Gisella Burinato

In the '80s, a teenage nerd notices sinister parallels between the story of his favorite comic book and the real life horrors befalling the small town where he lives. He and a few friends seek to investigate.

Renzo, 40, lives alone in an apartment that has turned into a kind of bunker. It's been a long time since he leaves home and the only source of livelihood are pizzas and supplì that come home. Convinced that jihadist terrorism is on the verge of attacking Italy, he decides to take justice on his own by sending a bombshell to the Embassy of Saudi Arabia, a nation guilty, in his opinion, of financing terrorists. Not everything will run smoothly as he had expected.

Imagine clocks stop in time, happily amazed at that time when we were kids, that time of our lives where every second, every decision, every meeting becomes an experience capable of making us change. Imagine, like children, to travel through time, from the 1960s to the present, and experience small adventures that will remain etched in memory, like the smell of an object, the taste of a sweet, the color of a memory. Imagine being children and have the possibility to still be one. 'Once I Will Be Child' is an episodic film told through the eyes of protagonists between 7 and 14 years. The film goes through six decades (1958, 1960, 1978, 1984, 2007, today) and, inspired by the 'children's movies' that marked the fantasy and the cinema of the ' 80 (from 'E.T.' in 'the Goonies' up to 'Honey, I shrunk the kids!'), outlines an amused tribute to various film genres (ranging from science fiction, to yellow, to the tale of training).

Campo veneciano, colinas de Prosecco. El inspector Stucky (Giuseppe Battiston), protagonista de Mientras hay esperanza es prosecco, está llamado a investigar un aparente caso de suicidio: el del poderoso conde Desiderio Ancillotto, que se llevó la vida con un gesto teatral súbita. Stucky (medio persa, medio veneciano) recién ascendido, intenta torpemente llevar a cabo la investigación, aplastado por la inexperiencia y la carga de voluminosos problemas no resueltos. Entre filamentos y burbujas, el inspector tenaz se enfrenta con bottai, osti, confraternite de bebedores sabios, dándose cuenta de que la clave para resolver el misterio reside en la visión peculiar de la vida que anima el área; que la solución al suicidio-crimen del conde pasa por su bodega, entre el vidrio y el corcho, el alcohol y las levaduras dormidas.

Marco, a shy teenager, learns that he has... what it takes to be a great porn star, but he doesn't know how to tell his parents. Hell breaks loose when a neighbor finds a porn video of him and leaves it in his parents' mailbox.

Based on director Aureliano Amadei's 2003 experiences in Iraq, 20 Cigarettes is the gripping story of a twenty-eight year old anarchist and anti-war activist who receives an offer to fly to Iraq as assistant director on a film about the Italian military peace mission.

Anna se ha convertido en la persona que todo el mundo esperaba: tiene un trabajo modesto pero seguro, es una persona vital y se muestra siempre afectuosa con la familia, con los amigos y con su compañero Alessio, con el que ha decidido tener un hijo. Sin embargo, todo cambia cuando Domenico, un hombre casado, irrumpe en su vida y le hace redescubrir el amor, ese amor basado en el deseo y la pasión.

Chi nasce tondo…non muore quadrato. È così per nonna Italia che, dopo una vita di furtarelli e gite in carcere, “evade” anche dall'ospizio per anziani, non senza aver ripulito la cassaforte della direzione. Il nipote Mario deve ritrovarla al più presto, ne vanno del suo imminente matrimonio con Flaminia e del suo posto di lavoro nella ditta di antifurti del futuro suocero; ma da solo non può farcela, ha bisogno dell'aiuto del cugino Righetto, cialtrone nullafacente che affitta a peso d'oro appartamenti occupati e fatiscenti. Insieme, i due seguiranno le tracce della nonna in un percorso a ritroso nella loro infanzia e in una Roma dal sapore antico, dove Padre Ignazio assolve i furti per fame e Anna Tre Culi insegna alle sue ragazze come divenire generose consolatrici sociali.

