The Documentary Cinematheque of the Bpi (Bibliothèque publique d’information) at the Centre Pompidou in Paris is celebrating the work of Italian film-maker Pier Paolo Pasolini. From April 1st to June 21st a season of documentaries will make 20 of his films available online, together with a selection of Italian films from the 1980’s to the present “all containing echoes, …
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The Associazione festival italiani di cinema (AFIC) has published the results of a survey conducted in 2020 showing how festivals across the country are changing. Of the 142 Italian film festivals participating in the study, “62% say they are considering a hybrid form for their next edition”. More than a third of festivals see this obligatory change …
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The 15th Bergamo film festival – the Integrazione Film Festival (IFF) – is being held from April 7th to 11th. Organized by Ruah, a social cooperative, in collaboration with Lab 80 Film, this year’s IFF will be streamed and, if the context permits, shown live at Bergamo’s Auditorium. It’s an international competition for short films and documentaries …
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In 2019 the Direzione Generale Cinema e audiovisivo, part of Italy’s Ministry of Culture, created this fund. The goal is to strengthen international collaboration by encouraging Italian film-makers to think globally – “promoting cross-border co-productions while also helping Italian and European films and audiovisual productions find distribution in Italy and abroad”. Among the winners of the …
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Organized by Rete degli Spettatori and MyMovies, A TUTTO SCERMO continues its mission of creating an outlet for independent films and documentaries. From February 19th to April 18th 2021, a selection of 10 documentaries produced in Italy will be available on demand on the MyMovies platform. This year the documentaries have been chosen to “illustrate the variety of approaches …
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The TorinoFilmLab and the Annecy Festival of Italian Film launch Alpi Film Lab to strengthen film industry links between France and Italy. Two courses will be offered: to professionals and to French and Italian students. Timetable for professionals: AlpiFilmLab will help develop eight feature film projects with potential for cross-border co-production (dramas, documentaries and animated …
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The Best Feature Film Award at the 32nd Trieste Film Festival went to “Dasatskisi” (Beginning) by Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili. With a first screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, this Franco-Georgian co-production was also selected at Cannes in 2020. Yana (Ia Sukhitashvili), the wife of a Jehovah’s Witness leader, finds her familiar world slowly crumbling around …
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