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Iconic Italian star Monica Vitti is a stateside tribute with the posthumous festival “Monica Vitti: La Modernista,” presented by Film at Lincoln Center and Cinecittà. The actress, who died in 2022, was immortalized onscreen with her famed collaborations with auteurs Michelangelo Antonioni and Luis Buñuel. Now, the 14-film series at FLC will be the...

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The David di Donatello is the most prestigious Italian film award: it’s our version of the Oscar. The 70th edition of the award was held yesterday and crowned Vermiglio by Maura Delpero, which won seven trophies, including Best Film and Best Director (the first time a woman has won the David in this category). Vermiglio also won the David di Donate...

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  L'attrice italoamericana Ellen Pompeo premiata con una stella sulla Walk of Fame di Hollywood Martin Scorsese annuncia un film che conterrà l’ultima intervista di Papa Francesco Immigrati che hanno costruito l'Italian Market di South Philadelphia celebrati in nuovi murales Ray Romano e Sebastian Maniscalco scherzano sulle Alpi italiane in un prom...

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Open Roads: New Italian Cinema is the premier showcase for the most compelling voices in contemporary Italian filmmaking. This year’s edition presents 14 new feature films, ranging from works by acclaimed directors returning to Open Roads, to notable debuts by four new filmmakers—underscoring the breadth and vitality of Italian cinema today. Many o...

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Martin Scorsese has made a documentary with the late Pope Francis that will feature conversations between the pontiff and Scorsese, including what the film-makers say was the pope’s final in-depth on-camera interview. Aldeas – A New Story will detail the work of Scholas Occurrentes, a non-profit, international organisation founded by the pope in 20...

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Steven Spielberg proclaimed “The Godfather” the “greatest American film ever made,” Robert De Niro teasingly bemoaned being cast in the sequel and not the original and Harrison Ford fought back tears reflecting on his role in the 1974 film, “The Conversation.” At the center of it all was Francis Ford Coppola, who on Saturday received the AFI Life A...

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After a career spanning 50 years, legendary Godfather actor Al Pacino will be thanking his lucky stars at turning 85 today. The kid from the wrong side of the tracks calls his entire life a "moon shot" – having survived a tough childhood in the Bronx, where three of his closest gang friends ended up "dead by 30 from heroin".  After he began drinkin...

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The final farewell to Pope Francis is bringing hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from every continent to Rome, many Romans, and 170 delegations of royals, heads of state and government from around the world, leaders of supranational organizations, and representatives of other religions. All in Rome, for a day once again as the "caput mundi." But wh...

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Il Piemonte si dirige in Michigan per una missione strategica per il campo dell'automotive Il Russo Brothers Italian American Filmmaker Forum annuncia i destinatari dei grant per il 2025 Per ora è piccola la diminuzione dei viaggiatori italiani negli Stati Uniti, al contrario delle merci che scendono quasi del 10% New Jersey Digest celebra la cult...

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We are delighted to announce the 2025 grant recipients for the Russo Brothers Italian American Filmmaker Forum (RBIAFF)! AGBO and the ISDA were amazed by the range and depth of this year’s applications and can’t wait to see this year’s grant recipients stories come to life. ST. JOSEPH directed by Maky Rupert, LUIGI LOOKALIKE directed by Luke Salvat...

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