A novel picture of an unprecedented collection of individuals. There’s almost nobody missing from this group portrait of the directors of the world’s leading film festivals, who responded enthusiastically to the invitation extended by the representatives of the Rome FilmFest along with Filmitalia, the agency representing Italian cinema abroad, to get together during the Cannes Film Festival. And here are the names of the directors present for the shot.

 

Standing, from the left:Serge Losique, Festival des films du Monde de Montreal, Michael Kutza, Chicago Int’l Film Festival, Frédéric Maire, Locarno, Wieland Speck, Panorama – Berlin Film Festival, Eva Zaoralova, Karlovy Vary, Teresa Cavina, RomeFilmFest, Giulia D’Agnolo Valian, Torino Film Festival, Roberto Turigliatto, Torino Film Festival, Gianluca Giannelli, RomeFilmFest, Mario Sesti, RomeFilmFest, Piera Detassis, RomeFilmFest, Marco Müller, Venice Film Festival, Luciano Barisone, Infinity – Alba Int´l Festival, Giovanni Spagnoletti, Pesaro Film Festival.
Seated: Pierre Todeschini, Annecy Cinéma Italien, Despina Mouzaki, Thessaloniki Int´l Film Festival, Piers Handling, President Toronto Int´l Film Festival, Giorgio Gosetti, RomeFilmFest, Mirsad Purivatra, Sarajevo Film Festival, Noah Cowan, Director Toronto Int´l Film Festival.