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Riccardo Scamarcio “FEDERICO FELLINI PLATINUM AWARD FOR CINEMATIC EXCELLENCE”
Tonight’s recipient of the Fellini Award is a great actor who was born in Puglia, but has continuously been an international personality and world citizen: RICCARDO SCAMARCIO He is a talented performer who right from the start has been able to put himself to the test by accepting complex roles requiring a considerable commitment yet



BIF&ST 2022: the Federico Fellini Award to the filmmakers of Ukraine
Bif&st-Bari International Film Festival (March 25-April 2) – under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic, promoted by the Puglia Region and the Apulia Film Commission and directed by Felice Laudadio – will confer the Federico Fellini Award to the filmmakers of Ukraine. The award, agreed with Francesca Fabbri Fellini, heir to the


BIF&ST 2022
The thirteenth edition of Bif&st-Bari International Film&Tv Festival – placed under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic, with the recognition and patronage of the Cinema and Audiovisual Directorate General of the Ministry of Culture, is promoted and financed by the Puglia Region and the Apulia Film Commission Foundation with the collaboration of


ELEVEN NOMINATIONS FOR CESAR AWARDS EARNED BY LEOS CARAX’S “ANNETTE”, AT BIFEST IN 2021
There are 11 nominations for the César Awards, the most prestigious awards in French cinema, earned by Leos Carax’s Annette presented in Teatro Petruzzelli last September as part of Bif&st 2021, with the director in attendance. Carax’s film was nominated for Best Feature Film, Best Directing, Best Actor (Adam Driver), Best Original Screenplay (Leos Carax, Ron Mael,


BIF&ST 2022 FILM SELECTION HAS STARTED
The Selection Committee of the 13thedition of Bif&st 2022, to be held in Bari from March 26 to April 2, has started selecting the eligible films for the various sections of the festival: International Panorama and International Premieres will be screened in Teatro Petruzzelli. Submitted Italian films must have their world premiere at Bif&st, while international films must have


About Bif&st – March 26-April 2, 2022
Bif&st-Bari International Film Festival reaches every year 75.000 spectators, and in just 12 editions, with its broad offer of the highest cultural level, it has become one of the leading cinematic events in Italy. The main venue of Bif&st is one of the most beautiful theatres in the world, the Teatro Petruzzelli. The 2021 edition,


Motivation Fellini Award to Micaela Ramazzotti
The Federico Fellini Platinum Award for Cinematic Excellence is awarded to one of the most versatile and gifted protagonists of contemporary Italian cinema. MICAELA RAMAZZOTTI The Manetti Bros, Carlo Verdone, Paolo Virzì, Gianni Amelio, Pupi Avati, Francesca Archibugi, Gabriele Muccino and Daniele Luchetti are just some of the directors who have chosen her for their


INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA Competition awards
The Jury of the INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA Competition of 12th Bif&st, president Roberto Faenza with Martina Apostolova, Klaus Eder, Vinicio Marchioni, Katja Riemann, has conferred the following awards: Bif&st International Award for Best Film Director to VINCENT LE PORT for the French film BRUNO REIDAL For the stylistic rigor, simplicity and directorial maturity that entrusts the


Motivation Fellini Award to Gianfranco Rosi
The Federico Fellini Platinum Award for Cinematic Excellence is awarded to one of the most important, original and active directors on the international scene who has helped to clarify the prerogatives of real-life cinema. GIANFRANCO ROSI Whether in India, Mexico, California, Lampedusa, Syria, Iraq, Kurdistan, Lebanon or Rome, Rosi’s cinema crosses geographical boundaries, displaying their