the 27th Torino Film Festival
Torino Grand Prix
Starting this year, the Torino Film Festival presents Torino Grand Prix, an award which is given each year to filmmakers who, from the surfacing of the nouvelles vagues on, have helped renew the film language, create new aesthetic models and communicate the new trends that are the basis of the most interesting works of contemporary cinema.
This year, the prize will be given to Emir Kusturica, for the inventiveness o...
The 10th edition will be rich in events and well known people.
The main premises of the film festival is the Morlacchi Theatre of Perugia that will host the cultural event between the 6-10 December 2006.
The Grand opening will be held on the 3rd of December at the National Gallery and will include a visit of the museum presented by Enrico Ghezzi and Alexandr Sokurov, Director of Arca Russa, a movie realized using one level of sequence within the Hermitage of San Pietroburgo.
On the 6th of...
Record at the VIENNALE 05 - 86,200 visitors on twelve festival daysOn today's final festival day, the VIENNALE 2005 has come to a happy and successful conclusion. The festival had a total number of 86,200 visitors, thus scoring an increase of 4,600 visitors in comparison to last year's event. (Visitors 2004: 81.600).With fewer films than in last year's program, but more second and partly third screenings, as well as with Künstlerhauskino as additional festival venue, the VIENNALE succeeded to m...
Taking place for the 43rd time (14 –26, 2005), the VIENNALE will present 291 films from 48 countries. The VIENNALE 2005 will open with the gala screening of Woody Allen’s Match Point. (following its sensational premiere at Cannes. A public screening of the program will take place at the Gartenbau at 11pm. The VIENNALE closing gala on Wednesday, October 26, 8.30pm will feature the screening of George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck – a highlight from this year’s Venice Film Festival...
QUINZAINE DES RÉALISATEURS - Directors FortnightFeature FilmsPaul Vecchiali, "À vot' bon coeur" (France) Manda Kunitoshi, "Ano Tonneru" (The Tunnel) (Japan)Mario O'Hara, "Babae sa Breakwater" (Woman of Breakwater) (Philippines) Damien Odoul, "En attendant le déluge" (France)Behrouz Afkhami, "Gavkhouni" (The River's End) (Iran)Thomas Vincent, "Je suis un assassin" (France)Mohsen Amiryoussefi, "Khab é Talkh" (Bitter Dream) (Iran)Mario Martone, "L'Odore del sangue" (L'Odeur du sang) (Italy/Fran...
