The Janus-headed The Facts of Murder looks back to the earlier neorealist docudramas of director, co-writer, and star Pietro Germi, while also presaging the sharply observed satirical outlook of films like Divorce Italian Style and Seduced and Abandoned. In the film, the comedic elements are mostly limited to the broad, almost caricatural handling of bumbling secondary characters. The primary storyline, involving an investigation into two ostensibly related crimes, is handled more like a police procedural along the lines of Jules Dassin’s The Naked City, albeit without that film’s authoritative narration.
The Facts of Murder’s central location is an apartment block. Quickly sketching in a number of characters and their relationships in the aftermath of the opening burglary, the film codes the victim, Commendatore Anzaloni (Ildebrando Santafe), as gay, and it’s suggested that the criminal might’ve been one of his pickups. But the focus of...
The Facts of Murder’s central location is an apartment block. Quickly sketching in a number of characters and their relationships in the aftermath of the opening burglary, the film codes the victim, Commendatore Anzaloni (Ildebrando Santafe), as gay, and it’s suggested that the criminal might’ve been one of his pickups. But the focus of...
- 1/4/2024
- by Budd Wilkins
- Slant Magazine
Bill Murray, Wes Anderson, Ron Howard, Bret Easton Ellis and Hirokazu Kore-eda all confirmed for masterclasses.
Bill Murray will receive the lifetime achievement award from this year’s Rome Film Fest (Oct 17-27) in an accolade to be presented by longtime collaborator Wes Anderson with whom he has worked on films including The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou and Moonrise Kingdom.
Anderson will also host a masterclass with Murray.
Additionally, the festival will host the a screening of Ron Howard’s documentary Pavarotti and a masterclass with the Us director.
The complete line-up of the festival will be unveiled onf...
Bill Murray will receive the lifetime achievement award from this year’s Rome Film Fest (Oct 17-27) in an accolade to be presented by longtime collaborator Wes Anderson with whom he has worked on films including The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou and Moonrise Kingdom.
Anderson will also host a masterclass with Murray.
Additionally, the festival will host the a screening of Ron Howard’s documentary Pavarotti and a masterclass with the Us director.
The complete line-up of the festival will be unveiled onf...
- 6/24/2019
- by Gabriele Niola
- ScreenDaily
Martin Scorsese will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award and take part in an interview about his career and Italian cinema at this year’s Rome Film Festival (October 18-28).
The iconic director will present the restored version of an as-yet undisclosed Italian classic film and serve as the subject of an in-conversation session with festival director Antonio Monda. His award will be presented to him by Italian director Paolo Taviani.
Also among the festival’s Close Encounters interview program will be Sigourney Weaver, Cinema Paradiso director Giuseppe Tornatore, artist and screenwriter Pierre Bismuth, acclaimed Italian DoP’s Luca Bigazzi and Arnaldo Catinari as well as feted editors Giogiò Franchini and Esmeralda Calabria.
Rome is also revealing snippets of its film lineup today, including Notti Magiche by Paolo Virzì, retrospectives of Peter Sellers and Maurice Pialat, the restoration of Italiani Brava Gente by Giuseppe De Santis and an exhibition on Marcello Mastroianni.
The iconic director will present the restored version of an as-yet undisclosed Italian classic film and serve as the subject of an in-conversation session with festival director Antonio Monda. His award will be presented to him by Italian director Paolo Taviani.
Also among the festival’s Close Encounters interview program will be Sigourney Weaver, Cinema Paradiso director Giuseppe Tornatore, artist and screenwriter Pierre Bismuth, acclaimed Italian DoP’s Luca Bigazzi and Arnaldo Catinari as well as feted editors Giogiò Franchini and Esmeralda Calabria.
Rome is also revealing snippets of its film lineup today, including Notti Magiche by Paolo Virzì, retrospectives of Peter Sellers and Maurice Pialat, the restoration of Italiani Brava Gente by Giuseppe De Santis and an exhibition on Marcello Mastroianni.
