RAI is set to have a strong presence at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.
Rai Com, the commercial arm of the Italian State broadcaster,
said that its film Dogman, made by director Matteo Garrone and
starring Marcello Fonte, who won Best Actor at the Cannes Film
Festival, has been selected to be among the Special
Presentations at the festival.
As part of its large catalogue, Rai Com is also taking to
Toronto the world sales of 75th Venice Film Festival Official
Selection works 'Una Storia Senza Nome' by Roberto Ando,
'Arrivederci Saigon' by Wilma Labate and 'Saremo Giovani e
Bellissimi' (Soundtrack Awards for the Venice International
Critics' Week).
The Toronto lineup features:
- Dogman: directed by Matteo Garrone, produced by Archimede
Film, Le Pacte and Rai Cinema, international sales Rai Com;
- The Stolen Caravaggio: directed by Roberto Ando', produced
by Angelo Barbagallo Bibi Film and Rai Cinema, italian
distribution 01 Distribution, international sales Rai Com;
- Arrivederci Saigon: directed by Wilma Labate, produced by
Emanuele Nespeca, Gabriele Trama Solaria Film, TraLab and Rai
Cinema in collaboration with AAMOD /Rai Com - Teche Rai,
international sales Rai Com;
- We'll Be Young and Beautiful: first feature film directed
by Letizia Lamartire, produced by CSC Production and Rai
Cinema, international sales Rai Com. Winner of the Soundtrack
Awards at the 75° Venice Film Festival;
- Blue Kids: directed by Andrea Tagliaferri, produced by
Matteo Garrone Archimede Film and Rai Cinema, international
sales Rai Com;
- Romance in Rome: directed by Cosimo Messeri, produced by
Angelo Barbagallo Bibi Film and Rai Cinema, international sales
Rai Com;
- Don't Be Afraid If I Hug You -working title- (in
production): directed by Gabriele Salvatores, produced by Marco
Cohen, Fabrizio Donvito and Benedetto Habib for Indiana
Production, in partnership with Rai Cinema and EDI,
international sales Rai Com;
- Freaks Out (in production): directed by Gabriele Mainetti,
produced by Goon Films, Lucky Red in collboration with Rai
Cinema and Gapbusters, international sales Rai Com.
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