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Oscars 2025: Italy Backs WWII Drama ‘Vermiglio’ for International Feature Race
Maura Delpero’s period feature follows a rural family living far away from the fighting but deeply impacted by the global war.
Maura Delpero’s Venice Silver Lion Winner ‘Vermiglio’ Is Italy’s Oscar Candidate
recently won the Venice Film Festival’s Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize, has been designated as Italy’s candidate for the best international feature film category of the 2025 Academy Awards.
The drama, which is set at the end of World War II in an Alpine village where the arrival of a soldier causes disruption in the dynamics between three sisters, had its North American premiere after Venice in the special presentations section at Toronto.
Oscars: Italy Submits ‘Vermiglio’ To International Feature Film Race
Italy has selected Vermiglio to represent it in the Best International Feature Film category of the 97th Academy Awards. The second feature from Maura Delpero, Vermiglio premiered in Competition at the Venice Film Festival, winning the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize.
Isabella Rossellini to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor at 2024 European Film Awards
The Italian-American star, daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian film director Roberto Rossellini, was a successful fashion model — famously for French cosmetics brand Lancôme — before shifting into acting.
Isabella Rossellini to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award From European Film Academy
Isabella Rossellini will be honoured during the upcoming European Film Awards with a lifetime achievement award celebrating her body of work as an actor and filmmaker. The Italian model and movie star, who is the daughter of Swedish actor Ingrid Bergman and Italian director Roberto Rossellini, made her acting debut in 1979 in the Taviani…
Italy Submits WWII Drama ‘Vermiglio’ for Oscars International Race
The Oscars international feature film race got another strong competitor on Tuesday when Italy announced it would submit “Vermiglio” as its entry for the 97th Academy Awards. Written and directed by Maura Delpero, the film won the Silver Lion in Venice earlier this month. Delpero’s drama is set in 1944 in the titular alpine village.
Sideshow & Janus Films Take North American Rights To Venice Grand Jury Prize Winner ‘Vermiglio’
Sideshow and Janus Films have acquired all North American rights to Vermiglio, written, directed and produced by Maura Delpero. The drama recently had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival where it won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize. Yesterday, it screened in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival.
Irene Maiorino Is Inspired by Classic Italian Cinema
Since 2018, My Brilliant Friend has been airing to critical acclaim and relatively quiet fanfare on HBO (it’s an “if you know, you know” kind of show). The Italian co-production is an adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan nove…
Daniel Craig Could Land His First Oscar Nomination for Luca Guadagnino’s Sexually Charged Drama ‘Queer’
James Bond. Benoit Blanc. Joe Bang. These iconic characters have become synonymous with Daniel Craig’s career. Now, Craig adds William Lee, a drug-addicted gay American expat, to that list in Luca Guadagnino’s sexually charged and fantastical love story, “Queer.” The film made its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday, where …
In New Documentary, Andrea Bocelli Shares Brilliant Voice And Hidden Talents – Horseback Riding And Echolocation – Toronto Film Festival
Andrea Bocelli possesses not only an extraordinary operatic voice, but another unique gift – the capacity to sense sound bouncing off of surfaces. Except, he doesn’t think it’s such an unusual ability at all. “It’s basically the concept that bats use for their orientation.