13/01/2016 - The 45th edition of this highly prestigious Dutch film festival will screen all three of the feature films written and directed by the director, who passed away last May

Don't Be Bad by Claudio Caligari

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (27 January - 7 February) will pay tribute to Claudio Caligari, who passed away in May 2015. The 45^thedition of the prestigious Dutch festival will be screening all three of the feature films written and directed by the director: Toxic Love, The Scent of the Night and Don't Be Bad [+see also:
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film profile]. The festival will welcome special guests Valerio Mastrandrea and Alessandro Borghi to present the films and talk about their deceased friend.

A press release from the Istituto Luce-Cinecittà has announced just how well Italian film will be represented this year at Rotterdam, with Arianna [+see also:
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interview: Carlo Lavagna
film profile] by Carlo Lavagna; Lost and Beautiful [+see also:
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interview: Pietro Marcello ­
film profile] by Pietro Marcello; The Other Side [+see also:
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interview: Roberto Minervini
film profile] by Roberto Minervini; Mama [+see also:
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interview: Vlado Škafar
film profile] by Vlado Skafar - in co-production with Slovenia and Bosnia; Per amor vostro [+see also:
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interview: Giuseppe M Gaudino
film profile] by Giuseppe Gaudino; Porno & Libertà [+see also:
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film profile] by Carmine Amoroso; I racconti dell’orso [+see also:
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film profile] by Samuele Sestieri and Olmo Amato; Il solengo [+see also:
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interview: Alessio Rigo de Righi, Matt…
film profile] by Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis; and Suburra [+see also:
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interview: Stefano Sollima
film profile] by Stefano Sollima.

As revealed by Cineuropa (see news article), the Gothenburg Film Festival (29 January - 8 February) will also feature a strong presence of Italian films, with a line-up of no fewer than 23 films. The Ingmar Bergman competitive section will featureLost and Beautiful, whilst the other films will be part of an Italy focus. They include, among others, A Bigger Splash [+see also:
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interview: Luca Guadagnino
film profile] by Luca Guadagnino, Alaska [+see also:
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film profile] by Claudio Cupellini, Blood of My Blood [+see also:
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interview: Marco Bellocchio
film profile] by Marco Bellocchio, N-Capace [+see also:
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film profile] by Eleonora Danco, In un posto bellissimo [+see also:
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film profile] by Giorgia Cecere, Banat [+see also:
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film profile] by Adriano Valerio, and An Italian Name [+see also:
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film profile] by Francesca Archibugi.

(Translated from Italian)