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Title: Canberra Daily - Win 1/5 DP's to the Italian Film Festival/Closes 5/9/25 Post by: oldfellow on Monday 01 September 2025, 12:21:05 am https://canberradaily.com.au/win-italian-film-festival-double-passes-2/
WIN! Italian Film Festival double passes The largest celebration of Italian culture and film outside Italy, the ST. ALi Italian Film Festival returns to cinema screens in Canberra this 17 September to 15 October with an unmissable selection of the best new Italian cinema. Opening the festival is Paolo Genovese’s record-breaking hit SOMEBODY TO LOVE (FolleMente), a romantic comedy with an all-star cast including Edoardo Leo, Pilar Fogliati and Vittoria Puccini. Following the global success of Perfect Strangers (IFF 16), writer/director Genovese’s latest film reveals the innermost thoughts and uncertainties of a modern Italian couple on their awkward first date. From acclaimed filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek comes the stunning, female led drama DIAMONDS (Diamanti). An ode to the beautiful craftsmanship of film costume designers and seamstresses, Luisa Ranieri and Jasmine Trinca star as sisters running a couture costume design house in 1970s Rome, exploring the lives and relationships of the women working within it. Film Festival, THE MOUNTAIN BRIDE – VERMIGLIO (Vermiglio). An atmospheric, visually breathtaking portrait of a family caught between tradition and modernity in the final year of WWII, writer/director Maura Delpero drew upon her own family’s past and collective memory to create this rich, intimate drama that follows a series of consequential events. The full festival programme will be released shortly. For more information, please visit hitalianfilmfestival.com.au. @ItalianFF on Facebook and @ItalianFilmFest on Instagram. Courtesy of Palace Films, we have five double passes for a giveaway. ENTER TO WIN To enter, email competitions@canberradaily.com.au with ‘Italian Film Festival’ in the subject field. Tell us your name, full contact details (including street address) and your favourite thing about Italy. Entries close 9am Friday 5 September 2025 and winners drawn same day. One entry per person. Entrants must be aged 18+. To enter, you must be subscribed to a Canberra Daily newsletter. Click here to subscribe. |