Official Program – 2025

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23

11:00 AM
HONORING THE ITALIAN MASTERS by Intesa Sanpaolo
JOURNEY TO ITALY (86’) – dir. Roberto Rossellini

12:45 PM
TRIBUTE TO ISABELLA ROSSELLINI
DEATH BECOMES HER (104’) – dir. Robert Zemeckis

3:00 PM
ITALIAN WORLDWIDE – Special Screening
DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA (134’) – dir. Christian Gudegast

5:30 PM
HONORING THE ITALIAN MASTERS by Intesa Sanpaolo – US Premiere
DARKNESS (25’) – dir. Giuliano Oppes
The actor Franco Nero will introduce the movie

Followed by
HONORING THE ITALIAN MASTERS by Intesa Sanpaolo – US Premiere
THE AMERICAN BACKYARD (107’) – dir. Pupi Avati
The director and producer Antonio Avati will introduce the movie

Followed by
OPENING CEREMONY
Hosted by Chairperson Raffaella De Laurentiis

Welcoming
Actor Franco Nero – Capri in the World Institute, Honorary Co-Chair

Attending
Consul General of Italy Raffaella Valentini
Giosafat Riganò (ITA), Emanuele Amendola (IIC)

Honorary Chairpersons
Nick Vallelonga, Nicola Corigliano

Italian Delegation
Director Pupi Avati
Producers Antonio Avati, Marco Belardi
Actor Graziano Scarabicchi
Cinematographer Massimo Zeri
Music Composer Fabrizio Mancinelli

Masters of Ceremony
Antonella Salvucci, Agostino Penna

Guests
Vice Mayor Sharona R. Nazarian (Beverly Hills), Neil Portnow, Diane Warren, Jack Huston, Frank Grillo, Sofia Milos, Alex Meneses, Bernard Hiller, Adam J. Graves, Krushan Naik, Raffaele De Martino

Awards Ceremony
Antonio Avati, Pupi Avati, Marco Belardi, Fabrizio Mancinelli, Nick Vallelonga, Diane Warren, Jack Huston

8:30 PM
ITALIAN CINEMA WORLDWIDE – World Premiere
BARE HANDS (104’) – dir. Mauro Mancini

10:30 PM
HONORING THE ITALIAN MASTERS by Intesa Sanpaolo – LA Premiere
THE LIFE APART (90’) – dir. Marco Tullio Giordana

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24

10:00 AM
LA, ITALIA ON STAGE – Special Screening
AIDA (180’) – dir. Stefano Poda

1:30 PM
ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY – US Premiere
ITALIA STAYCATION – STRANDED IN LOVE (98’) – dir. Simona Cocozza

3:30 PM
ITALIAN WORLDWIDE – Special Screening
THE RETURN (116’) – dir. Uberto Pasolini

6:00 PM
TRIBUTE TO CASTELLITTO, ROSSELLINI AND SLEITER
CONCLAVE (120’) – dir. Edward Berger
Followed by a Q&A and Awards Ceremony with Ralph Fiennes, Edward Berger and Sergio Castellitto

8:30 PM
HONORING THE ITALIAN MASTERS by Intesa Sanpaolo
WATER AND SUGAR: CARLO DI PALMA, THE COLOURS OF LIFE (90’) – dir. Fariborz Kamkari

10:20 PM
ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY – US Premiere
WEIGHTLESS (94’) – dir. Sara Fgaier

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

10:00 AM
LA, ITALIA ON STAGE – Special Screening (Tribute to Giacomo Puccini)
LA FENICE IN VENICE, ITALY – PIAZZA SAN MARCO (86’) – dir. Fabrizio Guttuso

12:00 PM
HONORING THE ITALIAN MASTERS by Intesa Sanpaolo
DANTE (94’) – dir. Pupi Avati

2:00 PM
ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY – US Premiere
MY PAPER DOLLS (101’) – dir. Luca Lucini

4:00 PM
ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY – US Premiere
STORY OF A NIGHT (90’) – dir. Paolo Costella

6:00 PM
TRIBUTE TO SERGIO CASTELLITTO – Special Screening
ENEA (117’) – dir. Pietro Castellitto

8:20 PM
ENJOY THE ITALIAN TV SERIES – World Premiere
CHAMPAGNE – PEPPINO DI CAPRI (100’) – dir. Cinzia TH Torrini

10:30 PM
ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY – US Premiere
STRAY CATS (98’) – dir. Maria Tilli

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26

10:00 AM
TRIBUTE TO ISABELLA ROSSELLINI – Special Screening
FEARLESS (124’) – dir. Peter Weir

12:30 PM
TRIBUTE TO SERGIO CASTELLITTO – Special Screening
THE BAD POET (106’) – dir. Gianluca Jodice

2:30 PM
DOCU IS WORTH – US Premiere
CAPRI ZERO LIMITS (45’) – dir. Simone Di Martino

Followed by
ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY – US Premiere
HOLY SHOES (100’) – dir. Luigi Di Capua