- 6/25/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
ZamaThe programme for the 2017 edition of the Venice Film Festival has been unveiled, and includes new films from Darren Aronofsky, Lucrecia Martel, Frederick Wiseman, Alexander Payne, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Abdellatif Kechiche, Takeshi Kitano and many more.COMPETITIONmother! (Darren Aronofsky)First Reformed (Paul Schrader)Sweet Country (Warwick Thornton)The Leisure Seeker (Paolo Virzi)Una Famiglia (Sebastiano Riso)Ex Libris - The New York Public Library (Frederick Wiseman)Angels Wear White (Vivian Qu)The Whale (Andrea Pallaoro)Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Martin McDonagh)Foxtrot (Samuel Maoz)Ammore e malavita (Manetti Brothers)Jusqu'a la garde (Xavier Legrand)The Third Murder (Hirokazu Kore-eda)Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (Abdellatif Kechiche)Lean on Pete (Andrew Haigh)L'insulte (Ziad Doueiri)La Villa (Robert Guediguian)The Shape of Water (Guillermo del Toro)Suburbicon (George Clooney)Human Flow (Ai Weiwei)Downsizing (Alexander Payne)Out Of COMPETITIONFeaturesOur Souls at Night (Ritesh Batra)Il Signor Rotpeter (Antonietta de Lillo)Victoria...
- 7/27/2017
- MUBI
Venice Announces 2017 Lineup, Including ‘The Shape of Water,’ ‘Suburbicon,’ ‘mother!,’ and Many More
Will 2017 be the year that Venice gets its king-making mojo back? After a steady run of debuting recent best picture winners — from “Spotlight” to “Birdman” — the festival missed out on last year’s big winner, “Moonlight,” which bowed at Telluride. This year’s lineup is a promising one, and while it’s still very early in the process, it’s difficult not to pick through today’s announcement of the festival’s slate and not search for the big contenders.
As was previously announced, the festival will open with Alexander Payne’s social satire “Downsizing,” starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig. The festival will also play home to the premiere of the Netflix original “Our Souls at Night,” as part of their planned tribute to stars Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. Annette Bening will lead the competition jury, ending an 11-year succession of male jury chiefs.
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As was previously announced, the festival will open with Alexander Payne’s social satire “Downsizing,” starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig. The festival will also play home to the premiere of the Netflix original “Our Souls at Night,” as part of their planned tribute to stars Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. Annette Bening will lead the competition jury, ending an 11-year succession of male jury chiefs.
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- 7/27/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
‘Movie Talks’ will also feature John Hurt, Jonathan Demme and Roman Coppola among others.
The 8th Rome film Festival (Nov 8-17) will again offer audiences on-stage conversations with actors and directors.
Those taking part in the Movie Talks series include Silence of the Lambs director Jonathan Demme, following the world premiere screening of Fear of Falling, presented in the CinemaXXI section, dedicated to new trends in international cinema.
Other on-stage conversations will take place with Spanish director and screenwriter Álex de la Iglesia, veteran British actor John Hurt and Italian comedian Checco Zalone.
Each will meet the audience to talk about his relationship with cinema, commenting on the most significant film scenes in his career and answering questions from the audience.
A notable addition is a conversation that will take place between director, screenwriter, and producer Wes Anderson and director, actor and producer Roman Coppola. The duo will discuss their long-term collaboration, having worked...
The 8th Rome film Festival (Nov 8-17) will again offer audiences on-stage conversations with actors and directors.
Those taking part in the Movie Talks series include Silence of the Lambs director Jonathan Demme, following the world premiere screening of Fear of Falling, presented in the CinemaXXI section, dedicated to new trends in international cinema.
Other on-stage conversations will take place with Spanish director and screenwriter Álex de la Iglesia, veteran British actor John Hurt and Italian comedian Checco Zalone.
Each will meet the audience to talk about his relationship with cinema, commenting on the most significant film scenes in his career and answering questions from the audience.
A notable addition is a conversation that will take place between director, screenwriter, and producer Wes Anderson and director, actor and producer Roman Coppola. The duo will discuss their long-term collaboration, having worked...
- 11/6/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Mario Sesti programmes retrospective and preview strand in new museum Maxxi.
The Rome Film Festival (Nov 8 -17) is renewing Cinema at Maxxi, the series of film events curated by Mario Sesti.
Before the festival, between September 14 – November 6, recently launched museum Maxxi (the National Museum of 21st Century Arts) will host retrospectives, meetings with actors and directors, lectures and previews of documentaries and features.
