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Vittoria Scarpa


1909 articles available in total starting from 01/03/2007. Last article published on 04/06/2025.

Paulo Filipe Monteiro • Director of Clear Nights

Interview: Paulo Filipe Monteiro • Director of Clear Nights

“I wanted to make a film where dialogue came through the body as well as through words”

The Portuguese director chatted with us about his film, which broaches post-natal depression and coming out  

19/11/2024 | Lecce 2024

Review: Breathing Underwater

Review: Breathing Underwater

Luxembourg director Eric Lamhène’s debut film employs realism and sensitivity to explore the topic of domestic abuse, following in the footsteps of a resident in a shelter for abused women  

19/11/2024 | Lecce 2024

The 25th Lecce European Film Festival crowns Three Days of Fish its champion

The 25th Lecce European Film Festival crowns Three Days of Fish its champion

Peter Hoogendoorn’s feature was named Best Film while the Jury and Cineuropa prizes went to Eric Lamhène’s Breathing Underwater  

18/11/2024 | Lecce 2024 | Awards

Jurijs Saule • Director of Martin Reads the Quran

Interview: Jurijs Saule • Director of Martin Reads the Quran

"This dialogue between two people who don’t want to talk to each other, but they still can do it – this is important for me"

We caught up with the German filmmaker to talk about his film, which sees a professor of Islamic studies and a potential bomber engage in a verbal duel  

15/11/2024 | Lecce 2024

Mirona Radu • Director, Mindful Photography and Cinema

Interview: Mirona Radu • Director, Mindful Photography and Cinema

"Through photography and film, patients not only express their emotions but also construct their own narratives"

The Romanian filmmaker and researcher discusses the programme of workshops, screenings and discussions that merges art with emotional healing  

14/11/2024 | /Romania

Kumjana Novakova • Director of Silence of Reason

Interview: Kumjana Novakova • Director of Silence of Reason

"We have to get as close as possible to the ones who survived, to the ones who preserve life"

The director tells us about her video essay made from the testimonies of women who suffered violence in the so-called "rape camp" in Foča during the Balkan war  

14/11/2024 | Bosnia and Herzegovina/North Macedonia

Vanja Juranić • Director of Only When I Laugh

Interview: Vanja Juranić • Director of Only When I Laugh

“We need to stop telling women how to survive predators and instead tell predators not to be predators”

We spoke with the Croatian director about her second film, the rampant patriarchy in her family and in her culture and the golden cages  

13/11/2024 | /Croatia/Serbia

The 17th TFL Meeting Event to present 41 film and series projects

The 17th TFL Meeting Event to present 41 film and series projects

From 21 to 23 November, the audio-visual lab organised by the National Cinema Museum will present works from the past year  

12/11/2024 | TorinoFilmLab 2024

Review: B.O.Y. - Bruises of Yesterday

Review: B.O.Y. - Bruises of Yesterday

Danish director Søren Green’s first fiction feature film explores self-harming among young people and urges us not to leave our adolescents alone with their demons  

12/11/2024 | Lecce 2024

The 42nd Torino Film Festival presents its programme

The 42nd Torino Film Festival presents its programme

New artistic director Giulio Base has revealed the films gracing this year’s edition, which is unspooling 22 – 30 November boasting a stripped-back line-up, world premieres and international stars  

08/11/2024 | Turin 2024

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