Viva Zapatero! is a 2005 documentary by Sabina Guzzanti telling her side of the story regarding the conflict with Silvio Berlusconi over a late-night TV political satire show broadcast on Rai 3.
The show, RAIot (a play on the name of the Italian state public TV: RAI, and the English word riot), lampooned prime minister Berlusconi. Since it wasn't considered a satirical show, but a political one, it was cancelled after the first episode.
Viva Zapatero! is titled after the famous "Viva Zapata!" and it also refers to the then Spanish Prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, who, immediately after gaining power in Spain in April 2004, ensured that the head of the state-run public broadcaster would no longer be a political appointee [citation needed][1] (as opposed to Italy).
The TV broadcasting of the satirical program RAIot was censored in November 2003 after the comedian, Sabina Guzzanti, made outspoken criticism of the Berlusconi media empire. Mediaset, one of Berlusconi's companies, sued the Italian state broadcasting company RAI because of the Guzzanti show asking for 20 million Euro for "damages" and from November 2003 she was forced to appear only in theatres around Italy.
In August 2005, it was the sleeper hit of the Venice International Film Festival, receiving a 15-minute standing ovation after its premiere screening. When it opened in Italian theaters, over 200,000 people went to see it in the first week. Its success resulted in an invitation to the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
viva, zapatero, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, june, 2016, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, 2005. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Viva Zapatero is a 2005 documentary by Sabina Guzzanti telling her side of the story regarding the conflict with Silvio Berlusconi over a late night TV political satire show broadcast on Rai 3 Viva Zapatero Directed bySabina GuzzantiWritten bySabina GuzzantiProduced byAndrea Occhipinti Sabina GuzzantiStarringSabina GuzzantiCinematographyPaolo SantoliniEdited byClelio BeneventoMusic byRiccardo GiagniRelease date2005 2005 Running time80 minCountryItalyLanguageItalianThe show RAIot a play on the name of the Italian state public TV RAI and the English word riot lampooned prime minister Berlusconi Since it wasn t considered a satirical show but a political one it was cancelled after the first episode Contents 1 Origin 2 Story 3 Awards 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOrigin editViva Zapatero is titled after the famous Viva Zapata and it also refers to the then Spanish Prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero who immediately after gaining power in Spain in April 2004 ensured that the head of the state run public broadcaster would no longer be a political appointee citation needed 1 as opposed to Italy Story editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The TV broadcasting of the satirical program RAIot was censored in November 2003 after the comedian Sabina Guzzanti made outspoken criticism of the Berlusconi media empire Mediaset one of Berlusconi s companies sued the Italian state broadcasting company RAI because of the Guzzanti show asking for 20 million Euro for damages and from November 2003 she was forced to appear only in theatres around Italy In August 2005 it was the sleeper hit of the Venice International Film Festival receiving a 15 minute standing ovation after its premiere screening When it opened in Italian theaters over 200 000 people went to see it in the first week Its success resulted in an invitation to the 2006 Sundance Film Festival Awards editOfficial Selection Sundance Film Festival 2006 Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2006See also editCensorship Fahrenheit 9 11 Freedom of the press Freedom of speech SatireReferences edit Diez Anabel 2004 02 03 Zapatero elige un comite de sabios para disenar el modelo de television publica El Pais Retrieved 2022 06 11 External links editOfficial site Viva Zapatero at IMDb nbsp Viva Zapatero Viva Zapatero and Italian Censorship A film about free speech and the state of the Italian media Filmmakers bugged about Berlusconi Viva Zapatero Towards a new type of information in Italy european films net review written by Boyd van Hoeij Movie Night Viva Zapatero Viva Zapatero 2005 nbsp This article about a political documentary film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Viva Zapatero amp oldid 1148228153, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