Series The Forgotten will offer a retrospective of classics spanning postwar Italian cinema to the end of the seventies, opening with Pietro Germi’s Divorce Italian Style (Divorzio all’Italiana), followed by a conversation with Italian actor and director Carlo Verdone and curator Mario Sesti.
The strand will also include films by Mario Monicelli, Antonio Pietrangeli, Riccardo Freda, and Steno among others.
Doc series Meet Exceptional Men and Women launches with Girl Models, by David Redmon and Ashley Sabin. The festival’s preview series will include Alicia Scherson’s The Future with Rutger Hauer and Nicholas...
The Rome Film Festival (Nov 8 -17) is renewing Cinema at Maxxi, the series of film events curated by Mario Sesti.
Before the festival, between September 14 – November 6, recently launched museum Maxxi (the National Museum of 21st Century Arts) will host retrospectives, meetings with actors and directors, lectures and previews of documentaries and features.
Series The Forgotten will offer a retrospective of classics spanning postwar Italian cinema to the end of the seventies, opening with Pietro Germi’s Divorce Italian Style (Divorzio all’Italiana), followed by a conversation with Italian actor and director Carlo Verdone and curator Mario Sesti.
The strand will also include films by Mario Monicelli, Antonio Pietrangeli, Riccardo Freda, and Steno among others.
Doc series Meet Exceptional Men and Women launches with Girl Models, by David Redmon and Ashley Sabin. The festival’s preview series will include Alicia Scherson’s The Future with Rutger Hauer and Nicholas...
- 8/6/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The Venice International Film Festival has announced the lineup for its 70th edition.
Official Competition
Es-Stouh (Merzak Allouache, Algeria/France)
L'Intrepido (Gianna Amelio, Italy)
Miss Violence (Alexandros Avranas, Greece)
Via Castellana Bandiera (Emma Dante, Italy/Switzerland/France)
Tom à la ferme (Xavier Dolan, Canada/France)
Child of God (James Franco, USA)
Philomena (Stephen Frears, UK)
La Jalousie (Philippe Garrel, France)
The Zero Theorem (Terry Gilliam, UK/USA)
Ana Arabia (Amos Gitai, Israel/France)
Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, UK/USA)
Joe (David Gordon Green, USA)
The Police Officer's Wife (Philip Gröning, Germany)
Parkland (Peter Landesman, USA)
The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki, Japan)
The Unknown Known: The Life and Times of Donald Rumsfeld (Errol Morris, USA)
Night Moves (Kelly Reichardt, USA)
Sacro Gra (Gianfranco Rosi, Italy)
Stray Dogs (Tsai Ming-liang, Chinese Taipei/France)
Out Of Competition
Space Pirate Captain Harlock (Shinji Aramaki, Japan)
Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, USA)
Summer '82 — When Zappa Came to Siciliy (Salvo Cuccia,...
Official Competition
Es-Stouh (Merzak Allouache, Algeria/France)
L'Intrepido (Gianna Amelio, Italy)
Miss Violence (Alexandros Avranas, Greece)
Via Castellana Bandiera (Emma Dante, Italy/Switzerland/France)
Tom à la ferme (Xavier Dolan, Canada/France)
Child of God (James Franco, USA)
Philomena (Stephen Frears, UK)
La Jalousie (Philippe Garrel, France)
The Zero Theorem (Terry Gilliam, UK/USA)
Ana Arabia (Amos Gitai, Israel/France)
Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, UK/USA)
Joe (David Gordon Green, USA)
The Police Officer's Wife (Philip Gröning, Germany)
Parkland (Peter Landesman, USA)
The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki, Japan)
The Unknown Known: The Life and Times of Donald Rumsfeld (Errol Morris, USA)
Night Moves (Kelly Reichardt, USA)
Sacro Gra (Gianfranco Rosi, Italy)
Stray Dogs (Tsai Ming-liang, Chinese Taipei/France)
Out Of Competition
Space Pirate Captain Harlock (Shinji Aramaki, Japan)
Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, USA)
Summer '82 — When Zappa Came to Siciliy (Salvo Cuccia,...
- 7/26/2013
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Following the announcement that came earlier this week, launching yet another hugely impressive line-up at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, the respective line-up has now been announced for what is in some ways its European counterpart, the 2013 Venice Film Festival.
