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5766 articles available in total starting from 17/05/2002. Last article published on 27/08/2025.

Rome and Lazio Film Commission founded

The final measure of the founding of the Rome and Lazio Film Commission (see news) was signed yesterday by President of the Region Piero Marrazzo, President of the Province of Rome Enrico...  

07/02/2007 | Film Commissions | Italy

Drake film fest founded

A new international film festival dedicated to independent cinema and new technologies has been founded in the Campania region. The Drake International Film Festival (DIFF) will be held in the...  

07/02/2007 | Festivals | Italy

Fanny Ardant in rush hour in Rome

Fanny Ardant is the female lead in the new film by Vincenzo Marra, L´ora di punta (lit. “Rush Hour”), shooting of which began recently in Rome. The French actress plays Caterina, a beautiful,...  

07/02/2007 | Production | Italy

Ben Ammar won't buy in Italy but thinking about European network

"I have no desire to buy an Italian production company at the moment. Nevertheless, I am interested in the country’s cinema landscape", French-Turkish producer and financier Tarak Ben Ammar told...  

02/02/2007 | Market | Italy/France

Guess who’s coming to dinner

A sentimental comedy, as declared in the film’s subtitle, with a touch of sarcasm à la Pupi Avati: the director’s new film, La cena per farli conoscere (lit., “The Dinner For Them to Meet”) looks...  

29/01/2007 | Production | Italy

Trieste FF: Free Will and Karaula top feature winners

Two multiple-award winning films can add yet another festival to their list: Matthias Glasner’s The Free Will won the Trieste Prize for Best Feature Film (and the accompanying €5,000) at the 18th...  

26/01/2007 | Festivals | Italy

Nanni Moretti to head Turin after all

In the end, Nanni Moretti said “yes”. The director of The Caiman will be the new director of the Turin Film Festival . The official announcement was made yesterday by Alberto Barbera, director of...  

25/01/2007 | Festivals | Italy

Audiences bring L'estate di mio fratello to theatres

The paths for a film are infinite but it often happens that a particular film does not find its “natural” way to distribution (i.e., to theatres) despite its unquestionable quality. Such is the...  

24/01/2007 | Distribution | Italy

The Taviani brothers depict Armenian genocide

Paolo and Vittorio Taviani will take part in the next edition of the Berlin Film Festival in the Berlinale Special section with The Farm of the Skylarks (La masseria delle allodole), based on the...  

23/01/2007 | Berlinale 2007 | Special/Italy

A record-breaking Manual of Love

With over €6.24 at the box office in its opening weekend and a screen average of €10,508, Manuale d'amore 2 (Capitoli successivi) by Giovanni Veronesi immediately jumped to the top of the charts,...  

22/01/2007 | Box Office | Italy

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