(April 28th, 2016) The Italian Film Festival in Haifa prepares to close its doors style. The event, now running for the third year, was launched on the 10th of April and will end on Saturday, 30th of April. “Italian Cinema” is a “Cultural Association Initiative Adamas (Rome-Tel Aviv) initiative in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviva and with the support of the Italy-Israel Foundation for Culture and the Arts (IIFCA), Istituto Luce Cinecittà Filmitalia, The National Film Archive in Rome, The International Film Festival in Haifa, Rai Cinema, Alitalia and Fiat. It is a rich and varied programme has characterised the festival (that ‘touched’ the film archive of Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Herzelyia, Holon, Sderot and Rosh Pina): among the latest works of world-renowned filmmakers such as Ermanno Olmi, Marco Bellocchio, Matteo Garrone and the Tavini brothers; the works of a new generation of talented young filmmakers were also presented. Among the films popular in Israel were “Don’t be Bad”, “A Tale of Tales”, “The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles”, “Toxic Love”, and Gabriele Mainetti’s debut feature “They Call me Jeeg Robot” who recently triumphed at the 60th David di Donatello Awards. Lastly, a tribute to Ettore Scola with the screening of his provocative digitally restored film “Ugly, Dirty and Bad”.