The announcement shows that the two will continue to have a number of films overlapping, including Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity (the Opening Night Film in Venice), Peter Landesman’s Parkland, Stephen Frears’ Philomena, and more. But it also brings with its news of where a number of films will be making their debut, including Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem; the latest film from Hayao Miyazaki, The Wind Rises; James Franco’s Child of God; Lee Sang-il’s Yurusarezaru Mono, the Japanese remake of Unforgiven; and Steven Knight’s Locke, led by Tom Hardy, and shot in one take.
In Competition
Es-Stouh – Merzak Alloucache (Algeria, France, 94’) L’Intrepido – Gianni Amelio (Italy,...
The announcement shows that the two will continue to have a number of films overlapping, including Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity (the Opening Night Film in Venice), Peter Landesman’s Parkland, Stephen Frears’ Philomena, and more. But it also brings with its news of where a number of films will be making their debut, including Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem; the latest film from Hayao Miyazaki, The Wind Rises; James Franco’s Child of God; Lee Sang-il’s Yurusarezaru Mono, the Japanese remake of Unforgiven; and Steven Knight’s Locke, led by Tom Hardy, and shot in one take.
In Competition
Es-Stouh – Merzak Alloucache (Algeria, France, 94’) L’Intrepido – Gianni Amelio (Italy,...
- 7/26/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
With still several films not yet announced for the behemoth Toronto Int. Film Festival, it appears that 2013 will be a significant cross-over year for Venice titles (Joe, Night Moves, Parkland, Philomena, Tracks, Under the Skin) landing in the Canadian capitol and from the get-go, it appears that Toronto programmers have indeed stole some of the thunder from the Alberto Barbera’s Lido, specifically in the case where they grabbed world premiere rights to Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave with the Fox Searchlight folks possibly looking to keep the film on North American soil. However, for the time being that are titles that are worth salivating over that will be making their preems on the Lido – along with a grab bag of Euro and Asian titles we have the highly anticipated showings for Hayao Miyazaki’s Kaze Tachinu, Tsai Ming-liang’s Stray Dogs, Xavier Dolan’s Tom a la Ferme...
- 7/25/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Competition titles include new films from Reichardt, Morris, Miyazaki, Glazer, Gitai, Gilliam, Frears.See below for full lists
The 70th Venice International Film Festival includes an array of exciting new features, including films from Kelly Reichardt, Errol Morris, Jonathan Glazer, Terry Gilliam, Amos Gitai and Stephen Frears.
As previously announced Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity will open the festival and Thierry Ragobert’s Amazonia will close.
Director Bernardo Bertolucci will head the jury at the event, which runs from August 28 to September 7.
A total of 20 titles in all will compete for the festival’s Golden Lion award.
Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem stars Christoph Waltz playing a reclusive computer genius, and also features Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Melanie Thierry and David Thewlis.
Glazer is launching anticipated sci-fi Under the Skin, starring Scarlett Johansson, while Reichardt’s thriller Night Moves stars Jesse Eisenberg, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Fanning as three environmentalists who plot to blow up a dam. Frears...
The 70th Venice International Film Festival includes an array of exciting new features, including films from Kelly Reichardt, Errol Morris, Jonathan Glazer, Terry Gilliam, Amos Gitai and Stephen Frears.
As previously announced Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity will open the festival and Thierry Ragobert’s Amazonia will close.
Director Bernardo Bertolucci will head the jury at the event, which runs from August 28 to September 7.
A total of 20 titles in all will compete for the festival’s Golden Lion award.
Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem stars Christoph Waltz playing a reclusive computer genius, and also features Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Melanie Thierry and David Thewlis.
Glazer is launching anticipated sci-fi Under the Skin, starring Scarlett Johansson, while Reichardt’s thriller Night Moves stars Jesse Eisenberg, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Fanning as three environmentalists who plot to blow up a dam. Frears...
