CINEMA MADE IN ITALY: 1 – 5 MARCH 2017
This seventh edition of the festival brings a brand new array of cinematic delights to the South Kensington cinema, with an alluring line-up of recent Italian productions, plus Q&A sessions with the film-makers. The five day annual event is organised by Istituto Luce - Cinecittà’s promotional department in Rome (Filmitalia), with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute in London, the official agency for the promotion of Italian language and culture in England and Wales. For further details on their activities, please visit: www.filmitalia.org / www.icilondon.esteri.it.
This year’s programme comprises the following nine feature films:
7 MINUTES (7 Minuti), directed by Michele Placido – Opening Night
THE CONFESSIONS (Le Confessioni), directed by Roberto Andò
EARS (Orecchie), directed by Alessandro Aronadio
IN GUERRA PER AMORE, directed by Pierfrancesco Diliberto aka Pif
I WAS A DREAMER (Il più grande sogno), directed by Michele Vannucci
PAWN STREETS (Le Ultime Cose), directed by Irene Dionisio
PERICLE THE BLACK (Pericle il Nero), directed by Stefano Mordini
SLAM (Tutto per una ragazza), directed by Andrea Molaioli
VANGELO, directed by Pippo Delbono
Opening night film 7 MINUTES (7 Minuti) was selected for the 29th Tokyo International Film Festival Competition, and was in the official selection at the 2016 Rome International Film Festival. The Biennale College Cinema gem EARS (Orecchie) screened at the 2016 Venice International Film Festival, as did Michele Vannucci’s I WAS A DREAMER (Il più grande sogno), Pippo Delbono’s VANGELO, and Irene Dionisio’s PAWN STREETS (Le Ultime Cose). PERICLE THE BLACK (Pericle il Nero), starring Italy’s much-loved Riccardo Scamarcio, was in the Un Certain Regard section at last year’s Cannes International Film Festival. Roberto Andò’s THE CONFESSIONS (Le Confessioni), starring Toni Servillo, Daniel Auteuil and Connie Nielsen, has screened at a multitude of festivals around the world, and was awarded the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the 2016 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Pierfrancesco Diliberto aka Pif is back with his latest feature film IN GUERRA PER AMORE, which was shown at both the Rome and Busan International Film Festivals last October. Andrea Molaioli’s SLAM (Tutto per una ragazza), featuring Luca Marinelli and based on Nick Hornby’s novel of the same name, premiered at the recent Torino Film Festival.