The Ghent Film Festival, which is held in Belgium from October 10th – 20th, is dedicating its 44th edition to Italian cinema, choosing a close-up of an irresistible Claudia Cardinale as the poster image. As Patrick Dynslaegher the artistic director of the Festival, states she “incarnates the Italian cinema we want to represent this year”. Other Italian faces at Ghent 2017 include Aurelio Grimaldi (Chairman) and Greta Scacchi. In this edition, the Festival features an extraordinary section titled “Focus on Italy” in addition to the regular programming, in competition with two other Italian films: “A Ciambra” by Jonas Carpignano, who will be present at the festival, and “Call Me by Your Name” by Luca Guadagnino. Of particular importance is the delegation present in Ghent, with the directors Roberto De Paolis, Fariborz Kamkari, Germano Maccioni, Silvio Soldini, Antonio Piazza, and Fabio Grassadonia.
