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Vittoria Scarpa


1919 articles available in total starting from 01/03/2007. Last article published on 11/07/2025.

Dragomir Sholev • Director of The Pig

Interview: Dragomir Sholev • Director of The Pig

“When you leave school, you realise that aggression is everywhere”

Bulgarian director Dragomir Sholev talks to us about his second feature film, The Pig, which was screened in competition at the 20th Lecce European Film Festival  

17/04/2019 | Lecce 2019

Laura Luchetti • Director of Twin Flower

Interview: Laura Luchetti • Director of Twin Flower

“There’s no better way of expressing immense pain than through silence”

We met with director Laura Luchetti at the 20th Lecce European Film Festival, where her film Twin Flower enjoyed a special event screening  

15/04/2019 | Lecce 2019

Francesco Rizzi • Director of Cronofobia

Interview: Francesco Rizzi • Director of Cronofobia

“For me, there has to be some kind of meaning behind a film’s mise en scène”

We chatted with Francesco Rizzi about his first feature film, Cronofobia, at the Lecce European Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Award and the accolade for Best European Actor  

15/04/2019 | Lecce 2019

Oray scoops Best Film at the 20th Lecce European Film Festival

Oray scoops Best Film at the 20th Lecce European Film Festival

Other award-winning titles include Two for Joy and Cronofobia; the Cineuropa Prize went to Genesis and the Mario Verdone Award to Boys Cry  

15/04/2019 | Lecce 2019 | Awards

Review: Two for Joy

Review: Two for Joy

The debut feature film by English photographer Tom Beard is a well-executed drama on the devastating impact of a mother’s depression on her two teenage children  

11/04/2019 | Lecce 2019

Review: Lo spietato

Review: Lo spietato

Available on Netflix from 19 April, Renato De Maria’s latest film sees him directing Riccardo Scamarcio in the shoes of a yuppie criminal roaming the hedonistic city of 1980s Milan  

08/04/2019 | Films | Reviews

Review: Bene ma non benissimo

Review: Bene ma non benissimo

In his first solo outing as a director, Francesco Mandelli leaves borderline comedy behind him to tell a tender and educational story about bullying, which ends on a high  

04/04/2019 | Films | Reviews

Jacques Audiard named guest of honour at Rome’s upcoming Rendez-Vous

Jacques Audiard named guest of honour at Rome’s upcoming Rendez-Vous

The 9th edition of Italy's New French Cinema Festival is set to run from 3 to 8 April, before heading off to Bologna, Florence, Milan, Naples, Palermo and Turin  

01/04/2019 | Festivals | Italy/France

Stefania Sandrelli and Aleksandr Sokurov to headline the 20th Lecce European Film Festival

Stefania Sandrelli and Aleksandr Sokurov to headline the 20th Lecce European Film Festival

Running 8-13 April, the festival line-up includes 12 films in competition, the premiere of The Champion starring Stefano Accorsi, and a section dedicated to European comedies  

29/03/2019 | Lecce 2019

Dogman takes home nine David di Donatello awards, including Best Film and Best Director

Dogman takes home nine David di Donatello awards, including Best Film and Best Director

Matteo Garrone’s film is the out and out winner at the awards ceremony for Italian film, while On My Skin scoops four Davids and Nanni Moretti’s Santiago, Italia claims Best Documentary  

28/03/2019 | David di Donatello 2019

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