(14 January 2016) Immediately after the announcement that Gianfranco Rosi’s “Fuocoammare” had been selected for the Berlin Film Festival, comes the news of Italy’s exceptional presence in two of the most important European festivals: the Festival of Rotterdam (January 27-February 7) and the Festival of Gothenburg (29 January-8 February). The Dutch review, now in its 45th edition and home to vanguard screenings from visionary directors, presents for the first time three films written and directed by Claudio Caligari “Amore Tossico”, “L’odore della notte” and “Non essere cattivo” (pictured). The Festival has always been keen to dissident voices and brings to the screen small but significant retrospective. This inclination allowed, among other things, to restore Caligari’s first film, “Amore Tossico”. To present the film and talk about their late friend, Valerio Mastandrea and Alessandro Borghi will soon travel to Rotterdam. On another note, it’s a real “invasion” what is happening with Italian films at the Gothenburg Festival: with a line-up of no less than 23 titles, Italy has an important presence in one of the most important international events in the Nordic countries, the only one with an organized market, the Nordic Film Market, frequented by numerous buyers and sales agents. “Bella e Perduta” by Pietro Marcello will be presented in the Ingmar Bergman section, while other films will be part of a “Focus Italy” that the festival has dedicated to the extraordinary vitality of contemporary Italian cinema. And for this Italian delegation will soon make its way to Sweden, with Luca Guadagnino, Roberto Minervini, Eleonora Danco, Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, Carlo Lavagna, Pietro Marcello, Sergio Vitolo, Maurizio Braucci, Giorgia Cecere, Valerio Mastandrea, Alessandro Borghi, Piergiorgio Bellocchio, and Claudio Santamaria The presence of all films is organized by Istituto Luce-Cinecittà. (Red)
