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5772 articles available in total starting from 17/05/2002. Last article published on 28/08/2025.

Review: Scordato

Review: Scordato

Rocco Papaleo plays a tense man forced to make peace with his past in his new directorial effort, which is his most personal and melancholy work to date  

14/04/2023 | Films | Reviews | Italy

Luca Lucini  • Director of Le mie ragazze di carta

Interview: Luca Lucini • Director of Le mie ragazze di carta

“We liked the idea of exploring this boy’s loss of innocence and making it resonate with that of an entire country”

We chatted with the director about his new film, presented at Bif&st 2023, which is a poetic exploration of a teenager’s discovery of cinema and sex in the 1970s  

04/04/2023 | Bif&st 2023

Erik Gandini  • Director of After Work

Interview: Erik Gandini • Director of After Work

“The challenge was how to capture the future through the present”

The Italian-Swedish director discusses remodelling documentary conventions, imagining the future through the present and envisaging a world without work  

04/04/2023 | CPH:DOX 2023

Review: Mia

Review: Mia

Presented at the 14th Bif&st, Ivano De Matteo’s new drama hits us where it hurts, depicting a teenage victim of manipulation and her parents’ attempt to save her  

30/03/2023 | Bif&st 2023

Cristina Priarone  • Director, Roma Lazio Film Commission

Interview: Cristina Priarone • Director, Roma Lazio Film Commission

“A key characteristic of the association over the past few years is very close collaboration between the Italian film commissions and the regions”

How is the work of film commissions evolving? The president of the Association of Italian Film Commissions answers our question  

29/03/2023 | /Italy

Pierluigi Ferrandini  • Director of Percoco - Il primo mostro d’Italia

Interview: Pierluigi Ferrandini • Director of Percoco - Il primo mostro d’Italia

“Horrendous acts are like short-circuits which help you to realise the entire system is malfunctioning”

The Bari-born director spoke to us about his debut feature film about the man behind the first ever Italian family massacre of the 20th century and the chilling ten days following his crime  

29/03/2023 | Bif&st 2023

Review: Casanova’s Return

Review: Casanova’s Return

In his latest film, Gabriele Salvatores reflects on the passing of time, physical decay, and the relationship between cinema and life  

28/03/2023 | Bif&st 2023

Pappi Corsicato shooting the Netflix series Inganno

Pappi Corsicato shooting the Netflix series Inganno

Based on the British series Gold Digger, the romantic thriller stars Monica Guerritore and Giacomo Gianniotti, is produced by Cattleya and will stream from 2024  

24/03/2023 | Production | Funding | Italy

Danièle and Christopher Thompson  • Creators and co-directors of Bardot

Interview: Danièle and Christopher Thompson • Creators and co-directors of Bardot

“We knew the whole thing would be built on the shoulders of a gem”

The French mother-and-son duo explore the series format for their very first biopic, dedicated to the legendary titular actress  

24/03/2023 | Series Mania 2023

Everything is ready for the 2023 Bif&st

Everything is ready for the 2023 Bif&st

The 14th Bari International Film&Tv Festival will be held from 24 March-1 April, with world premieres, films from all over the world, master classes and a section dedicated to TV drama  

23/03/2023 | Bif&st 2023

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