The French premiere of Paolo Virzì’s Five Seconds [+leggi anche:
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The following day will see meetings held in the CNC headquarters, where selected Italian producers will present their projects to French professionals. In 2025, five of the ten showcased projects secured a French co-producer, demonstrating the effectiveness of the initiative.

This year, the Work in Progress line-up consists of nine titles, including new titles by Susanna Nicchiarelli (triumphant in Venice’s Orizzonti section via Nico, 1988 [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Susanna Nicchiarelli
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intervista: Roberto Saviano
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The selected titles are as follows:

Work in Progress

Happy Days - Susanna Nicchiarelli
International sales:  True Colours

The (Ex)periment of Love - Chiara Malta
International sales:  PiperPlay

Seven Makes Heaven - Gianni Zanasi
International sales:  Vision Distribution

Le Angelesse - Roberta Torre
International sales:  Rai Cinema International Distribution

Hello Cruel World - Nicolò Falsetti
International sales:  Fandango Sales

Cattiva Strada - Davide Angiuli
International sales:  Intramovies

From the Dark - Joe Juanne Piras
International sales:  Minerva Pictures

Föa - Margherita Ferrari
International sales:  PiperPlay

Need of You - Ernesto Maria Censori
International sales:  True Colours

Projects

Matteotti - Gianni Amelio
Production:  QMI

The Nursery - Claudio Giovannesi
Production:  Indiana Production

Iside - Maria Sole Tognazzi
Production:  Cattleya

Blue Souvenir - Alain Parroni
Production:  Alcor Film

The Boundary - Federica Cellini
Production:  IBC Movie

Les Italiens - Luca Lucini and Ago Panini
Production:  Minerva Pictures

Loveline - Mara Fondacaro
Production:  Nightswim

The Sunshine Cruise Company – director to be confirmed
Production:  Salice Production