The mayor of Messina, Federico Basile, announced that, in agreement with the city council, the process has been started for honorary citizenship for Giuseppe Tornatore, already protagonist of the first evening of the International Film Festival of Messina, directed by the director and producer Francesco Cannavà. An exclusive video interview with Nonna Melina will be presented, a tribute to the history and female emancipation of the area. Gaetano Aspa, coordinator of the university publishing project UniVersoMe, will talk with the author about the transformations of pop imagery. Then the focus will shift to geopolitics and human rights with a moment dedicated to the Iranian community of Messina. The first evening of the Festival also included a tribute to Massimo Troisi, accompanied by a piano performance by the Messina composer and conductor Cettina Donato.