The 10th edition of Filming Italy - Los Angeles, created and directed by Tiziana Rocca (Agnus Dei), will take place from February 19 to 22, 2025, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, APA (Association of Audiovisual Producers), the Italian Consulate General, and ITA (Italian Trade Agency).The festival promotes Italy a...
READ MOREJoin us for an early Valentine's Day celebration with a screening of Palermo: Amore e Fontane, a love letter to the city of Palermo. The screening will begin At CCF (8 East 69th Street | New York, NY) at 6:30 pm on Saturday, February 8th and is preceded by a thirty minute cocktail reception. After the film's conclusion, a short Q and A with the dir...
READ MOREThe screening at the UN of the stunning new film, Cabrini, portraying the hardships faced by vulnerable migrants moving to New York City at the turn of the last century, provides a timely reminder that there’s still much that needs to be done to help vulnerable people on the move everywhere today. That’s the message from the star of the film, Crist...
READ MOREPart of the “magic of the movies” is undoubtedly the musical score which swells below the images and heightens our emotional response to the story unfolding on the screen. One of the most talented practitioners of this special art is Michael Giacchino. Michael Giacchino was born in Riverside Township, New Jersey, on October 10, 1967. His paternal g...
READ MOREA force in the movie industry since her leading performance in David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” in 1986, Isabella Rossellini scored her first Oscar nomination on Thursday for her supporting role as a Vatican nun in “Conclave.” After the nomination, Rossellini released a video in which she paid tribute to her parents, Ingrid Bergman and Robert Rossellini...
READ MOREA massive box-office sensation in Italy, where it’s among the country’s top 10 highest-grossers of all-time, Paola Cortellesi’s black-and-white drama There’s Still Tomorrow is, remarkably, the director’s first feature. After racking up six David di Donatello Awards, the post-war drama will arrive on March 7 in the United States from Greenwich Enter...
READ MOREFrancesco Frisari’s innovative short film “The Prompt” is making waves in the international festival circuit, garnering prestigious recognition including the Best AI Film Award at the New York Shorts International Film Festival and an Official Selection at the renowned Turin Film Festival (42TFF). The 14-minute experimental animation film, which cl...
READ MOREDear friends, Welcome to the 2025 of We the Italians! The year begins with an important news for us. After 85,000 free contents, the first articles for those who would like to subscribe have appeared on our Facebook page. So many of you have asked us how to “subscribe” to We the Italians or help us grow, and today there is this tool that, for the p...
READ MOREIn a moving story that spans several decades, “The Macaluso Sisters” follows five orphaned sisters born and raised in an apartment on Palermo’s outskirts. They support themselves by renting out pigeons for events, a unique and symbolic business that reflects their resourcefulness and the transient nature of their lives. Directed by Emma Dante, who...
READ MOREThe Italian film "C'è Ancora Domani" (translated as "There’s Still Tomorrow"), directed by Paola Cortellesi, has officially been included in the longlist of films vying for a nomination for Best Picture at the 2025 Academy Awards. This marks a significant achievement for the Italian cinema industry, as the movie joins the ranks of the over 200 film...
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