The Italian premiere of HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE will open on July 12 at the 39th edition of the Giffoni Festival. The film, distributed by Warner Bros, will hit the screens in the U.S. on July 15.

It will have its world premiere on July 6 in London.

Fox's animated ICE AGE 3 and Disney's G-FORCE will also have their international launch at the 14-day festival, being renamed the Giffoni Experience.

-- By News Editor Annemarie Moody