Rome Film Festival, the programme for 22 October Bille August adapts Erri De Luca’s *Tu, mio* for the big screen. The Neapolitan writer also features in Audrey Gordon’s *I pesci non dormono mai*. Francesco Bruni draws inspiration from the work of Irene Graziosi in *Il profilo dell’altra* by Chiara Ugolini 22 October 2026
“Giorni felici”, the revolution of a girl with wings. The review Susanna Nicchiarelli’s film, starring Carlotta Gamba and inspired by a graphic novel by Zuzu, is in competition at the Rome Film Festival by Alberto Crespi 22 October 2026
Susanna Nicchiarelli: “Freedom is understanding who you are and living according to your nature” With *Giorni felici*, the director adapts Zuzu’s graphic novel for the screen, starring Carlotta Gamba. In competition at the Rome Film Festival by Arianna Finos 22 October 2026
Valerio Lundini: “My ‘Cambogia’, between appendicitis and the Rome Film Festival” His directorial debut is a comedy in which he plays a dual role: the actor from a crime series and the character from the story by Arianna Finos 22 October 2026
Julianne Moore: “As a child I felt excluded; cinema welcomed me” A conversation with the actress, recipient of the lifetime achievement award at the Rome Film Festival. In Jesse Eisenberg’s “The Debut”, she plays an “invisible” housewife who finds meaning in her life through acting by Arianna Finos 22 October 2026
Sergio Mattarella receives applause at the preview of the series on Livatino The series directed by Michele Placido, starring Giuseppe De Domenico and Leonardo Maltese, is being screened at the Rome Film Festival. It will be broadcast on Rai 1 on 9 and 10 November by Silvia Fumarola 21 October 2026
TV series and film production: the industry’s challenges amid falling investment and the use of AI Data from the APA (Association of Audiovisual Producers) for 2025 raises the alarm over the uncertainty that has characterised recent years in terms of public investment. Whilst there are new developments to monitor, such as the phenomenon of microdramas and the regulation of generative AI by Chiara Ugolini 21 October 2026