“Fare Cinema”, an initiative organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to promote the Italian film industry and its films around the world, has returned to Kosovo. The event will be held from 18 to 20 June at the “Kino Armata” cinema in Pristina and on 19 June at the “Nena Kabrini” school in Prizren. The film festival will include the screening of the record-breaking film “There’s Still Tomorrow” by Paola Cortellesi (on 18 June in Pristina as national preview and on 19 June in Prizren), “La chimera” by Alice Rohrwacher (19 June) and “Kidnapped” by Marco Bellocchio (20 June). The films will be screened in the original language (Italian) with English subtitles. “There’s Still Tomorrow” will also be subtitled in Albanian.
“We are extremely pleased to once again bring to Kosovo the ‘Fare cinema’ film festival, featuring the most acclaimed and award-winning Italian films of the past year. The event will provide an opportunity to dive into the stories, characters and artistic vision of some of Italy’s most internationally loved directors and actors. Through this initiative, we also intend to strengthen the cultural ties between Italy and Kosovo, fostering an exchange of ideas and perspectives that will enrich both communities,” said the Ambassador of Italy to Pristina Antonello De Riu, and the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana (also responsible for Kosovo) Alessandro Ruggera.
“With ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ we’ll conclude, in particular, the celebrations for the Italian Republic Day. The film, in fact, is set in 1946, when free elections were held in Italy at the end of the war and the twenty-year fascist period; this was the first time that women were also able to vote and be elected. We will later hold a special debate on the struggles for women’s rights. The second film, ‘La chimera’, is both dreamlike and spiritual, with a historical and documentary feel, offering us a rare glimpse of how the testimonies of the past and art in general influence our present. Lastly, ‘Kidnapped’ is based on a real and little-known event that took place at the dawn of the proclamation of the Italian state in 1861. The film invites us to reflect on respect for individual autonomy and the consequences of forced indoctrination and the denial of identity,” added De Riu and Ruggera.
“Fare Cinema” is a thematic film festival organised in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Culture, ANICA (the Italian National Association of Film and Audiovisual industries), the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), Istituto Luce – Cinecittà, the Italian Film Commissions and the Accademia del Cinema Italiano – Premi David di Donatello to promote the Italian film industry and its films. Launched in 2018, it provides for the organisation of events by the Italian embassies, consulates and cultural institutes abroad, with the dual aim of promoting Italian cinema and professionals in the sector.
