Sanremo 2027: The Jackal to host the Primafestival. De Martino’s gag in a video: “Just because we’re Neapolitans” The official announcement came on the 8.00 pm Tg1 (Rai's flagship evening news): amongst the headlines was the announcement of a video featuring the artistic director and the Neapolitan collective, who have been entrusted with the TV slot preceding the Festival’s evening shows. “You don’t really th… a cura della redazione Spettacoli 30 October 2026
Sicilian dialect is finding new life in music, with a little help from Mina Italian pop’s greatest vocalist revives an old song, giving the island’s language yet another boost in music Giusy La Piana 29 October 2026
Super Bowl: Jay-Z to headline half-time show, Beyoncé rumoured to join on Valentine’s Day The event is scheduled for Sunday 14 February at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood: it is not yet clear whether his wife will also be performing by Chiara Ugolini 27 October 2026
Fontaines D.C., inspired by Mina, captivate Bologna. Fans say: “That’s why they’ve won us over” The latest album from the fastest-rising band on the rock scene, inspired by the undisputed queen of Italian pop music. by Luca Bortolotti 27 October 2026
Claudia Gerini and the founding mothers: “Their struggle is still relevant today” Spanning fiction and documentary, the final act of the Rome Film Festival is the actress’s tribute to the struggle for women’s rights by Chiara Ugolini 26 October 2026
Salvatore Nastasi: “For the Rome Film Festival, the real success lies in showcasing all films” Record figures and room for improvement: the festival’s president takes stock of the 2026 edition by Arianna Finos 25 October 2026
Kasia Smutniak: “I made *Mustang* for the audience; the Audience Award has shown me that love in return” The actress and director received the Audience Award at the Rome Film Festival for her documentary recounting her first trip to Nepal with Pietro Taricone by Arianna Finos 25 October 2026
Serena Rossi: “My Olga, who invented the Panini stickers. A woman, a message of hope” The lead actress in the series “The Panini Family – The Adventure of the Stickers”, presented at the Rome Film Festival and airing on Rai1 from 22 November. “Perhaps I’m just an optimist, but there’s certainly a future ahead. But we must listen to the cries of those protesting today” by Silvia Fumarola 25 October 2026
Paolo Pierobon: “Best Actor for me – an unexpected award. *Brianza* is a small, low-budget, free-spirited film” At the Rome Film Festival, he received an award for his performance in the film directed by Simone Catania. “My Fumagalli, an old-timer from the ’80s. How many of them have I seen in the Milanese hinterland – affable, self-made men?” by Arianna Finos 24 October 2026
The Festival closed with 120,000 attendees. Best Actor: Paolo Pierobon; Smutniak wins the Audience Award The best film is ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’ by Clio Barnard. Two awards went to ‘Congo Boy’ by the young Congolese refugee director Rafiki Fariala by Chiara Ugolini 24 October 2026
“It’s a tough world”, Tonino Carotone stars in the romantic comedy. “The truths of a song” A film made by young filmmakers fresh out of the Centro Sperimentale. It is directed by debutant Federico Mottica, who said of the singer: “First we chose that song of his, then we said to ourselves, ‘Why don’t we just call him?’” by Chiara Ugolini 24 October 2026
Alice nella città: ‘Everytime’ wins Best Film. ‘È un mondo difficile’ and ‘Figli perduti’ also receive awards Matteo Oscar Giuggioli wins the Unita Under-35 Award, with a special mention for his direction of the film “Young girls are losing control. Society fears them. The end is blue” by Chiara Ugolini 24 October 2026
Jeremy Renner: “Life after the accident: my daughter comes first. The Avengers? My heroes are the kids” The actor, who nearly died after being run over by a snowplough, spoke to Alice nella città about how he had changed following that experience, which he recounted in his book My Next Breath: A Memoir by Chiara Ugolini 24 October 2026
Filippo Timi: “The lesson from Gino Cecchettin, a father capable of asking for help” The actor stars in Paola Randi’s film “Se domani non torno” by Arianna Finos 24 October 2026
Marco Giallini, celebration for the tenth anniversary of ‘Rocco Schiavone’: “I’ve discovered he even has American fans” At the Rome Film Festival, an award was presented to the actor and the cast of the series, which will return for its seventh season in January on Rai (state broadcaster) 2. “I felt a connection with him right from the start; he’s a friend to the street kids and I identify with him a great deal” by Silvia Fumarola 24 October 2026
Erri De Luca: “There is a new adolescence in Europe, but it must learn to defend itself against infiltration” At the Rome Film Festival, two films adapted from the novels of the Neapolitan writer: ‘You, Me’ by Bille August and ‘Fish Don’t Close Their Eyes’ by Audrey Gordon. ‘Back in the 1970s, we had organised a way to protect our ideas and our ranks’ by Chiara Ugolini 23 October 2026
‘Gradiva’, a Parisian school class in Pompeii. The director: ‘A traumatised generation that is now rebelling’ A Cannes award-winner, this is Marine Atlan’s debut film, in which she set off on a school trip with a group of sixth-formers to explore the lives of today’s teenagers, exploring their dreams, sex and disappointments by Chiara Ugolini 23 October 2026
Rome Film Festival, the programme for 23 October Jeremy Renner stars in an Alice nella Città masterclass. Also featured is Enrico Vanzina’s new comedy by Chiara Ugolini 23 October 2026
Bille August: “I’m concerned about young people’s addiction to social media – they don’t realise what’s going on around them” The director brought “Me, You” – based on Erri De Luca’s novel and set in Ventotene in the 1950s – to the Rome Film Festival, saying: “My love for Italy and for Italian cinema has been with me ever since I saw Fellini’s *La strada* at the age of 12” by Arianna Finos 23 October 2026
Farewell to Tom Skerritt, star of *MASH*, *Top Gun* and *Alien* An Emmy for the 1990s TV series *Picket Fences* 22 October 2026