“I am very happy that this year we will be able to bring the festival back to its pre-Covid status. The 13 movies to be screened at the festival this year are wide ranging, and include comedies, dramas and documentaries. We will have guest artists from Italy, live performances, and students assisting with the programs and interacting with the filmmakers. I’m thrilled we can share with Charleston audiences these critically acclaimed and award-winning movies, all recent releases, including “Nostalgia” by Mario Martone, which will represent Italy at the 2023 Academy Awards as an entry in the International Feature Film Award category.”
Dr. Giovanna De Luca
Founder and Artistic Director
2022 FEATURED FILMS
The featured films for2022 are listed below. All films are in Italian with English subtitles.
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Alla vita
Where Life Begins -
Ariaferma
The Inner Cage -
Belli Ciao
Belli Ciao -
Come prima
As Before -
E buonanotte – Storia del ragazzo senza sonno
And Goodnight -
Ennio
The Glance of Music -
L’ombra del giorno
The Shadow of the Day -
La donna per me
She’s the One -
Nostalgia
Nostalgia -
Peso Morto
Dead Weight -
Qui rido io
The King of Laughter -
Welcome Venice
Welcome Venice -
Yaya e Lennie – The Walking Liberty
Yaya e Lennie - The Walking Liberty
Featured Guests
Our featured guests for Festival 2022 include the following individuals.
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Giuseppe Piccioni
Director -
Andrea Segre
Director -
Francesco Del Grosso
Director -
Niccolò Ferrero
Actor
2022 JURORS
John Bruns
Earl Bridges
Host / Exec Producer
The Good Road
Ermanno Di Febo-Orsini
Production Designer
Virginia Friedman
Documentary Filmmaker, two-time EMMY Award Winner
Rodney Lee Rogers
Head of New Media, PURE Theatre
Fred White
Professor Emeritus of English, Maryland University
Bill Thompson
Free-Lance arts writer. Former film critic of The Post and Courier
2022 FESTIVAL VENUE
For this year’s festival, the Queen Street Playhouse will be the venue for all events on the festival schedule.