«Oh my God, that’s amazing!». Darren Criss, idol of Gleeffoni final edition, can’t restrain his enthusiasm for the very warm welcome given by Giffoni Film Festival jurors.

«I’m not afraid of getting stuck in Blaine’s character. So far it’s the role of my life, the one which has won me greatest popularity. Yet the secret of my career lies in versatility. I like to turn the tables. A lot also depends on the characters I’m offered. You know, the audience would always like 

The Gleeks, coming from all over the world, have been waiting for Lea Michele, main character of their favourite TV series, spending the whole night in their sleeping bags in Cittadella del Cinema, heart of Giffoni Film Festival.

Thousands of youth at the Cittadella del Cinema to welcome Glee star Lea Michele. Actress has greeted her fans performing the hit song "Don't stop believin'"

Blue Carpet, Meeting Juries and Meet&Greet

Glee star to be honored on July 20 Multi-talented star of stage, screen and television, Lea Michele will visit the Cittadella del Cinema on July 20 to kick-off the Giffoni Experience 2014 (July 18-27). Lea recently debuted her first solo album Louder on Columbia Records which includes 11 songs co-written by her, including the debut single “Cannonball”. The album debuted at #1 on itunes worldwide. In addition, Michele is now a New York Times bestselling author penning her first book published this past May, "Brunette Ambition". Known to teens the world over for her role as Rachel Berry in the television series Glee, Ms. Michele has won a Satellite Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Teen Choice Award as well as two Golden Globe nods and an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of the popular McKinley High School teen. At the age of 8, Ms. Michele made her stage debut on Broadway as Young Cosette in Les Miserables.  She’s also appeared on stage in Ragtime, Fiddler on the Roof, and Spring Awakening.  On-screen, she has appeared in the romantic comedy New Year’s Eve and voiced Dorothy Gale in the animated feature Dorothy of Oz.

They spent the night in their sleeping bags one beside the other. They woke up at dawn and have been waiting in line for hours: hordes of Gleeks are ready to meet Naya Rivera, Giffoni Film Festival guest star on 24th July. The first fans arrived yesterday afternoon, in order to get the best standing places whilst the others arrived in the evening. We are talking about the Gleeks, fans of Glee, the most watched musical Tv series that over the last years has become a social pehomenon and a guide for a whole generation of teenagers and that, starting from the next season, will be broadcast on the satellite Tv channel Sky Uno. Naya Rivera, who plays cheerleader Santana Lopez, is the protagonist of this Giffoni day: fans scream her name, they sing along to some of the songs of the show, they cry and hold posters and pictures, whilst the Festival organizers hand out bottles of water to let them refresh. The 26 year-old American actress and her protrayal of the homosexual character Santana Lopez encourage teenage lesbians to come out of the closet. The Meet&Greet reservations have been more than 63 thousands, whilst the first users to watch the streaming of Rivera’s arrival at Giffoni were over 270 thousands. The security service was tripled in all the Festival areas. For those who were not able to attentdthe Meet & Greet event, the Festival also opened other movie theatres, in order to allow the fans to attend the live coverage of the meeting. For those who couldn’t get to Giffoni, the live streaming is available on www.giffonifilmfestival.it

After announcing the participation of International star Naya Rivera at the Giffoni Film Festival 2013, the media went crazy. Broadsheets, web, blogs and social networks picked up the news immediately. The GFF facebook page was invaded by fans of the star and in over a couple of hours the news received almost 100.000 hits whilst #italyiswaitingfornaya on twitter was a TT for hours in Italy.         Click to download the press review (newspapers)     Click to download the press review (web)

The only example of an event that shares the choices of its program with its vivacious social network community (among the top ten on Facebook and 13th on Twitter Film Festival fans), GIFFONI EXPERIENCE will welcome its most popular TV Show star, as voted in a GFF poll: Naya Rivera. Social Networks don't lie!   The actress will take part in the 43rd Giffoni Film Festival, the youth event created by Claudio Gubitosi, which will take place July 19 – 28, 2013, in Giffoni Valle Piana, Italy.   A Screen Actors Guild and ALMA award winner, who was also named as Maxim’s 100 most beautiful women in 2010, 2011 and 2012, Naya began her career at the tender age of four as Hilary Winston in the hit show The Royal Family, produced by Eddie Murphy.  She went on to appear in several other hit shows including Smart Guy, Baywatch, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Family Matters, 8 Simple Rules and C.S.I. Miami, until she was chosen to play the role of Santana Lopez, the feisty cheerleader and glee club member at William Mckinley High School, on GLEE which shot her to international stardom. The actress has admitted that being a fan of the show’s executive producer Ryan Murphy drove her to audition for the breakout role which has garnered her rave reviews from critics and fans alike.   Naya also dedicates much of her time to charitable organizations, such as GLAAD, , and causes that focus on empowering young women.   Glee – mania is set to invade Giffoni's Cittadella del Cinema yet again, and fans will have the opportunity to see Naya and show her their love.    

The Giffoni Film Festival is amazing. The TV series “Glee”, protagonist today at Gff, has been cheered by hundreds of frenzy fans and some of them had been waiting for their darling since daybreak in front of Cittadella del Cinema. She wore a multicoloured dress, red lips like a 50s diva and sandals labelled “Made in Positano”. Before the meeting with the Festival jurors, Dianna Agron has answered journalists’ questions during the press conference. She looked happy and smiled with joy, admitting to be very proud to be in a very important Festival like this. She also said: “Here in Giffoni, youth and kids from all over the world meet each other, become friends and in the meantime talk about cinema and art. It’s amazing!”. The secret of the TV series success in which Dianna is playing and will play the role – as long as it makes sense to do it – lies in its themes: “Everybody likes music and dance” – she explained – “and then, the protagonists are considered as ‘losers’ and young people identify themselves with them”. When she was a teenager, the actress wasn’t a real “loser” , neither the coolest girl in the school - she tried to say the Italian word for “loser” and pronounce it clearly during the conference. “I liked singing and dancing. I used to be with my friends and I always wore jeans and T-shirt”. Dianna Agron is ready to leave for Paris, where she is going to star in the new Luc Besson film, alongside Robert De Niro. She also added that she wouldn’t refuse any other roles in Italian films “just in case the are right with me”. Then, she didn’t reveal any new development in the new episodes of the TV series which made her famous worldwide, except for her character Quinn Fabray who – how also filtered out of the web – will go to Yale University. No more. Which song would she like to sing in next instalments? “Moon River” , the new diva answered without hesitation. Who knows? Maybe she will become the new Audrey Hepburn of our times, considering her grace and elegance today at GFF. The American magazine “People” has included her in the most beautiful girls ever top 100. At Sala Truffaut, Dianna Agron has been swept away by passion of her screaming and enthusiastic fans. She met the jurors of the 42nd Giffoni Film Festival edition and she was given a very special surprise by them, in fact there was the screening of a video which had been shot today morning – shortly before the great actress arrival in Giffoni – in which lots of fans welcome her. Congratulations, unconditional and authentic respect, love in the eyes of some fans who are the protagonists of the intense and short film; it’s just love which goes straight to Agron’s heart. As soon as the light turn on again in the cinema, she feels moved. With her voice broken with crying, she thanked kids and youth there and then she was given a standing ovation by them, who started singing “Somebody to love” by The Queen. The star said: “This is amazing at all! I wish I had joined a festival like this when I was your age”.