- 7/25/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Taormina, Sicily – Sleepless in Seattle star Meg Ryan arrived at the Taormina Film Festival Thursday, injecting some much-needed levity into an event grappling with the death of actor James Gandolfini, who had been expected to be part of the 59-year-old fest’s grand finale Saturday. Flashing her trademark smile and often giggling as she recounted career anecdotes throughout an hour-long Tao Class Thursday, Ryan was just what the doctor ordered for Taormina. Photos: James Gandolfini: 15 Iconic Movie and TV Roles Festival artistic director Mario Sesti, the Tao Class host, steered clear of the Gandolfini tragedy Thursday, leaving
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- 6/20/2013
- by Eric J. Lyman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Taormina, Sicily – The Taormina Film Festival was in mourning Thursday, June 20, after the death of 51-year-old actor James Gandolfini, who was scheduled to travel to the event to receive a special prize and participate in a round-table discussion about Italian-American views on cinema. Gandolfini had been traveling in Italy -- ahead of his anticipated arrival at the festival Thursday -- to reconnect with his Italian roots, as Taormina artistic director Mario Sesti said in an interview. Sesti said he spoke to the actor just a few hours before his death. Photos: James Gandolfini's Life and Career
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- 6/20/2013
- by Eric J. Lyman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Los Angeles, June 17: Russell Crowe is set to attend 59th Taormina Film Festival where he will be honoured with the ongoing fest's Taormina Arte Award.
Past recipients of the Taormina nod include Michael Douglas, Oliver Stone, Robert De Niro, Liam Neeson and Tom Cruise. In 2000, Cruise stood on the Greek amphitheater stage greeted by hundreds of lit candles and a standing ovation to celebrate his 38th birthday - he was promoting "Mission: Impossible 2".
But Crowe's presence this year at the Italo fest takes on special significance. It coincides with a radical reboot of the venerable event by artistic director Mario Sesti,.
Past recipients of the Taormina nod include Michael Douglas, Oliver Stone, Robert De Niro, Liam Neeson and Tom Cruise. In 2000, Cruise stood on the Greek amphitheater stage greeted by hundreds of lit candles and a standing ovation to celebrate his 38th birthday - he was promoting "Mission: Impossible 2".
But Crowe's presence this year at the Italo fest takes on special significance. It coincides with a radical reboot of the venerable event by artistic director Mario Sesti,.
- 6/16/2013
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
Taormina, Sicily -- The 59th edition of the Taormina Film Festival got underway Saturday with the biggest Teatro Antico crowd in recent memory on hand to see Russell Crowe presented with a Taormina Arte honor ahead of the Italian premiere of Zack Snyder's interpretation of the Superman story, Man of Steel. Taormina artistic director Mario Sesti welcomed Crowe with an homage that recalled the festival's storied history: "Now, to this stage that has hosted Cary Grant, Marlene Dietrich, Martin Scorsese, and Peter Weir, we now welcome Russell Crowe," Sesti said to enthusiastic applause. And Crowe successfully enamored himself to the
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- 6/15/2013
- by Eric J. Lyman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
News.
The first of two crowd-funding projects to notify you of: Libbie D. Cohn (co-director of People's Park) is trying to Kickstart a feature film entitled Bad As Me described as "a wild romp through San Francisco tracing the misadventures of two lovers struggling with depression and Ptsd." Next up: via Kiss Kiss Bank Bank, Emilie Lamoine is looking to secure funding for her debut feature, Nevers. Starring Jean-Christophe Folly of Claire Denis' 35 Shots of Rum (and forthcoming feature, Bastards), the film is "a road movie by foot" about two African lovers lost in the French countryside. Vimeo is now streaming Don Hertzfeldt's It's Such a Beautiful Day on demand for a limited time. From Vimeo: "Hertzfeldt has seamlessly combined his three short films about a man named Bill (Everything will be Ok (2006), I Am So Proud of You (2008), and It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011)), into a darkly comedic,...
The first of two crowd-funding projects to notify you of: Libbie D. Cohn (co-director of People's Park) is trying to Kickstart a feature film entitled Bad As Me described as "a wild romp through San Francisco tracing the misadventures of two lovers struggling with depression and Ptsd." Next up: via Kiss Kiss Bank Bank, Emilie Lamoine is looking to secure funding for her debut feature, Nevers. Starring Jean-Christophe Folly of Claire Denis' 35 Shots of Rum (and forthcoming feature, Bastards), the film is "a road movie by foot" about two African lovers lost in the French countryside. Vimeo is now streaming Don Hertzfeldt's It's Such a Beautiful Day on demand for a limited time. From Vimeo: "Hertzfeldt has seamlessly combined his three short films about a man named Bill (Everything will be Ok (2006), I Am So Proud of You (2008), and It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011)), into a darkly comedic,...
