Bringing the best of Italian cinema to US theaters.
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Cinema Made in Italy
The Cinema Made in Italy program promotes and distributes contemporary Italian films to theaters in the United States, insuring that the best of Italian cinema is always available to fans, no matter where they live in the country. The series is an initiative sponsored by Cinecittà and is managed by Deutchman Company Inc, which handles the marketing and distribution of the films. In previous years, the initiative has released or supported such films as Paolo Sorrentino’s Academy Award winning Best Foreign Language Film,“The Great Beauty,” Valeria Golino’s “Honey,” Marco Bellochio’s “Dormant Beauty,” Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Me and You,” Nanni Moretti’s “Mia Madre” and Gianfranco Rosi’s Academy Award nominated Best Documentary, “Fire at Sea” among others.
The lush and breathtaking beauty of the Alps, filmed with painterly grace under natural light from frigid winter to redemptive spring, provides the physical and emotional backdrop for Vermiglio, Maura Delpero ‘s visionary film, which won the Silver Lion at the 2024 Venice Film Festival. This singular portrait of a sprawling family, set in the small, mountainous village of Vermiglio during the waning days of WWII, follows a series of dramatic, consequential events after the arrival of a taciturn Sicilian soldier (Giuseppe De Domenico,) who hides out in the town after deserting the army. While there, the soldier develops a romance with the family’s eldest daughter, Lucia (Martina Scrinzi.) Vermiglio shows the lives of a provincial family in a remote village suspended in time by the customs of a fading era.
Conjuring stories from her own family’s past, Delpero creates a deep personal and human tale that recalls the great neorealist movement in Italian cinema, but through Lucia’s perspective Vermiglio feels distinct and novel.
Italy’s Official Selection for the 2025 Academy Awards.
2025 Golden Globe Nominee, Best International Film
2025 Gotham Awards Nominee, Best International Film
Official Selection, 2025 Venice Film Festival
Opens in Theaters
December 25, 2024
New York City – IFC Center
January 3, 2025
Los Angeles – LAEMMLE ROYAL
Chicago – Gene Siskel Film Center
January 17, 2025
Cincinnati – Mariemont
Columbus, OH – Gateway Film Center
January 24, 2025
Santa Barbara – SBIFF Film Center
Louisville – Speed Art Museum
Atlanta – The Tara
January 31
Cleveland – Cleveland Cinematheque
Kidnapped
KIDNAPPED a film by Marco Bellocchio
From one of Italy’s most revered directors, Kidnapped is the true story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, who in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family by the Pope, to be raised as a Christian. His parents’ struggle to free their son became part of a larger political battle that pitted the papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.
“I thrilled to this movie… a gripping, heartbreaking true-political crime story from the pages of history. It is a full-tilt melodrama with the passionate vehemence of Victor Hugo or Charles Dickens.” –Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Official Selection, Cannes International Film Festival
Official Selection, New York Film Festival
Only in Theaters
May 24, 2024
New York City – Quad Cinemas Four
New York City – Film at Lincoln Center
May 31, 2024
Los Angeles – Laemmle Royal
Pasadena, CA – Landmark Pasadena
Encino, CA – Town Center 5
Glendale, CA – Laemmle Glendale
Santa Barbara, CA – Riviera Theater
Chicago – Gene Siskel Film Center
Boston – Kendall Square
Waltham, MA – Embassy Performing Arts Center
Washington, DC – Landmark E Street Cinema
San Francisco – Opera Plaza Cinemas 4
San Rafael, CA – Smith rafael Film Center
Huntington, NY – Cinema Arts Center
Hartford, CT – Cinestudio
June 7, 2024
Pleasantville, NY – Jacob Burns Film Center
Bethel, CT – Greenwood Features
Denver – Chez Artiste
Philadelphia – Ritz Five
pITTSBURGH – mANOR 4
Atlanta – Midtown Art Cinemas 8
San Diego – Hillcrest Cinemas
Coral Gables, FL – Landmark at Merrick Park 7
Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Paradigm Cinemas Gateway
Lake Worth, FL – Lake Worth Playhouse
Bonita Springs, FL – Prado Stadium 12
Minneapolis – Lagoon Cinema
Minneapolis – MSP at the Main
Ft. Worth, TX – Modern Art Museum
columbus, OH – Gateway Film Center 8
Scottsdale, AZ – Shea 14 Theater
Sedona, AZ – Mary D. Fisher Theater
ShorelinE, WA – Crest Cinema Center
Albany, NY – Scene One Spectrum 8
Richmond, VA – Movieland 17 at Boulevard Square
TacomA, WA – Grand Cinema 4 Tacoma
Santa Fe, NM – CCA Cinematheque
Springfield, MO – Moxie CinemA 2
Iowa City, IA – FilmScene
Dedham, MA – Dedham Community Theater
Rockport, MA – Cape Ann Community Cinema
June 14, 2024
Indianapolis – Keystone Art Cinema 7
St. Louis – Plaza Frontenac
Bedford, NY – Bedford Playhouse
Pelham, NY – Pelham Picture House
Millerton, NY – Moviehouse
Eugene, OR – Broadway Metro
San Diego, CA – Digital Gym Cinema
Wilmington, DE – The Screening Room at 1313
Wilmette, IL – Wilmette Theater
New Orleans – Prytania Theaters at canal Place
June 18, 2024
Cleveland, OH – Cleveland Cinematheque
July 5, 2024
Daytona Beach, FL – Cinematique of Daytona
July 9, 2024
Kingston, WA – Kingston Firehouse Theater
July 12, 2024
Jefferson City, MO – Capitol City Cinema
Fort Worth, TX – Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
More to come soon…
Io Capitano
IO CAPITANO a film by Matteo Garrone
Reminiscent of “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Io Capitano” tells the epic story of a teenage boy who, together with his cousin, decides to leave Dakar in Senegal and make his way to Europe. Embarking on an odyssey, the young man must overcome a series of obstacles, from the plight of the desert to the horrors of detention centers in Libya and the dangers of the sea.
Shot over 13 weeks in Senegal, Italy and Morocco with a cast of non-professional actors, the uplifting film explores the ambiguities and contradictions of human beings, in which the hopes, dreams and ambitions of the main characters turn into a struggle for survival. Due to his humanist message, the film received a special screening at the European Union parliament in November.
“Io Capitano” has earned unanimous praise in the festival circuit, including in Variety. Guy Lodge described it as a “complete odyssey” and said it was “hard not to get caught up in the film’s great emotional range.”
Garrone is best known for directing the organized crime saga “Gomorrah.” He penned “Io Capitano” with Massimo Gaudioso, Massimo Ceccherini and Andrea Tagliaferri, based on true stories of emigration from Africa to Europe.
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE – BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
WINNER: Silver Lion, 2023 Venice Film Festival
Only in Theaters
February 22, 2024
Los Angeles – Laemmle Royal
February 23, 2024
New York, NY – Quad Cinemas 4
New York, NY – EMPIRE 25 Theaters
New York, NY – Cinema 1,2,3
nEW yORK, ny – nEW pLAZA cINEMA
Los Angeles, CA – Laemmle Royal
West Hollywood, CA – Landmark Theatres Sunset 5
Pasadena, CA – Landmark Pasadena
Burbank, CA – Burbank 16
Cambridge, MA – Landmark Kendall Square Cinema
Scottsdale, AZ – Shea 14 Theatre
Bethesda, MD – Bethesda Row Cinema
Washington, DC – Landmark E Street Cinema
Chicago, IL – Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema
CHICAGO, IL – River East 21
San Francisco, CA – Opera Plaza Cinemas 4
San Francisco, CA – AMC’s Metreon 16
Atlanta, GA – Midtown Art Cinemas 8
Philadelphia, PA – PFS Bourse
Fairfax, VA – Angelika Film Center Mosaic
Fairfax, VA – Cinema Arts Theater Fairfax
Portland, OR – Living Room Portland
cORAL gABLES, fl – cORAL gABLES aRT cINEMA
February 28, 2024
Miramar, PR – Fine Arts Cinema Miramar
Hato Rey, PR – Fine Arts Cafe @ Popular Center
March 1, 2024
Encino, CA – Town Center 5
Glendale, CA – Laemmle Glendale
Pleasantville, NY – Jacob Burns Film Center
Sag Harbor, NY – Sah Harbor Cinema Arts Center
Malverne, NY – Malverne Cinema 5
Dallas, TX – Angelika Film Center and Cafe
Plano, TX – Angelika Film Center and Cafe
Houston, TX – AMC Houston 8
San Diego, CA – Angelika Film Center Carmel
San Diego, CA – Town Square All Stadium 14