5:30 PM
ITALIAN CINEMA WORLDWIDE – US Premiere
JOACHIM AND THE APOCALYPSE (95’) – dir. Jordan River

7:30 PM
ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY – US Premiere
I AM A LITTLE CRAZY, AND YOU? (69’) – dir. Dario D’Ambrosi

9:00 PM
TRIBUTE TO SERGIO CASTELLITTO – Special Screening
DON’T MOVE (115’) – dir. Sergio Castellitto

11:15 PM
LA, ITALIA ON STAGE – US Premiere
RUMOR HAS IT (58’) – dir. Isabella Mari

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27

10:00 AM
ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY – US Premiere
LOVE IS IN THE HAND (88’) – dir. Giampaolo Morelli

12:00 PM
ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY – US Premiere
FLAMINIA (98’) – dir. Michela Giraud

2:00 PM
ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY – US Premiere
FOR MY SAKE (100’) – dir. Mimmo Verdesca

4:00 PM
TRIBUTE TO SERGIO CASTELLITTO – Special Screening
THE BEST CENTURY OF MY LIFE (90’) – dir. Alessandro Bardani

6:00 PM
DOCU IS WORTH – US Premiere
THE VOICE OF NAPLES: THE LEGEND OF MARIO MEROLA (90’) – dir. Massimo Ferrari
Actors Francesco Merola and Marianna Mercurio will introduce the movie

8:00 PM
ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY – World Premiere
NERO (105’) – dir. Giovanni Esposito

10:15 PM
LA, ITALIA ON STAGE – Special Screening
LA BOHÈME (102’) – dir. Mario Martone

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28

10:00 AM
DOCU IS WORTH – US Premiere
THE SECRET DRAWER (124’) – dir. Costanza Quatriglio

12:30 PM
ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY – US Premiere
I CILENTENARI (56’) – dir. Andrea D’Ambrosio

Followed by
ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY – US Premiere
BEYOND ISCHIA (60’) – dir. Luca Ciriello
AN ISLAND’S CULTURE (31’) – dir. Cristiano Esposito

3:30 PM
DOCU IS WORTH – US Premiere
CELEBRITY WINES (104’) – dir. Giacomo Arrigoni

5:45 PM
ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY – US Premiere
I’M NOT A NOBODY (111’) – dir. Geraldine Ottier

8:00 PM
ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY – US Premiere
MAY I SAY: CHAPTER 2 (30’) – dir. Marco Bellocchio

Followed by
ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY – US Premiere
GET HELP (95’) – dir. Tiziano Russo

10:30 PM
TRIBUTE TO ISABELLA ROSSELLINI – Special Screening
LA CHIMERA (130’) – dir. Alice Rohrwacher

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 – ITALIAN INSTITUTE OF CULTURE
1023 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024
By invitation only

5:30 PM
LA, ITALIA ON STAGE – Special Screening
THE OPERA! (106’) – dir. Paolo Gep Cucco, Davide Livermore

Awards Ceremony
Julian Schnabel, Mauro Borrelli, Cynthia Sleiter, Francesco Merola, Francesca Ceccarelli

SATURDAY, MARCH 1

10:00 AM
ENJOY THE ITALIAN TV SERIES – US Premiere
LEOPARDI: THE INFINITY POET (240’) – dir. Sergio Rubini

2:30 PM
DOCU IS WORTH – US Premiere
TITANUS 1904 (70’) – dir. Giuseppe Rossi

4:15 PM
DOCU IS WORTH – US Premiere
NICOLA VS PIETRANGELI (52’) – dir. Antonio Centomani

5:30 PM
ITALIAN WORLDWIDE – Special Closing Screening
THE LAST SUPPER (114’) – dir. Mauro Borrelli
The director will introduce the movie

Followed by
AND THEN ALL FALL DOWN (15’) – dir. Valter D’Errico

2025 Special Online Screenings – Eventive.org

Free access

WATCH.EVENTIVE.ORG/LOSANGELESITALIA
The screenings are available only for USA public

FEBRUARY 23

5:00PM – ALBERT (14’) directed by Michele Silvano – Italy – Panorama
5:30PM – ALL ABOUT MARKETING AND MIRACLES (14’) directed by Serena Lazzaro – Italy – Panorama
6:00PM – ALL I HAD TO DO WAS SAY IT (15’) directed by Davide Lo Bue – Italy – Panorama
6:30PM – AMELÌA (15’) directed by Fabio Orefice, Rodolfo Belusci Croce – Italy – Panorama
7:00PM – BAIA DEL RE (13’) directed by Nicola Pozzi – Italy – Panorama
7:15PM – BACIALÈ (8’) directed by Chiara de Angelis – Italy – Panorama
7:30PM – A LAUGH WILL SAVE US (60’) directed by Michelangelo Gregori – Italy – Docu is Beautiful
8:30PM – TINERET (62’) directed by Nicolò Ballante – Italy – Docu is Beautiful
9:30PM – DARK IS THE HEART (101’) directed by Marco De Luca – Italy – Look At

