"Cinema moves and fluctuates" at Pesaro Film Fest, states Pedro Armocida, the artistic director of the historic event, which is now in its 54^th edition. This year, the festival (which is due to take place from 16 to 23 June) will give ample space to some rather more "free-thinking" and unconventional films.

Pesaro Film Fest’s Nuovo Cinema competition includes six debut and second films in world, international or Italian premiere. This year’s selection includes John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection [+lire aussi :
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This year’s edition will be focusing on women in Italian cinema, with an all-female section including seven titles (such as Daughter of Mine [+lire aussi :
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interview : Francesca Comencini
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The 54^th edition of Pesaro Film Fest will also be focusing on the year 1968, with a retrospective that intends to celebrate the creative energy of that year (which was also marked by the first protest at an international festival in Italy). Among the titles in the program are Umano, non umano by Mario Schifano and Dionysus in ’69 by Brian De Palma.

Finally, the avant-garde and non-competitive section Satellite – Visioni per il cinema includes 20 very low budget and unusually-formatted Italian films, in order to investigate audiovisual productions that aren’t necessarily in the spotlight. There will also be a retrospective – Personale Marc’O – dedicated to the brilliant French filmmaker, Marc-Gilbert Guillaumin, born in 1927. It will be the first retrospective outside France to be dedicated to the director.