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5752 articles available in total starting from 17/05/2002. Last article published on 14/08/2025.

Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio triumphs at the 70th edition of the David di Donatello Awards

Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio triumphs at the 70th edition of the David di Donatello Awards

A record number of prizes were won by women, with Gloria! and The Art of Joy also claiming victory and Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope slipping under the radar  

08/05 | David di Donatello 2025

Francesco Giai Via • Head of Industry, Bellaria Film Festival

Interview: Francesco Giai Via • Head of Industry, Bellaria Film Festival

“Events like Bellaria are opportunities for panel discussions which provide spaces to reflect upon good and bad practices”

The head of the festival’s industry sidebar spoke to us about the (In)Emergenza project selection process, the Itineranze Doc workshop, and this year’s panel discussion line-up  

07/05 | /Italy

Review: L'isola degli idealisti

Review: L'isola degli idealisti

Elisabetta Sgarbi brings to the big screen a novel by one of the fathers of the Italian noir, Giorgio Scerbanenco, in a sophisticated adaptation which retains its literary quality  

07/05 | Films | Reviews | Italy

The Bellaria Film Festival set to showcase women’s film

The Bellaria Film Festival set to showcase women’s film

Léonor Serraille's Ari is opening the festival’s 43rd edition, unspooling 7-11 May and characterised by a strong presence of Italian female directors working in independent film  

06/05 | Festivals | Awards | Italy

Shooting begins on Walter Fasano’s Nino, a portrait of scoring maestro Nino Rota

Shooting begins on Walter Fasano’s Nino, a portrait of scoring maestro Nino Rota

The documentary will blend archive footage and interviews with major artists, including Park Chan-wook and Alexandre Desplat  

02/05 | Production | Funding | Italy

The final clapperboard slams on Il falsario, starring Pietro Castellitto

The final clapperboard slams on Il falsario, starring Pietro Castellitto

The actor-director plays Tony Chichiarelli, a figure at the heart of 1970s Italy’s most baffling mysteries, in the Netflix film directed by Stefano Lodovichi and produced by Cattleya  

30/04 | Production | Funding | Italy

Review: San Damiano

Review: San Damiano

Gregorio Sassoli and Alejandro Cifuentes’ raw and visceral documentary gives a name and a story to the invisible souls populating Termini Station in Rome, observing them from the inside  

30/04 | Films | Reviews | Italy

Review: Storia di una notte

Review: Storia di una notte

Carefully curated on a visual level but emotionally glacial throughout, Paolo Costella’s drama reflects on the impact of losing a child on family ties  

29/04 | Films | Reviews | Italy

Alexander Payne to chair Venice’s competition jury

Alexander Payne to chair Venice’s competition jury

The US director will preside over the jury comprising nine familiar faces from the film and culture sectors, which will hand out the Golden Lion for Best Film and the other official prizes  

28/04 | Venice 2025

Asghar Farhadi preparing his new French film Parallel Tales

Asghar Farhadi preparing his new French film Parallel Tales

Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Vincent Cassel, Pierre Niney and Adam Bessa will star in the cast of the Iranian director’s next movie, steered by Memento and set to be sold by Charades  

25/04 | Production | Funding | France/USA/Italy/Belgium

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