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Netflix Launches Italian Version Of Hit Rap Show ‘Rhythm + Flow’ Featuring Local Artists Fabri Fibra, Geolier & Rose Villain
Netflix has greenlighted an Italian edition of its hit rap competition Rhythm + Flow, following in the wake of the hit U.S. original and the successful French version Nouvelle École which is now in its second season.
Amanda, a Zesty Italian Film About Young Female Friendship
“Sometimes I have this feeling that when I go to watch a film, I kind of have a date with the director,” says Italian filmmaker Carolina Cavalli . “To be honest, the best dates.” Cavalli’s debut film, Amanda , centres on a young misfit adrift in Turin, and inspires the same feeling about both its protagonist and director.
Alice Rohrwacher’s ‘La Chimera’ Sells Worldwide After Premiering Positively in Cannes
Alice Rohrwacher’s “La Chimera,” in which “The Crown” star Josh O’Connor plays a British archeologist named Arthur who gets involved in an international network of stolen Etruscan artifacts during the 1980s, has sold worldwide after premiering positively in Cannes.
Helen Mirren Brings Environmental Message to Italy’s Ora! Festival and Warns: “Misogyny Is Always Lurking”
Oscar winner Helen Mirren is an ideal godmother for Italy’s Ora! Fest, a festival featuring films and series highlighting such issues as the environment, sustainability, and social justice, which is taking place in Monopoli, Apulia on Italy’s southern coast June 3-7.
‘The Great Beauty’ Producer Francesca Cima on the Crisis in Italian Cinema
“Of course, I’m happy to be on the list,” she says, “but I wouldn’t say the situation is improving, especially in Italy.” In a wide-ranging discussion with THR Roma , Cima discussed gender equity in the industry, the recent Cannes Film Festival and the state of Italian cinema.
22nd Edition of “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema”
Italians comprise one of the largest immigrant groups in New York City. Italian cinema is also among the most internationally awarded industries.
No wonder then that Italy has become the center of a film festival at the Lincoln Center of New York City for more than two decades: “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema”, with a clear mission: “to offer North American audiences a diverse and extensive lineup of contemporary Italian films.” …
Emanuele Crialese on ‘L’Immensità,’ Penelope Cruz and Transgender Politics
Emanuele Crialese, 58, director of the cult film Respiro (Critics’ Week Award at Cannes in 2002) was born in Rome to Sicilian parents, studied at NYU and made his debut with Once We Were Strangers in 1997. Before that, he had already transitioned from female to male, from Emanuela to Emanuele.
Oscar-Winner Gabriele Salvatores Shooting ‘Napoli – New York’ From a Federico Fellini Treatment – First Look Image
Oscar-winning director Gabriele Salvatores (“Mediterraneo”) is back behind camera on “Napoli – New York” a period immigration drama based on a story written for the screen by Federico Fellini. Felllini co-wrote this tale of two Neapolitan kids who embark on a ship to New York city to escape Italy’s early postwar poverty with his frequent…
A Conversation with Alessandro Borghi (THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS)
Alessandro’s latest endeavor, The Eight Mountains , finds him teaming up with masterful writer directors Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix Van Groeningen .
Renzo Rossellini to Be Honored With Locarno Lifetime Achievement Award
Italian producer, director, and film and TV industry pioneer Renzo Rossellini is being honored with the Locarno Film Festival’s lifetime achievement award. The Swiss fest dedicated to indie cinema will pay tribute to the consummate filmmaker and renaissance man – who as a producer shepherded works by master directors such as Federico Fellini, Lina Wertmüller…