Giffoni Experience unveils lineup

Festival opens with 'Harry Potter' MILAN — The Giffoni children's film festival, this year renamed the Giffoni Experience, announced its heavyweight lineup on Wednesday. The fest, which runs from July 12-25 in the small town of Giffoni Valle Piana, on the Amalfi Coast, opens with a bang as Warner Bros.' unspools "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince." The fest closes with Disney's Hoyt Yeatman-helmed "G-Force." "S.Darko," Chris Fisher's sequel to the cult hit "Donnie Darko," and Jorge Blanco's cartoon sci-fi adventure "Planet 51," will also premiere along with "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience." Fest founder and artistic director, Claudio Gubitosi, said the lineup represented "a program of the highest level, striking for its elegance, originality and cultural diversity." He added that challenging themes would be... [read full story]                    

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