RAI Cinema Chief Paolo Del Brocco on Selling ‘Heads or Tails’ in Cannes

RAI Cinema Chief Paolo Del Brocco on Selling ‘Heads or Tails’ in Cannes and a New Victor Kossakovsky Doc Made With Italian Botanist Stefano Mancuso

Roughly a year after its launch, Italian state broadcaster RAI’s new sales unit for film is at Cannes with its first full-fledged slate headlined by surreal Western “Heads or Tails” starring John C. Reilly as Buffalo Bill during his stay in Italy that is launching in Un Certain Regard.

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Mario Martone Talks Cannes-Bound ‘Fuori’ Starring Valeria Golino

Mario Martone Talks Cannes-Bound ‘Fuori’ Starring Valeria Golino

Italian auteur Mario Martone, who last competed for the Cannes Palm d’Or in 2022 with “Nostalgia,” will soon be back on the Croisette with “Fuori” a drama set in 1980 Rome that depicts a specific period in the life of feminist writer Goliarda Sapienza who is best known for posthumously published erotic novel “The Art of Joy.”

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Women Dominate Italy’s David di Donatello Awards: ‘Vermiglio’ Sweeps, ‘Art of Joy’ and ‘Gloria!’ Emerge as Big Winners

Women Dominate Italy’s David di Donatello Awards: ‘Vermiglio’ Sweeps, ‘Art of Joy’ and ‘Gloria!’ Emerge as Big Winners

Women dominated Italy’s David di Donatello Awards with Maura Delpero’s Venice Silver Lion winner “Vermiglio” taking top honors and Valeria Golino’s female empowerment drama “The Art of Joy” and Margherita Vicario’s directorial debut “Gloria!” also scoring multiple statuettes.

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