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Vittoria Scarpa


1918 articles available in total starting from 01/03/2007. Last article published on 04/07/2025.

Happy Winter: Turning a blind eye to the crisis in Mondello

Happy Winter: Turning a blind eye to the crisis in Mondello

The documentary by Giovanni Totaro, filmed on the famous beach in Palermo, will be presented out of competition in the official selection at the 74th Venice Film Festival  

01/08/2017 | Production | Italy

Claudio Santamaria and Marco D’Amore play Ugly Nasty People for Cosimo Gomez

Claudio Santamaria and Marco D’Amore play Ugly Nasty People for Cosimo Gomez

The directorial debut by the production designer, an Italian-French dark comedy that also stars Sara Serraiocco, will be in competition in Orizzonti at the 74th Venice Film Festival  

31/07/2017 | Production | Italy/France

Charlotte Rampling is Hannah for Andrea Pallaoro

Charlotte Rampling is Hannah for Andrea Pallaoro

The second film by the director of Medeas is in competition at the 74th Venice Film Festival, and is the first chapter in a trilogy centring on women. An Italian-Belgian-French co-production  

28/07/2017 | Production | Italy/Belgium/France

Roberto de Paolis and Simone Godano awarded at Isola del Cinema

Roberto de Paolis and Simone Godano awarded at Isola del Cinema

The director of Pure Hearts awarded the prize for Best First or Second Work, while Husband & Wife wins the Audience Award. Claudio Amendola and Sara Serraiocco also awarded  

28/07/2017 | Awards | Italy

Standing out from the crowd: the programme of the 14th edition of Venice's Giornate degli Autori

Standing out from the crowd: the programme of the 14th edition of Venice's Giornate degli Autori

The autonomous section will be held during the Venice Film Festival from 30 August to 9 September. Directors whose works have been chosen include Shirin Neshat, Vincenzo Marra, and Pen-ek Ratanaruang  

25/07/2017 | Venice 2017 | Giornate degli Autori

A Venice Critics’ Week marked by research, women and young people

A Venice Critics’ Week marked by research, women and young people

The programme for the 32nd edition of the parallel and autonomous section of the Venice Film Festival, which will be held from 30 August to 9 September 2017, has been unveiled in Rome  

24/07/2017 | Venice 2017 | International Critics’ Week

Samira Makhmalbaf named as jury president for Giornate degli Autori 2017

Samira Makhmalbaf named as jury president for Giornate degli Autori 2017

The Iranian actress and director will chair the jury made up of 28 young viewers from 28 European countries, which is supported by the European Parliament’s Lux Prize and Europa Cinemas  

20/07/2017 | Venice 2017 | Giornate degli Autori/Jury

Il vegetale starring Fabio Rovazzi in Italian theatres from 18 January 2018

Il vegetale starring Fabio Rovazzi in Italian theatres from 18 January 2018

The latest film to be written and directed by Gennaro Nunziante, a director who racked up record box-office admissions with Quo vado?, will star the young Italian chart-topping singer  

20/07/2017 | Production | Italy

Margherita Buy, Sergio Castellitto and Cristian Mungiu at the Ventotene Film Festival

Margherita Buy, Sergio Castellitto and Cristian Mungiu at the Ventotene Film Festival

The three actors/directors will receive the Wind of Europe Award at this year’s edition of the festival, which takes place from 24 July to 2 August on the Pontine island  

20/07/2017 | Festivals | Italy

The press room at L’Isola del Cinema awards Pif

The press room at L’Isola del Cinema awards Pif

The L’Altra Cronaca Award goes to the director of At War with Love: “I draw my films from reality, but the next one won’t be about the mafia”  

17/07/2017 | Festivals | Italy

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