Stefano es un guitarrista de una banda de rock. Adolescente treintañero, decide regresar a casa de sus padres cuando descubre que su mujer lo engaña con otro. Pero al regresar, encuentra que sus parientes (padre, madre, hermanos) no llevan precisamente una mejor vida que la suya. Porque a pesar del bienestar económico del que gozan (y que le ha sido escaso a Stefano en su vida profesional) sus vidas personales se van desplomando. Y Stefano parece ser el único que los puede ayudar. (FILMAFFINITY)

An irrepressible passion blossoms between 27 year-old aspiring writer Stefania, and Stefano, a 15 year-old high school student. Their unusual relationship obviously baffles friends and relatives of both components of the unusual couple. Can their feelings withstand their own fears and the pressure of society ? ...

Mario Bettini, aparejador de provincia, es un joven rico de ideas, entusiasta de la vida y lleno de ganas de vivirla. Tiene un sueño en el corazón: abrir un local con sus propios amigos, ¿quién no ha soñado nunca en abrir uno? Todo su entusiasmo, sus ideas, sus proyectos serán vividos de golpe por el mundo que lo rodea como una enfermedad contagiosa que hay que curar con urgencia... (FILMAFFINITY)

This ensemble drama details the friendships that grow between survivors of the 1997 Umbria earthquake. The townsfolk—adults, children and foreigners alike—deal with various issues as they try to resume normal lives in a homeless situation.

Slice-of-life stories of young Nigerian immigrants living in Turin, Italy at the turn of the millennium.

Two friends reminisce about their last days of high school, when one of them ruined his shot at young love due to his jealousy and possessiveness.

Italy, 1977. Professor Bruschi is a retired widower who lives according to a strict routine he set for himself. An ardent old-style communist, he has always been at odds with the unconventional lifestyle led by his son and his hippieish girlfriend Stella. When their four-year-old daughter is left in his care out of the blue after the two break up, the old professor becomes a sort of father figure to the girl, growing fond of her. However he's once again challenged when Stella also arrives for a stay in his elegant villa, reclaiming custody of her daughter.

Marco, un niño de nueve años que se siente abandonado por unos padres adictos al trabajo, está enamorado de su maestra de primaria. Cuando sus padres se olvidan de su cumpleaños, formula un deseo que se hace realidad: convertirse en adulto. Comienza entonces para él una nueva vida.

The story of Nino, a street boy from Naples, and his friend Matumba, a boy from New York who wants to emigrate to Naples.

The existence of which is condemned almost all young people born and brought up to the edges of large cities, in a corrupt because of despair and misery that leads to drugs, murder, and prostitution.

Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and now suffers from mental illness and suicidal thoughts. She seems to recover from her depression when Mauro acquaints her with Giovanni, a brilliant actor at the edge of legality. However, Mauro becomes unconsciously jealous of their relationship and tries to get Giovanni arrested.

A group of pilgrims in the Vatican is trapped in an enclosed elevator. Then chaos erupts, and repressed urges come to the surface.

Un joven escritor se encuentra atrapado entre su madre (Laura Betti), una horrible actriz, y el conocimiento de que sólo tiene un talento mediocre como dramaturgo y un carácter casi nulo. Después de que el joven sufra la pérdida de su amante a manos de su padrastro, también novelista, su autoestima queda tan destrozada que se suicida. Adaptación italiana de La gaviota del dramaturgo ruso Anton Chéjov.

Un niño judío de ocho años huye de Roma con la intención de llegar a Londres y reencontrarse con su padre, un locutor preso de los ingleses, que lanza mensajes favorables a los Aliados.

Es 1958, el año de la muerte de papa Pío XII. Angelo Transeunti (Yves Beneyton), guapo, rico, inconformista y teórico del superhombre, entra en una escuela religiosa. Con su llegada, la vida del internado se trastorna: Angelo pone en marcha un plan de "burla" destructiva de la institución contra el vicerrector Padre Corazza (Renato Scarpa); según su teoría de que el poder necesita el miedo, realiza con un grupo de estudiantes plagiados por su carisma, un espectáculo grotesco y blasfemo, el Faust de Brecht que causa confusión en el orden aparente. Mientras tanto, los sirvientes domésticos - marginados humanos abandonados que sufren una explotación extrema disfrazada de caridad cristiana - dirigidos por Salvatore (Lou Castel) se rebelan y hacen huelga.