Italiano
The 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award winner James Ivory will be the protagonist of a masterclass.
Paso Doble
Bewitched by the big screen
Sandro Veronesi and Francesco Piccolo
Where is the western headed?
Francesca Comencini and Gabe Polsky
Viva Jane Campion!
Julie Bertuccelli and Valentina Cervi
Absolute Beginners
Luc Besson will be at the Fest to talk about his first experience behind the camera, when he directed the post-apocalyptic film Le Dernier combat (1983).
Stephen Frears will present to audiences his first feature film My Beautiful Laundrette (1985).
Mario Martone made his debut on the big screen with Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician.
James Gray will meet with film lovers to review his debut on the big screen, which took place in 1994 with Little Odessa. Gray will be in Rome to present his new film, Armageddon Time, a Festa del Cinema and Alice nella città co-production.
Paolo Virzì, one of the most applauded and award-winning Italian directors, will speak to the public about La bella vita (1994).
Encounters
On the occasion of the presentation of the documentary Daniel Pennac: ho visto Maradona! by Ximo Solano, the audiences of the Rome Film Fest may meet the famous writer Daniel Pennac.
Annie Ernaux, the co-director with her son David Ernaux-Briot of the documentary Les Années Super 8, which will be presented in the Special Screenings section.
Nino Migliori will meet the audience on the occasion of the documentary Nino Migliori. Viaggio intorno alla mia stanza by Elisabetta Sgarbi.