- 3/13/2013
- by Adam Cook
- MUBI
Locarno Film Festival Artistic Director Olivier Pere is leaving his job after just three years in order to take over as the general director of Paris-based Arte France Cinema. The very sudden and unexpected event left Locarno Festival organizers desperate to find a replacement. In the past, Locarno artistic directors have stayed for at least four years. Today Hollywood Reporter announced the replacement with Carlo Chatrain, an Italian journalist, a 10 year veteran of Locarno who has worked under 4 directors, and who came in with Irene Bignardi, also an Italian journalist who preceded Marco Mueller who is now heading the Rome Festival after leaving Venice.
Arte France Cinema, a content producer, and a part of UniFrance is based in Paris, where Pere lives most of the year. Pere will replace Michel Reilhac, who will leave the post as of December 1 in order to work on “personal projects.” His sudden departure, according to some rumors, comes as a result of having taken some unhappy steps that displeased his higher-ups, particularly at the Jerusalem Film Festival. The Jerusalem Film Festival is also under the new leadership of Sundance veteran, Alesia Weston.
The next and 66th edition of the lakeside Swiss festival is scheduled to open August 6, 2013, which means that if a successor is named in September, he or she would have around 11 months to pull together the next edition of the event. That is more than what recent appointed first-year artistic directors have for example in nearby Italy. New Venice artistic director Albero Barbera and new International Rome Film Festival head Marco Mueller were both named just eight months before their respective events, and new Taormina Film Festival director Mario Sesti had only 40 days to pull this year’s festival together. However in Locarno, changes are usually more deliberate: Pere was named more than 16 months before his fist edition opened, while predecessor Frederic Mare was still on the job overseeing the final festival of his mandate. The last edition of the Locarno festival, acclaimed by many as the best under Pere, finished August 11. Recently Pere said he “loved” the job in Locarno and was looking forward to future editions. It is not clear where Pere’s departure leaves the “mini” version of the Locarno festival scheduled to take place in March, as announced by festival president Marco Solari at Locarno’s close. Pere was to be given full rein to organize the three-day event, set to start March 24. Solari said Pere’s only instructions were to “explore the connection between cinema and literature, between imagination and art.” In a brief statement issued by the festival, Solari said, “I wish to thank Olivier Pere for his work and major achievements over the last three years, that have consolidated Locarno’s position in the international arena, and I am delighted for him at this next step in his brilliant career.” In the same statement, Pere is quoted as saying, “I am very sad to be leaving the Festival but am also immensely satisfied with what has been achieved.”...
Arte France Cinema, a content producer, and a part of UniFrance is based in Paris, where Pere lives most of the year. Pere will replace Michel Reilhac, who will leave the post as of December 1 in order to work on “personal projects.” His sudden departure, according to some rumors, comes as a result of having taken some unhappy steps that displeased his higher-ups, particularly at the Jerusalem Film Festival. The Jerusalem Film Festival is also under the new leadership of Sundance veteran, Alesia Weston.
The next and 66th edition of the lakeside Swiss festival is scheduled to open August 6, 2013, which means that if a successor is named in September, he or she would have around 11 months to pull together the next edition of the event. That is more than what recent appointed first-year artistic directors have for example in nearby Italy. New Venice artistic director Albero Barbera and new International Rome Film Festival head Marco Mueller were both named just eight months before their respective events, and new Taormina Film Festival director Mario Sesti had only 40 days to pull this year’s festival together. However in Locarno, changes are usually more deliberate: Pere was named more than 16 months before his fist edition opened, while predecessor Frederic Mare was still on the job overseeing the final festival of his mandate. The last edition of the Locarno festival, acclaimed by many as the best under Pere, finished August 11. Recently Pere said he “loved” the job in Locarno and was looking forward to future editions. It is not clear where Pere’s departure leaves the “mini” version of the Locarno festival scheduled to take place in March, as announced by festival president Marco Solari at Locarno’s close. Pere was to be given full rein to organize the three-day event, set to start March 24. Solari said Pere’s only instructions were to “explore the connection between cinema and literature, between imagination and art.” In a brief statement issued by the festival, Solari said, “I wish to thank Olivier Pere for his work and major achievements over the last three years, that have consolidated Locarno’s position in the international arena, and I am delighted for him at this next step in his brilliant career.” In the same statement, Pere is quoted as saying, “I am very sad to be leaving the Festival but am also immensely satisfied with what has been achieved.”...
