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Articles, interviews, reviews and external updates from newest to oldest.
The article announces Giulia Cosentino and Perla Sardella's Le prime volte among six shorts scheduled for 2 September at the Italian Cultural Institute's Sala Fellini in Budapest, in an initiative by the Italian Short Film Center with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Film at Lincoln Center announces Jia Zhang-Ke's Torino Shadow in the Spotlight Shorts programme of the 64th New York Film Festival. The selection includes the short film's North American premiere; the festival will run from 25 September to 12 October 2026.
Matteo Tortone's Domenica Sera is selected in the Corto Drama category at the seventh NaNo Film Festival. The announcement introduces the event's programme, scheduled at TAN in Naples from 29 September to 3 October 2026.
Alessandro Ingaria and Simone Massi's short film is announced in Orizzonti Out of Competition. The article also covers the collaboration with EMERGENCY on its distribution in Italy.
“Tra gli italiani a Orizzonti Corti”
Article on the out-of-competition selection in Orizzonti Short Films at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
Fabio Bobbio's Restare receives the best open-theme short film award at the tenth Lunigiana Cinema Festival, which closed in Fivizzano on 28 June.
“Domenica Sera a Les Nuits en Or di Parigi”
News on Matteo Tortone's short film screening in Paris as part of Les Nuits en Or.
“Una calorosa lettera d'amore al cinema”
Article on Piemonte at Cannes and the screening of Torino Shadow.
“Questo cortometraggio è una mia confessione d'amore per il cinema”
ANSA reports the world premiere of Jia Zhang-Ke's short film at Cannes Classics.
“MK2 Films has secured worldwide rights to Torino Shadow”
Article on MK2 boarding world sales and the Cannes Classics selection.
“Archivi passati, presenti e futuri”
Interview with Giulia Cosentino on her archive practice, including The First Times.
La Pecora Elettrica announces a screening of White Men, by Alessandro Baltera and Matteo Tortone, at Cinema Massimo on 2 March. The evening remembers Alessandro Baltera and Michele Barbotto, with an introduction by Matteo Tortone.
“Restare, intervista esclusiva a Fabio Bobbio”
Exclusive interview with Fabio Bobbio about returning to the province with Restare.
“Intervista a Fabio Bobbio, regista del cortometraggio Restare”
Interview with Fabio Bobbio about the short film Restare, presented at Venice Critics' Week.
“Il corto d'apertura della SIC”
Interview with Fabio Bobbio and Zelia Zbogar on the SIC opening short film.
“Restare, intervista al regista Fabio Bobbio”
Interview with Fabio Bobbio for the Venice premiere of Restare.
“Il nuovo corto di Fabio Bobbio alla SIC@SIC di Venezia 82”
Feature on Fabio Bobbio's Restare at Venice SIC@SIC.
“Apre la 10ª SIC@SIC”
Article on Fabio Bobbio's short film opening SIC@SIC at the Venice Film Festival.
“Le prime volte di Giulia Cosentino e Perla Sardella”
Article on The First Times by Giulia Cosentino and Perla Sardella, presented at Edera Film Festival.
“Intervista a Matteo Tortone, regista di Domenica Sera”
Interview with Matteo Tortone on the David di Donatello won by Sunday Night.
“Tra archivio, memoria e sguardo femminista”
Review of Giulia Cosentino and Perla Sardella's short film, between archive, memory and feminist gaze.
“Memoria collettiva e archivio”
Article-interview on Giulia Cosentino and Perla Sardella's film, between collective memory and archive.
“Cortometraggio vincitore dei David 2025 su MUBI”
Interview with Matteo Tortone after the David di Donatello and the streaming release of Sunday Night.
“Voci Italiane Contemporanee - David di Donatello Special”
Episode of Voci Italiane Contemporanee - David di Donatello Special, hosted by Mattia Carzaniga, with Roberto Minervini and Matteo Tortone on documentary cinema.
“Premiato con il David di Donatello per il miglior cortometraggio”
Radio interview with Matteo Tortone after the David di Donatello for Sunday Night.
“FIPADOC 2025, le palmarès dévoilé”
CNC reports the FIPADOC 2025 winners, where Giuseppe Schillaci's Bosco Grande receives the Grand Prix Documentaire National.
“Un film di una nostalgia malinconica”
Review of Giuseppe Schillaci's documentary, between archive, memory and solitude.
“Premio Bizzarri a documentario torinese sul trauma post-bellico”
ANSA reports on the Premio Libero Bizzarri awarded to Andrea Deaglio's film.
“Premio Libero Bizzarri, San Benedetto del Tronto”
Report on Andrea Deaglio's film winning the Premio Libero Bizzarri.
“Ecco i vincitori della XXXI edizione”
Article on the festival winners, including the award for A Million Grains of Sand.
“Al Filmclub il documentario Un milione di granelli di sabbia”
Report on Andrea Deaglio's documentary at Filmclub Bolzano, with Eva Pattis Zoja.
“Domenica Sera, intervista al regista Matteo Tortone”
Interview with Matteo Tortone on the short film presented at Critics' Week - SIC@SIC.
“Contraddizioni e vitalità tragica”
Review of Giuseppe Schillaci's Bosco Grande at Giornate degli Autori.
“Anteprima mondiale a Biografilm”
Review of Andrea Deaglio's documentary, world-premiered at Biografilm.
“The representation of Chinese migration in Italy”
Academic interview with Giacomo Sebastiani on the short film Zheng and the representation of Chinese migration in Italy.
“Ascolta o scarica l'intervista”
Radio interview with Ilaria Ciavattini and Elsi Perino for the screening at Nuovo Eden.
“La mine du diable”
French review of the film released as La mine du diable.
“Rompere stereotipi partendo dal corpo”
Interview with Ilaria Ciavattini and Elsi Perino on the documentary A Man Must Be Strong.
“L'oro appartiene al Diavolo”
Review of Matteo Tortone's film for its theatrical release.
“Un'opera raffinata e da guardare attentamente”
Review of Mother Lode, between documentary, fiction and black-and-white imagery.
“Si attacca alla pelle dello spettatore”
“Un film-riflessione esistenziale”
“Blurs the lines between fiction and factual filmmaking to immersive effect”
“Filmada en un blanco y negro que le aporta atemporalidad”
Spanish-language interview with Matteo Tortone after the Venice premiere of Mother Lode.
“The mountain doesn't care”
International review of Matteo Tortone's film.
“Una película estimulante; perturbadora, pero alucinante”
“Mother Lode's intimacy has built up enough momentum”
“Pure, deep and unforgiving”
“Colpisce al cuore e lascia il segno”
“Un personaggio coraggioso e positivo”
“Limitare la visione esotica che normalmente abbiamo del paese”
Interview with Matteo Tortone about the film presented at Venice Critics' Week.
“Un film che scuote con potenza lo spettatore”
“Un bianco e nero che scolpisce la materia”
Venice review of Mother Lode by Matteo Tortone.
“Tortone gira in un bianco e nero straordinario”
“Assume tratti quasi esoterici”
“La discesa negli inferi”
“I colpi di fulmine di oggi a Venezia 2021”
“Registe a Torino: Ilaria Ciavattini ed Elsi Perino”
Interview with Ilaria Ciavattini and Elsi Perino on their directorial debut with A Man Must Be Strong.