Salemi 9th March 2009

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Kim’s Video arrives in Salemi Sicily

Kim’s Video collection from New York has been donated and will be hosted in Salemi in Sicily.

Following a long journey across the pond in a container 55,000 videos from Kim’s Video Collection, owned by Yongman Kim from Korea, have arrived in Palermo Sicily Italy today.

This Saturday 28^th February at 11am the container will arrive in Piazza Liberta of Salemi Sicily. But a little helping hand is required from the citizens of Salemi to help Kim’s videos reach their final destination.

The streets of Salemi are historic characteristic narrow streets which a container cannot pass, so the Salemi council is asking the people of Salemi to unite in harmony in Piazza Alicia Salemi, an hour later at midday to create a human chain to move the boxes of videos from the container to their final destination in Salemi civic museum.

To celebrate the arrival of Kim’s video in Salemi Saturday evening at 8pm in the arab-roman castle, in Piazza Alicia, the official inauguration takes place, with aperitifs, music and when some of Kim’s finest videos will be projected.

Salemi Sicília

In the Spanish El Periodico saturday 21/2/09 there was an article about Salemi.

If you are spanish and arrived here and looking for further details, feel free to EMAIL MIPC for further information. See the link at the top of the page.

Salemi :

Kims video collection relocation to Salemi in Sicily continues to travel round the world media.

Read the story in the International Herald Tribune

UK : The Independent

Salemi Film – Salemi Music – Salemi Arts festival Sicily

Salemi Sicily continues to attract global attention in the film music and arts world. Following the recent announcement that Kims video from new york will relocate to Salemi, there has been much interest in the cultural agenda here in Salemi.

The Salemi council is looking for participants for a series of cultural events, including the Salemi film festival, Salemi music festival and the Salemi arts festival.

If you would like to participate please click EMAIL MIPC above and forward your details explaining what you could offer in participation in either of the above festivals.

If you are interested but not an exhibitor or potential participant and would like to find out more about visiting either of the above festivals then click here to email MIPC for further details.

ps Dates & details of the festival are yet to be finalised and will be released shortly.

Follow this link to read about the Salemi Art Festival that opens 8th August 2009

Salemi Kims video is been discussed not only in Salemi Sicily Italy but also in the states.

After todays article in the corriere della sera about Kim’s video in Salemi sicily it  has also been discussed live on the radio in the states. If you missed the interview goto Salemi PRI radio stroll to the bottom and click the audio link. Interesting listening.

Salemi in Sicily has recently been documented on TV in the states. I have been told that it was on PRI program, the world and ona channel called NPR.
If anyone out there can send me details of these channels so i can contact them for a copy of their documentary it would be much appreciate.
In answer to many of your emails and questions about Salemi Sicily and how to buy a house in Sicily Italy many are covered in the MIPC forum

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In answer to Greyling from Redmond, WA who asked the following questions:

Briefly in answer to your questions:

On average, how large are these homes – how many square metres each?

They are currently ruins and need completly rebuilding, average size will be from 70 -100sqm

Is it possible to choose property with the best view, easiest street access, least damage or other attributes?

Allocation details have not yet been released, there are rumours of auctions, preference to cultural/artistic applicants and people who will live here…the objective is to have a buzzing community not a ghost town.

Can the purchaser get a written guarantee of the “thousand euros per square metre” repair pricing?

Building contracts come with price guarantees. The final price is to be determined obviously.

What rules are in place to prevent price gouging from local builders?

The council may appoint large contractors on fixed prices.

What, if any, is the penalty for failure to complete restoration within the two-year limit?

This is more a commitment to complete rather than a deadline. The council don’t want people sitting on land and not completing the restoration.

Is it possible for me, a U.S. citizen, to fully own such a house?

Yes US citizens can fully owna house in Italy. No problem.

If so, how does ownership affect my visa and/or immigration status in Sicily?

Best to ask your consulate that 1.

Would I be able to live in my Salemi home for extended periods, or would I be subject to regular visitor status regardless of owning Sicilian property?

Yes the council want people to live here. Re visas ask consulate.

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Kim’s Video from East Village, New York City, is moving from NYC to Salemi in south west Sicily and will live La Dolce Vita as reported in New York Times today 2/8/09 the 8th February 2009.

Lasy year Yongman Kim was looking for a home for his video collection. Through a intriguing series of events the council of Salemi in western sicily are excited to become the new home of kim’s video collection.

Where is Salemi in Sicily ? Learn more here following this link to the MIPC Salemi newsletter.

MIPC are Italian Property Consultants currently assisting international investors buy property in Salemi Sicily Italy. David from MIPC said “People from all over the world are visiting Salemi and falling in love with Sicily. The italian property in south west sicily are very cheap and investors are starting to buy some very interesting and historic italian buildings. MIPC are involved with some very interesting artistic and culture projects looking to start up in Salemi and turn this town into an international atistic culture centre. Clients include a photography workshop, PAIC, writers retreat, italian cooking school and many more… “.

If you would like to join Kim video in Salemi with your arts project or you are interested in relocating to sicily then please email MIPC.

Ms Franca Pauli president of an art foundation called Clio assisted Kim’s Video in their transfer to Salemi along with her colleagues Glen Hyman and Dario Colombo. Kim’s video collection will be arriving in Sicily towards the end of the month and will then be hosted in a 17th centurary Jesuit college in the centre of Salemi, where the Salemi civic museam is also hosted. Film lovers will be invited to visit Salemi in Sicily and visit the Never Ending Festival projecting Mr Yongman Kim video collection non stop 24 hours a day.

The Salemi administration lead by Mr Vittorio Sgarbi, Salemi mayor, and the head of the department of Creativity Mr Toscani are currently managing the Salemi regeneration project and offering some of the old town houses for 1 euro.

MIPC hosted a Discovering Salemi trip in which many international property investors visited Salemi to purchase property in Italy.
Read the MIPC Salemi newsletter to learn more about Salemi and the surrounding area. Subscribe for future editions following this link to MIPC and follow the link under the menu to MIPC newsletter.

Salemi, Sgarbi, BBC and Italian property are back in the news again.

Visit the new website exclusively about Salemi and how to apply for the 1 euro house in Salemi.

Mr Vittorio Sgarbi italian art critic and mayor of Salemi in Sicily has refused a place on the Italian reality TV show Fattoria edition number 4, turning down a potential two 2 million euro deal, time in Brazil (where it is filmed) and the chance of staring with his ex Elenoire Casalegno. This has triggered big news in Italy as it has also been made public that the BBC are to film a TV reality show about an english couple who are to buy a 1 euro italian property in Salemi Sicily. The mayor will star on the BBC reality show but not the Italian one.
The BBC have subcontracted this documentary about Salemi to an English TV production company. If you would like to take part in the reality Read the rest of this entry »