The event, to be jointly organised by the Embassy of Italy in Vietnam in co-ordination with the Asian Film Festival in Rome, aims to offer Vietnamese audiences a glimpse into contemporary Italian cinema.

Through six outstanding films ranging from drama to comedy, of which many have won accolades at prestigious festivals, the Italian Film Festival 2023 will tell stories of urban life, depicting modern Italian society in the face of new challenges while also trying to connect with and maintain its age-old traditional heritage.

The movies to be screened are “The Hummingbird” (Il Colibri’) directed by Francesca Archibugi, “Diabolik” and “Diabolik Ginko Attacks" (Diabolik Ginko All’Attaccco) by Antonio Manetti and Marco Manetti, “September” (Settembre) by Giulia Louise Steigerwalt, “Leonora” (Leonora Addio) by Paolo Taviani, and “The Return of Casanova” (Il Ritorno Di Casanova) by Gabriele Salvatores.

All films will be screened in Italian with Vietnamese subtitles.

There will be exchanges between director Antonio Termenini of the Asian Film Festival in Rome and the audience after each screening.

The audience will also have the chance to receive souvenirs from the Embassy of Italy when participating in the mini-game on the fan page of the film festival.

Tickets are free of charge for audiences who register in advance through the fan page of the film festival. The organising team will soon open the registration form for the public to fill in and get the tickets.

Source: VOV