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Vittoria Scarpa


1925 articles available in total starting from 01/03/2007. Last article published on 30/07/2025.

Review: Madame Luna

Review: Madame Luna

Based on real events, the story of an Eritrean female human trafficker is at the heart of this penetrating drama about immigration, which signals Daniel Espinosa’s return to Europe  

17/07/2024 | Taormina 2024

Sara Fgaier to make her debut in Locarno's competition with Weightless

Sara Fgaier to make her debut in Locarno's competition with Weightless

The first feature film by Pietro Marcello’s former collaborator is produced by Limen, Avventurosa, Dugong Films and RAI Cinema International, with the latter also handling international sales  

12/07/2024 | Production | Funding | Italy

Paolo Cognetti makes his directorial debut with A Flower of Mine

Paolo Cognetti makes his directorial debut with A Flower of Mine

The first film written by, directed by and starring the writer behind The Eight Mountains will world premiere in Locarno as a pre-opening event  

11/07/2024 | Production | Funding | Italy/Belgium

The jury members for the Venice Competition are all present and correct

The jury members for the Venice Competition are all present and correct

Eight jurors will be on hand to back up chair Isabelle Huppert, tasked with handing out the Golden Lion for Best Film and the other official awards  

10/07/2024 | Venice 2024

There Is Still Tomorrow scoops the Italian Golden Globe for Best Film

There Is Still Tomorrow scoops the Italian Golden Globe for Best Film

Paola Cortellesi’s box-office champion also won over the foreign press in Italy, while Best Director went to Io capitano and Best First Film to Gloria!  

04/07/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Italy

Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to open the 81st Venice Film Festival

Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to open the 81st Venice Film Festival

The long-awaited sequel to the 1988 flick, starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe, will be presented out of competition  

02/07/2024 | Venice 2024 | Out of Competition

Valeria Golino is playing Goliarda Sapienza in Mario Martone’s Fuori

Valeria Golino is playing Goliarda Sapienza in Mario Martone’s Fuori

The Italian director has kicked off filming on his new movie - also starring Matilda De Angelis and Elodie - which tells the tale of the versatile Italian actress and writer  

25/06/2024 | Production | Funding | Italy/France

Review: The Braid

Review: The Braid

Based on her best-seller, Laetitia Colombani’s movie is a hymn to female bravery which sidesteps melodrama and is buoyed by the wholehearted performances of its lead actresses  

20/06/2024 | Films | Reviews | France/Canada/Italy

Review: Un milione di granelli di sabbia

Review: Un milione di granelli di sabbia

Andrea Deaglio’s documentary charting the work of the founder of Sandwork Espressivo which treats war trauma is illuminating and more relevant than ever  

18/06/2024 | Biografilm 2024

Review: The Lost Notebook

Review: The Lost Notebook

Following in the footsteps of a Soviet-era Hungarian worker passionate about cinema, Danish director Ida Sørensen reflects on the role of fiction in people’s lives  

14/06/2024 | Biografilm 2024

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