L.A.-Italia fest fetes 'Hugo' art company directors

ROME -- The seventh La-Italia Film Fashion and Art Festival will celebrate Italo production design and hang decoration duo Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo, Oscar-nommed for art direction on Martin Scorsese's "Hugo."The husband-and-wife team will get an Excellence Award throughout the Italo showcase, which runs February. 19-25 at Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.Fest will even pay tribute to late Spaghetti Western maestro Sergio Corbucci, whose 1966 cult classic "Django," inspired Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained," that is due for release 12 ,. 25Event, chaired this season by helmer Pupi Avati, will even feature first-and-second works from youthful Italian filmmakers.Headed by Pascal Vicedomini, a journo with pubcaster RAI, La-Italia is really a sister event to 2 Italian fests, Capri-Hollywood and Ischia Global, both devoted to creating an innovative and business bridgehead between Hollywood and Italy's film and showbiz towns. Contact Nick Vivarelli at nvivarelli@gmail.com