The latest films by Gabriele Salvatores (Casanova’s Return [+lee también:
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After the pre-opening entrusted to a special event in collaboration with Amnesty International, the documentary on human rights Rumore - Human Vibes by Simona Cocozza, the festival will open with the latest effort by Oscar-winning director Gabriele Salvatores, Casanova’s Return, inspired by the famous short story of the same name by Arthur Schnitzler and starring Toni Servillo and Fabrizio Bentivoglio. The International Premieres will also include Margarethe von Trotta's latest film, Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey Into The Desert [+lee también:
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Among the titles in competition, vying for the awards for best director, actress and leading actor, are, among others, Kaymak [+lee también:
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The scheduled masterclasses will feature the seven filmmakers awarded the Federico Fellini Platinum Award for Cinematic Excellence, namely Gabriele Salvatores, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Sonia Bergamasco, Luigi Lo Cascio, Guido Lombardo, Francesco Piccolo and Saeed Roustayi. After the screening of Leila's Brothers, a mobilisation of the filmmakers present in Bari is planned in solidarity with Iranian filmmakers persecuted by the ayatollahs' regime.

Among the films in the ItaliaFilmFest competition, which will be judged by an audience jury chaired by producer Donatella Palermo, are the new film by Rocco Papaleo, Scordato [+lee también:
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Finally, the BariFictionF&st section, a compilation of television works produced by major Italian and international broadcasters, will show, among many others, previews of Il metodo Fenoglio, based on Gianrico Carofiglio's 'gialli', the Franco-Belgian series Sophie Cross and the Finnish series Next of Kin.

Already awarded, as usual, are The Best of the Year prizes, given by a jury of film critics to the best Italian films of the past year. Among the talents who will collect their prizes during the festival are Fabrizio Gifuni (best leading actor), Tommaso Ragno (best supporting actor), Marco Bellocchio, Stefano Bises, Ludovica Rampoldi and Davide Serino (best screenplay), Barbara Ronchi (best leading actress), Lidia Vitale (best supporting actress), Elodie (best revelation actress), and Roberto Andò (best director).