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02/02/2026

After the emotional premiere of last night at International Film Festival Rotterdam - IFFR, forst reviews are out 😍 Lies Alba Zari Manuela Buono

Bright Future entry White Lies is a remarkable non-fiction debut about the lingering effects of living in a cult upon an ordinary Italian family.

28/06/2021

After the long awaited premiere in presence at Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival (Thank you so much to those who make it happened!), now Dirty Feathers is touring festivals and last night received its first award at Moscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer: Best Cinematography, Nini Blanco
https://www.midff.com/post/winners2021?
Congratulations!

THE WINNERS OF THE MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL DOKER 2021

09/03/2021

New release - Martyr Peccadillo Pictures Curzon cinemas.

A young man jumps into the sea in Mazen Khaled’s film, which takes an experimental and believable journey into anguish and loss

25/02/2021

We will try to make this bizarre edition of Berlinale as human as possible, with a great bunch of people and the wonderful film Dirty Feathers, by Carlos Alfonso Corral, Berlinale Panorama - Berlin International Film Festival. Today Deadline Hollywood released the trailer: https://deadline.com/video/dirty-feathers-trailer-berlin-
premiere-doc-el-paso-homeless-shelter/ Denise Dorado Biliana Grozdanova El Jinete Films

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s first footage from Dirty Feathers, Carlos Alfonso Corral’s feature documentary which debuts in Berlinale’s Panorama program. The doc chronicles the residents of a homeless shelter…

09/12/2020

Congratulations to Maria Fantastica Valmori as Best European Editor at the European Film Awards for Il varco / Once more unto the breach!

Here the words by Wim Wenders about Il Varco: “I was mesmerized by the flow of the film, Maria, and [by] how you brought that found footage to life. You made fiction and reality merge in an absolutely amazing way. I have rarely seen a more convincing and touching film about the absurdity of war”. (Wim Wenders)

Michele Manzolini Federico Ferrone Claudio Giapponesi Kiné Home Movies - Archivio N**ionale del Film di Famiglia Norte Société Istituto Luce Cinecittà Vezfilm Emilia-Romagna Film Commission Rai Cinema Channel

In 1941, an Italian soldier is leaving for the Soviet front. The Fascist army is allied with the N**i war machine. Victory seems close. The convoy moves forward, men are singing and hopeful. The soldier’s mind goes back to the melancholic fairy tales his Russian mother told him. Unlike his younger...

25/08/2020

And together with the European Film Awards announcement, another wonderful news for Il varco: we are very happy that Norte Société will bring the film on screens in France! Soon more details about the release. What a joy!

Nous profitons l'annonce de sa sélection aux European Film Awards pour vous annoncer que Norte Distribution sortira Il Varco de Federico Ferrone & Michele Manzolini en salle en France.
Sélectionné au dernier festival de Venise, il a également remporté la mention spéciale du jury au festival du cinéma italien d'Annecy.
Plus d'infos à venir prochainement !

https://europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/film/once-more-unto-the-breach.15250

Slingshot Films

25/08/2020

What a wonderful news! Il varco - Once more unto the breach is among the shortlisted films to compete for the European Film Awards!

Una candidatura prestigiosa per il film di Ferrone e Manzolini

24/08/2020

Oroslan received the special mention at New Holland Island International Debut Film Festival last night, and now the film is available in Russia on the platform Nonfiction.film, enjoy!

19/08/2020

For our friends in Moscow! Moscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer

The young observant is the story of Luca’s training in the art of serving, inside a prestigious hotel college. How much will the young person have to sacrifice his freedom and adolescence to work for his customers?

21/07/2020

Shanghai International Film Festival selected Once more unto the breach as only italian doc! The festival will be held in cinemas 🥳 Il varco soon in China! We are happy for this news, at least films can travel!

🍾 🥳 Unico film italiano nella sezione documentari, Il varco è in concorso nella 23a edizione dello Shanghai International Film Festival! 😎

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