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Vittoria Scarpa


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

Ten films to compete in the Lecce European Film Festival

Ten films to compete in the Lecce European Film Festival

The 25th edition of the festival dedicated to new cinema from the Old Continent will unspool 9 to 16 November, with Ken Loach and Giovanna Mezzogiorno taking centre stage for European and Italian film  

05/11/2024 | Lecce 2024

Review: The Boy with Pink Pants

Review: The Boy with Pink Pants

Directed by Margherita Ferri, this true story about the first teenage suicide caused by cyber-bullying in Italy is rich in nuance and reminds us how present this danger still is  

29/10/2024 | Rome 2024

Bound in Heaven crowned best film at the 19th Rome Film Fest

Bound in Heaven crowned best film at the 19th Rome Film Fest

The first prize goes to Chinese director Huo Xin, while Night Call, Reading Lolita in Tehran and Bring Them Down are also awarded; Bird triumphs at Alice nella città  

28/10/2024 | Rome 2024 | Awards

Review: The Return

Review: The Return

Uberto Pasolini brings Homer’s Odyssey to the big screen as the story of a family separated by war who reunites after many years apart  

24/10/2024 | Rome 2024

Series review: This Is Not Hollywood

Series review: This Is Not Hollywood

Pippo Mezzapesa’s miniseries about the murder of Sarah Scazzi is an example of how a horrible true crime story can be told without morbidity and by delving into the psychology of the characters  

24/10/2024 | Rome 2024

Review: Here Now

Review: Here Now

With his 13th film, Gabriele Muccino signs his first action thriller, following a young American woman on holiday in Italy who turns her life upside down over the course of one night  

21/10/2024 | Rome 2024

Review: U.S. Palmese

Review: U.S. Palmese

The Manetti brothers sign a sport film, a football fairy tale that plays with the bad temper of certain characters and their status as spoiled millionaires  

21/10/2024 | Rome 2024

Review: The Great Ambition

Review: The Great Ambition

Andrea Segre’s movie about the historic national secretary of Italy's Communist Party Enrico Berlinguer mixes political engagement and nostalgia for lost ideologies  

17/10/2024 | Rome 2024

The Italian audiovisual industry is growing, according to the 6th APA Report on national production

The Italian audiovisual industry is growing, according to the 6th APA Report on national production

2023 revenue rose 20% on 2022 and now totals €12 billion, while series are revealed to be the dominant format, with a boom in productions for young audiences  

17/10/2024 | MIA 2024

Shooting has started on Paolo Virzì's Cinque secondi

Shooting has started on Paolo Virzì's Cinque secondi

Produced by Greenboo Production, Indiana Production, Motorino Amaranto and Vision Distribution, the new film by the Italian director will star Valerio Mastandrea and Galatéa Bellugi  

10/10/2024 | Production | Funding | Italy

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