for that time are spotty due to the industry's then-prevalent practice of rarely crediting comic-book creators. Through a meeting that Andriola arranged with editors at Quality Comics, Matera was promised a staff position starting after graduation.
While in high school in Connecticut, Fran Matera visited New York City at the recommendation of comic-strip artist Alfred Andriola, to whom the fledgeling Matera had previously sent a fan letter and art samples. The victors were decided upon by the jury of the International Feature Film and Short Film Competition (MFF Long, MFF Short), presided over by directors Giuseppe Stasi and Giancarlo Fontana, and comprising Professor of Film History Manuela Gieri, author and screenwriter Mariolina Venezia, producer Elisabetta Olmi, director Fabrizio Cattani, comic book artist Giuseppe Palumbo and actress Sara Ricci.Biography Early life and career The awards for Best Actor and for Best Newcomer were won by Franco Nero and Pieluigi Gigante, respectively, the former for his role in Paolo Consorti’s film Havana Kyrie and the latter for his part in Salvatore Metastasio’s Mors tua vita mea.
Other titles taking home trophies include The Nest by Roberto De Feo, for Best Directorial Debut, and Samira’s Dream by Nino Tropiano, crowned Best Documentary. Released in cinemas in late August, Rose Stone Star was selected for the Annecy Italian Film Festival and IFFR – the International Film Festival Rotterdam, as well as the Pesaro and Giffoni film festivals. The film is produced by Antonella Di Nocera ( Parallelo 41 Produzioni), Gaetano Di Vaio and Giovanna Crispino ( Bronx Film) and Pier Francesco Aiello ( PFA Films, who are heading up distribution) alongside RAI Cinema. The film’s measured mise en scene, which is never intrusive, is complemented by a sincere and moving acting performance”. Indeed, protagonist Ivana Lotito was awarded the trophy for Best Actress. Film profile], Marcello Sannino’s debut work starring Ivana Lotito, Ludovica Nasti and Fabrizio Rongione, has walked away with the award for Best Film at the first ever edition of the Matera Film Festival: “For the pertinence of its subject matter – the jury’s statement explains – addressed within a coherent structure which tells a wholly female story of survival in uncliched fashion.
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