FEBRUARY 24

5:00PM – CLOWN (19’) directed by Vincenzo Caricari – Italy – Panorama
5:30PM – DOLCI ACQUE (20’) directed by Luca Grazioli – Italy – Panorama
6:00PM – ELVIS THE DOG (7’) directed by Marco Riva – United States – Panorama
6:30PM – FIORELLINA (8’) directed by Giorgia Ciraolo – Italy – Panorama
7:00PM – FIGLI DELL’ARROGANZA (19’) directed by Anteros Marra – Italy – Panorama
7:30PM – GOLDFISH (18’) directed by Daniele Frontoni – Italy – Panorama
7:45PM – THE LAST ISLAND (85’) directed by Davide Lomma – Italy – Docu is Beautiful
9:00PM – BANGARANG (75’) directed by Giulio Mastromauro – Italy – Docu is Beautiful

FEBRUARY 25

5:00PM – JOLLY (18’) directed by Gioacchino Balistreri – Switzerland – Panorama
5:30PM – L’ATTENTO (15’) directed by Mario Ricci – Italy – Panorama
6:00PM – LE ULTIME VOCI (9’) directed by Alessandro Spadavecchia – Italy – Panorama
6:30PM – LEGGEREZZA (14’) directed by Carlo Chinca – Italy – Panorama
7:00PM – LITTLE BIRD (14’) directed by Sara Schiavone – Italy – Panorama
7:30PM – LUCIA (9’) directed by Francesco Donisi – Italy – Panorama
7:45PM – THE INVENTED VILLAGE (60’) directed by Anna Testa – Italy – Docu is Beautiful
9:00PM – FIN QUI TUTTO BENE? (104’) directed by Cosimo Bosco – Italy – Look At

FEBRUARY 26

5:00PM – MACCARÌA (17’) directed by Giulia Minella – Italy – Panorama
5:30PM – MAKE ME ITALIAN (20’) directed by Bryan Mazzarello – United States – Panorama
6:00PM – MILLE PONTI (23’) directed by Nicolò Amedeo Novek – Italy – Panorama
6:30PM – MEDLEY (18’) directed by Alessandro D’Ambrosi, Santa De Santis – Italy – Panorama
7:00PM – MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR GORBACHEV (20’) directed by Domenico De Orsi – Italy – Panorama
7:30PM – MARGHERITA (9’) directed by Davide Angiuli – Italy – Panorama
7:45PM – CAPRI 0 LIMITS (48’) directed by Simone Di Martino – Italy – Docu is Beautiful
9:00PM – THE OTHER WAY (97’) directed by Saverio Cappiello – Italy – Look At

FEBRUARY 27

5:00PM – MUSINTASIA (14’) directed by Alessandro Navarino – Italy – Panorama
5:30PM – NINA (20’) directed by Arianna Mattioli – Italy – Panorama
6:00PM – ’O RIONE (20’) directed by Gianluigi Signoriello – Italy – Panorama
6:30PM – PHANTOM (17’) directed by Gabriele Manzoni – Italy – Panorama
7:00PM – SHANGAI (18’) directed by Mariadiletta Coco, Andrea Bifulco – Italy – Panorama
7:30PM – SOLO UN CRODINO (9’) directed by Matteo Fischietti – Italy – Panorama
7:45PM – THE INTERVIEW AT SEA (71’) directed by Ludovico Ferro – Italy – Docu is Beautiful
9:00PM – THE LAST BEAUTIFUL THING (95’) directed by Luca Luongo – Italy – Look At

FEBRUARY 28

5:00PM – STORI TRAILER (11’) directed by Marco Felli – Italy – Panorama
5:30PM – SUCKLINGS (14’) directed by Gabriele Redaelli – Italy – Panorama
6:00PM – SURVEILLANCE (20’) directed by Guido Pontecorvo – Italy – Panorama
6:30PM – SUZANNE & MARCELO (20’) directed by Francesco Alessandro Cogliati – Italy – Panorama
7:00PM – TANZANIA (13’) directed by Francesco Taverna – Italy – Panorama
7:30PM – BASILICO – L’INFINITO È LÀ IN FONDO (62’) directed by Stefano Santamato – Italy – Docu is Beautiful
9:00PM – THE ERASMUS GENERATION (67’) directed by Vincent Imperato – Italy – Docu is Beautiful

MARCH 1

5:00PM – THE BROKEN MATCH (5’) directed by Mattia Todeschini, Francesco Cosenza – Italy – Panorama
5:30PM – THE GARDENS OF DELIGHTS (17’) directed by Simone Spampinato – Italy – Panorama
6:00PM – THE GIFT (13’) directed by Francesca Romana Zanni – Italy – Panorama
6:30PM – THE SHELL (12’) directed by Giuseppe De Lauri – Italy – Panorama
7:00PM – TOMMI’S NEW VOICE (16’) directed by Rocco Gallimbeni – United States – Panorama
7:30PM – DAVIDE AND THE MONSTER (60’) directed by Francesco Squillace – Italy – Docu is Beautiful
9:00PM – THE RESEARCHER (71’) directed by Paolo Casalis – Italy – Docu is Beautiful