San Diego, CA – Digital Gym Cinema
San Diego, CA – Hillcrest Cinemas
Santa Rosa, CA – Summerfield Cinemas 5
San Rafael, CA – Smith rafael Film Center
Claremont, CA – Claremont 5
Huntington, NY – Cinema Arts Centre
Cleveland Heights, OH – Cedar Lee Theater
Columbus, OH – Gateway Film Center 8
Cincinnati – Esquire Theater
Overland Park, KS – Glenwood Arts
Ashville, NC – Fine Arts Theater
Charlotte, NC – AMC Carolina Pavilion
Denver – Chez Artiste
Seattle – AMC Seattle 10
Shoreline, WA – Crest Cinema Center
Richmond, VA – Movieland 17 at Boulevard Square
Rockport, ME – Cape Ann Community Cinema
Cleveland Heights, OH – Cedar Lee Theaters
March 6, 2024
WALTHAM, MA – EMBASSY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
March 8, 2024
Sacramento, CA – Tower Theatre
Sebastopol, CA – Rialto Cinemas 9
Berkeley, CA – Elmwood 6
Chico, CA – Pageant Theater
Honolulu, HI – Kahala Theatres 8
Minneapolis, MN – MSP Film at the Main
Santa Barbara, CA – Riviera
Rockport, MA – Cape Ann Community Cinema
Portland, ME – Nickelodeon Cinemas 6
Vineyard Haven, MA – Marth’s Vineyard Film Center
Santa Fe, NM – Violet Crown Cinema – Santa Fe 11
Santa Fe, NM – CCA Cinematheque
Omaha – Film Streams at the Ruth Sokolof Theater
Chapel Hill, NC – Chelsea Art Theater
Ashville, NC – Fine Arts Theater
Winston-Salem, NC – Aperture Cinema
Charlotte, NC The Independent Picture House
Indianapolis – Keystone Art Cinema 7
Frontenac, MO – Plaza Frotenac Cinema
Salt Lake City – Broadway Centre Cinemas
Sandy, UT – Megaplex @ Jordan Commons
Harrisburg, PA – Midtown Cinema 3
Eugene, OR – Eugene Art House
Rhinebeck, NY – STARR CinemaOrinda CA – Orinda
New Orleans – Prytania Theaters at canal Place
Grand Papids, MI – The Celebration North
Portage, MI – Celebration Cinema CrossroadS 15
Okemos, MI – Studio C!
Birmingham, MI – Emagine Palladium 15
Memphis, TN – Malco Cordova 16
Springfield, MO – Moxie Cinema 2
Duluth, MN – Zinema 2
Glenview, IL – Lanmark at the Glen
Bryn Mawr, PA – Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Dayton, OH – Neon Movies
Tacoma, WA – Grand Cinema 4- Tacoma
Key West, FL – Tropic Cinema Key West
Port Townsend, WA -Rose Theatre
New York, NY – Roxy Cinema Tribeca
Jacksonville, FL – Sun-Ray Cinema
Lewes, DE – Cinema Art Theatre
March 9. 2024
Providence, RI – Columbia Theater
March 13, 2024
Boulder, CO – Boedecker Theater
March 14, 2024
GainEsville, FL – Hippodrome, Gainesville
March 15, 2024
Sedona, AZ – Mary D. Fisher Theatre
Napa, CA – Jarvis Conservatory
St. Petersburg, FL – Green Light Cinema
Tulsa, OK – Circle Cinema
AUSTIN, TX – AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY CINEMA
MONTCLAIR, NJ – CLAIRIDGE CINEMAS 6
Newburyport, MA – Newburyport Screening Room
Arabi, LA – Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge
Wilmington, DE – The Screening Room at 1313
Wilmette, IL – Wilmette Theatres
Somerville, MA – Somerville
March 17, 2024
Summit, NJ – Film Society of Summit
March 22, 2024
Williamstown, MA – Images Cinema
great barrtington, MA – Triplex Cinema
Pelham, NY – Pelham Picture House
Millerton, NY – Moviehouse
Des Moines, IA – Varsity Theater
Long Beach, CA – Art Theater
Oklahoma City, OK – Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Little Rock, AK – Riverdale 10
Akron, OK – Nightlight Cinema
March 23, 2024
Hudson, NY – Time and Space Limited
March 29, 2024
Montgomery, AL – Capri Community Film Society
Savannah, GA – Cinema SAvannah
Lincoln, NE – Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center
Twin Falls, ID – The Lamphouse Theater
April 5, 2024
Park City, UT – Park City Film Series
Fort Worth, TX – Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Lancaster, PA – Zoetropolis
Daytona Beach, FL – Cinematheque of Daytona
Bedford, NY – Bedford Playhouse
April 6, 2024
Bloomington, IN – Ryder Cinema
April 12, 2024
Milwaukee, WI – Oriental Theater
April 22, 2024
Tunkhannock, PA – Dietrich Theater
May 3, 2024
Rochester, MN – Pop’s Art Theater
May 6, 2024
Oxnard, CA – Plaza Cinema 14
May 10, 2024
Buffalo, NY – North Park Theater
Flint, MI – Flint Institute of Arts
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