Nanni Moretti Casts Louis Garrel and Jasmine Trinca in New Feature Film ‘It Will Happen Tonight’

Nanni Moretti Casts Louis Garrel and Jasmine Trinca in New Feature Film ‘It Will Happen Tonight’

Palme d’Or-winning Italian auteur Nanni Moretti (“The Son’s Room”) is set to soon return behind camera on the romantic drama “Succederà questa notte” (“It Will Happen Tonight”), starring French star Louis Garrel and Italian A-lister Jasmine Trinca (“La Storia,” “Supersex”).

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How Il Cinema Ritrovato grew from niche event to one of the world’s leading festivals for classic cinema

How Il Cinema Ritrovato grew from niche event to one of the world’s leading festivals for classic cinema

The festival, which boasts Wes Anderson, Alexander Payne and Thierry Frémaux as regulars, runs from June 21-29 in Bologna, Italy.
It’s quite a sight: thousands of people crowded into one of Italy’s most graceful Renaissance squares, Piazza Maggiore in Bologna, all gazing towards a 10-metre-high screen. Some are seated, others standing or perched on the steps of San Petronio cathedral.

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Tiziana Rocca Talks Taormina, Filming Italy Sardegna & Her Vision To “Elevate International Stature” Of Fests While Keeping Them “Rooted In Cultural & Historical Identity”

Tiziana Rocca Talks Taormina, Filming Italy Sardegna & Her Vision To “Elevate International Stature” Of Fests While Keeping Them “Rooted In Cultural & Historical Identity”

Tiziana Rocca is back. The Italian festivals specialist, producer and marketing whizz has just wrapped the latest edition of the starry Taormina Film Festival, marking her triumphant return to the Sicilian event that she headed up for five years before being forced to step down in 2017 due to political turmoil.

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Martin Scorsese Celebrates U.S. Immigrants at Taormina: ‘With the Exception of Native Americans, We’re All Either Immigrants, Children of Immigrants or Descendants of Immigrants’

Martin Scorsese Celebrates U.S. Immigrants at Taormina: ‘With the Exception of Native Americans, We’re All Either Immigrants, Children of Immigrants or Descendants of Immigrants’

Martin Scorsese played up his Sicilian roots and the impact of waves of immigration on the United States as he received a lifetime achievement award Thursday evening at the Taormina Film Festival.

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