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«CURON», LA NUOVA SERIE NETFLIX: USCITA, TRAMA, STORIA E CAST
FOUR ACADEMY AWARD NOMS FOR FORD VS. FERRARI
Set in the high-octane world of car racing, “Ford v Ferrari” chronicles the real-life story of pioneering automotive designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and maverick British driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale), who were recruited by the staid Ford Motor Co. to try to unseat the perennially dominant Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans auto race.
WORLD PREMIERE: CRESCENDO
The world premiere of CRESCENDO, produced by Alice Brauner (CCC Filmkunst) and directed by Dror Zahavi, took place at the Munich Film Festival. With Peter Simonischek, Bibiana Beglau, Daniel Donskoy, Sabrina Amali and Mehdi Meskar. Co-produced by Peter Trenkwalder's Filmvergnuegen.
A HIDDEN LIFE AT CANNES
A Hidden Life, Malick’s study of Austrian second world war conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter, will be the first time the elusive auteur will have his work at Cannes since he won the Palme d’Or for The Tree of Life in 2011.
VENICE SIGNS GENDER PARITY PLEDGE
Women in Film, Television and Media Italy advocated for the Venice Film Festival to sign an historic gender-parity pledge.
And they did.
Thanks to Kissy, Margherita and our whole board as well as Jasmine Trinca for their tireless work. And a huge shout out to Guillermo del Toro and Jacques Audiard for their passionate support.
Read the Hollywood Reporter article here
To join WIFTM ITALIA, click here
BEST FILM (6+) AT GIFFONI
Ötzi and the Mystery of Time won the Giffoni Film Festival, one of the most important children's film festivals in the world. It won in the 6+ category, and the response of the kids was phenomenal.
ENGLISH REMAKE OF TIL SCHWEIGER'S
"HONEY IN THE HEAD"
Til Schweiger has remade his wildly popular film HONIG IM KOPF in English, with a stellar cast: Nick Nolte, Matt Dillon, Jacqueline Bisset and Emily Mortimer.
Congratulations to Italian cast members Greta Scacchi, Simone Spinazzè, Giampiero Judica, Luca Ribezzo, Elisabeth Kanettis, Penelope Frego, Peter Schorn and Rossano Rubicondi!
REVIEW OF ICEMAN
The Hollywood Reporter's review of Iceman.
"ICEMAN" WORLD PREMIERE AT LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL
Iceman (starring Jürgen Vogel) will premiere at the Locarno International Film Festival on August 8th, 2017.
Congratulations to our wonderful local producers, ECHO FILM.
A big shout out also to South Tyrolean actors Martin Schneider, Nora Pider and Paula Renzler!