- 9/4/2012
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
Rome -- After helping to pull Sicily’s 58-year-old Taormina Film Festival back from the brink of fading away, new editorial director Mario Sesti says he wants to make people laugh and scream. The Sesti, a 54-year-old film critic, made a name for himself as the head of the International Rome Film Festival’s provocative Extra sidebar. While Sesti’s role with Extra is still up in the air amid a separate shakeup at the Rome festival, he was named to replace Deborah Young as artistic director in Taormina a month ago. Photos: 28 of Summer's Most Anticipated Movies: 'Avengers,
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- 6/12/2012
- by Eric J. Lyman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rome – Mario Sesti, until now best known as the director of the provocative Extra sidebar at the International Rome Film Festival, has been named the new artistic director of the Taormina Film Festival, organizers said Friday. The 57-year-old Sesti, who was born near Taormina in Messina, Sicily, is a film director, journalist, and critic. He replaces Deborah Young, International Film Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, at the helm of the 58-year-old festival. Story: Paolo Ferrari Named President of the International Rome Film Festival With his appointment, Sesti becomes the third artistic director to head one
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- 5/11/2012
- by Eric J. Lyman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ROME -- Italian auteur and first-year Turin Film Festival creative director Nanni Moretti was looking for greater visibility when he blasted the two-year-old RomaCinemaFest, one of the Rome event's directors said Friday.
Moretti attracted headlines Wednesday when he used the press briefing announcing the lineup for the Nov. 23-Dec. 1 Turin festival as a forum to attack the RomaCinemaFest, the just-finished festival in Moretti's hometown. Among other things, Moretti said that Rome's choice of a date midway between much more established festivals in Venice (which celebrated its 64th edition in September) and Turin (about to hold its 25th edition) proved the young Rome festival was looking for trouble.
"I am not looking for problems, but I am looking at the calendar, and when Rome picks a date that's one month after Venice and one month before Turin it means they want a competition," Moretti said.
According to Mario Sesti, Rome's co-director in charge of the well-regarded Extra sidebar, Moretti may not have been looking for problems, but what he was looking for was attention.
Moretti attracted headlines Wednesday when he used the press briefing announcing the lineup for the Nov. 23-Dec. 1 Turin festival as a forum to attack the RomaCinemaFest, the just-finished festival in Moretti's hometown. Among other things, Moretti said that Rome's choice of a date midway between much more established festivals in Venice (which celebrated its 64th edition in September) and Turin (about to hold its 25th edition) proved the young Rome festival was looking for trouble.
"I am not looking for problems, but I am looking at the calendar, and when Rome picks a date that's one month after Venice and one month before Turin it means they want a competition," Moretti said.
According to Mario Sesti, Rome's co-director in charge of the well-regarded Extra sidebar, Moretti may not have been looking for problems, but what he was looking for was attention.
- 11/10/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- Pictured above: Laurence Kardish (MoMa) Antonio Monda (Nyu), Giampoalo Letta (Medusa Films), Salvatore Ferragamo (Ferragamo), and Mario Sesti (Film Critic) MoMA has done it again. Another tribute to Italian Cinema has arrived at the Museum of Modern Art. Following the tribute to Antonio Capuano and the tribute to Gianni Amelio, MoMA has hooked up with Medus Films and Salvatore Ferragamo to celebrate Medusa Film’s 10th Anniversary. As I was sitting in at the press conference for this event, I looked on stage and saw Ettore Scola. I turned to my right and saw Dario Argento. I look behind me and saw Paolo Sorrentino. I looked in front of me and saw Stefano Accorsi. It was the who’s who of Italian Cinema yesterday and today. To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the production and distribution company Medusa, the president of Medusa donated 14 of their most popular titles to
- 1/20/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
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