Jojo Rabbit [+lire aussi :
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Standing out among the 15 films in the Turin 37 Competition dedicated to first, second and third works – to be weighed up by a jury presided over by Cristina Comencini - are Le Choc du futur [+lire aussi :
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Italian works featuring amongst the 25 titles in the Festa Mobile section include the new film by Gianni Di Gregorio, Lontano lontano [+lire aussi :
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interview : Alejandro Amenabar
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In the After Hours line-up, amongst the 17 films on offer, which range from comedies to horror and sci-fi, we find Letto n. 6 [+lire aussi :
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Aside from the documentary section (TFFdoc) - where humankind’s relationship with the world around it is a key, stand-out theme - and the line-up for movies of a more experimental kind (Onde), the TorinoFilmLab film selection will also be making a return, with 7 titles that have been produced over the past year by the Turin-based feature film and TV series development laboratory.

The Guest Director of this year’s edition is Carlo Verdone, who will present five films close to his heart, amongst which Divorce Italian Style by Pietro Germi and Being There by Hal Ashby. Last but not least, we’ll see tribute paid to Teona Strugar Mitevska (God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya [+lire aussi :
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