Scheduled from October 15th to 25th – at the same time as the Rome Film Fest – Alice nella Città presents its 18th edition, announced by the artistic direction of Fabia Bettini and Gianluca Giannelli.
During the lockdown, the “Cinema da Casa” initiative, with screenings of international classics of cinematography projected on the facades of the buildings in Rome; from August 24 to September 24, in collaboration with Eur Spa, the first experience of the floating arena in the city of Rome, the Floating Theater. The arena will have a capacity of 150 seats, with audio diffused with wireless headphones, and will be included in the Moviement Village project. The programming includes screenings of cult films, classics, themed reviews, genre films, a selection of previews and meetings.
Also, the arena will be the theater for the Aspettando Alice‘s preview program: among the confirmed titles, the Oscar-nominated film Mister Link by Chris Butler, a stop-motion animated film, courtesy of Leone Film Group and 01 Distribution which will distribute it in Italian cinemas from September 17 . Among the anticipations of Alice’s official competition is Gagarine, debut of directors Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh, defined by Variety as the revelation of the Marchè du Cannes 2020 film, distributed in Italy by Officine Ubu; the documentary Il mio corpo by Michele Pennetta, produced by Close Up Films, Kino Produzioni, Rai Cinema, RSI Swiss Television, for the Panorama Italia section.
Finally, the new program of “Sintonie“, with five films dedicated to young audiences of the Venice International Film Festival, selected by the Director Alberto Barbera and his team.