42nd Torino Film Festival

42nd Torino Film Festival

 

The 42nd edition of the Torino Film Festival will take place from November 22 to November 30, 2024 under the aegis of the National Cinema Museum, chaired by Enzo Ghigo and with Carlo Chatrian, who recently left the Berlin Film Festival as the new director. The new artistic director of the Torino Film Festival is the succesful Italian film director and actor Giulio Base.

 

This 42nd festival edition is dedicated to Marlon Brando - one of the greatest actors of all times, and while the conterfeit of the emblematic American actor is on the festival's poster, a large retrospective of his films is part of this TFF edition, celebrating the centenary of his birth.

 

The TFF opening ceremony taking place in the Teatro Regio of Torino highlights the TFF's desire to collaborate with the most important cultural institutions of Torino. The Teatro Regio of Torino is an emblematic venue and a great international opera house. The godmother of the opening ceremony is Italian actress Cristiana Capotondi.

 

The program is characterized by the choice of original and independent films, mostly international previews and by the very high presence of female filmmakers. On top of this  the three presidents of the jury of the competition sections are Margaret Mazzantini, Roberta Torre and Michela Cescon.

 

The cinema regains a predominant and fundamental role with 120 films screened. There wil be three competition sections (feature films, documentaries and short films) and three non-competitive sections (out of competition, Zibaldone and the Marlon Brando retrospective). Many film delegations are expected, and all films will be presented or introduced by its film director or leading actors. 

 

The red carpet has reached Torino: from Ron Howard to Billy Zane, from Sharon Stone to Julia Ormond, from Emmanuelle Béart to Rosario Dawson, from Alec Baldwin to Matthew Broderick and Vince Vaughn. Among the stars of the Italian cinematography will be walking the red carpet Giancarlo Giannini, Ornella Muti, Michele Placido, Claudia Gerini, Giuseppe Battiston, Maurizio Nichetti, Donatella Finocchiaro, just to name a few.

 

The 42 TFF takes place in collaboration with the Film Commission Torino Piemonte, TorinoFilmLab and Torino Film Industry, aswell as with the Department of Welfare and Rights of the City of Torino and the University of Torino.

 

This edition pays particular attention to social issues with events to takes place in the pipeline and reconfirms its commitment to environmental sustainability by following the good practices of the Festival Green Guide created by AFIC.

 

 OPENING OF THE 42ND TORINO FILM FESTIVAL

 

Thursday, November 22nd at 7:00 pm at the Teatro Regio in Turin

 

Director Giulio Base and the festival's godmother, Cristiana Capotondi, will host the opening ceremony at the prestigious Teatro Regio of Turin. The prestigious award “Stelle della Mole” will be given to five undisputed stars of the world cinema: Matthew Broderick, Giancarlo Giannini, Rosario Dawson, Vince Vaugh and film director Ron Howard.

 

The two-time Oscar-winning American director will also present to the audience of the Torino Film Festival, in an international preview, his latest film "Eden", with Jude Law, Ana De Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brühl and Syndey Sweeney. The film will be screened as an exclusive premiere for Italy with the support of the Italian International Lucisano Group and in collaboration with the Rai Cinema, and will be soon distributed by 01 Distribution.

 

CLOSING OF THE 42nd TURIN FILM FESTIVAL

 

Saturday, November 30th at 7:00 pm at Cinema Massimo

 

The Awards Ceremony evening, in which all the awards will be presented to the winners of the three categories in competition will be embellished by the highly anticipated "Waltzing with Brando", a film written and directed by Bill Fishman. The director will be present a the world premiere together with his protagonist Billy Zane, who plays Marlon Brando and marvelously looks like the iconic star.