14/12/2012 - Nine Italian films are to make their French premieres during four days in Paris at the Le Balzac cinema

Organised by the Italian ANICA (National Association of Film, Audiovisual, and Multimedia Industry) and UNEFA (Italian Union of Film Exporters), the event From Rome to Paris is to kick off this Friday at the Le Balzac cinema, just off the Champs-Elysées. The programme until December 17 includes nine Italian films to make their French premiere, including Silvio Soldini's Il comandante e la cicogna (photo),Paolo Virzi's Tutti i Santi Giorni, Giuseppe Piccioni's Il Rosso e il Blu, Luidi Sardiello's Il Pasticciere, Edoardo Gabbriellini'sPadroni di Casa, Iginio Straffi's animation film Gladiatori di Roma (interview), Stefano Chiantini's Isole [+see also:
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The programme is also to include a roundtable on Italian film distribution in France, notably to feature the following speakers: Nicola Borrelli (director general for cinema at the Italian culture ministry), international sales agent Paola Corvino (Intramovies), and producerConchita Airoldi (Urania).

(Translated from French)