Open Roads: New Italian Cinema

24^th Edition

where:	New York
when:	May 29^th - June 5^th, 2025
address:	The Film Society of Lincoln Center 70 Lincoln Center Plaza New York, NY 10023-6595 USA
tel:	+1 212-875-5610
email:	filminfo@filmlinc.com
website:	www.filmlinc.org/festivals/open-roads-new-italian-cinema/

Open Roads: New Italian Cinema is the only screening series to offer North American audiences a diverse and extensive lineup of contemporary Italian films.
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema is co-presented by Film at Lincoln Center and Cinecittà, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in NY and with the support of Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò NYU, ITA Airways, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

participations

2025	Basileia by Isabella Torre Battleground by Gianni Amelio Canone effimero by Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Serio Diamonds by Ferzan Ozpetek Familia by Francesco Costabile The great ambition by Andrea Segre Luce by Silvia Luzi, Luca Bellino Paternal leave by Alissa Jung Sicilian letters by Antonio Piazza, Fabio Grassadonia The time it takes by Francesca Comencini Vittoria by Alessandro Cassigoli, Casey Kauffman Weightless by Sara Fgaier Where the night stands still by Liryc Dela Cruz Wishing on a star by Péter Kerekes
2024	Adagio by Stefano Sollima Another end by Piero Messina The beautiful summer by Laura Luchetti A Brighter Tomorrow by Nanni Moretti Comandante by Edoardo De Angelis An endless sunday by Alain Parroni Enea by Pietro Castellitto I Told You So by Ginevra Elkann In the mirror by Roberta Torre Lubo by Giorgio Diritti Oceans are the real continents by Tommaso Santambrogio There's still tomorrow by Paola Cortellesi
2023	Chiara by Susanna Nicchiarelli Delta by Michele Vannucci Dry by Paolo Virzì Fireworks by Giuseppe Fiorello The Hummingbird by Francesca Archibugi Leopardi by Mario Martone: Focus on Mario Martone Like Turtles by Monica Dugo The Lord of the Ants by Gianni Amelio Margins by Niccolò Falsetti My Summer With The Shark by Davide Gentile Nostalgia by Mario Martone: Focus on Mario Martone Princess by Roberto De Paolis Strangeness by Roberto Andò
2022	Una Femmina - The Code of Silence by Francesco Costabile Freaks vs. the Reich by Gabriele Mainetti The Giants by Bonifacio Angius Girl Returned by Giuseppe Bonito The Inner Cage by Leonardo Di Costanzo The King of Laughter by Mario Martone The Legionnaire by Hleb Papou Leonora addio by Paolo Taviani On Our Watch by Pif The Peacock's Paradise by Laura Bispuri Small Body by Laura Samani Swing Ride by Chiara Bellosi Three Floors by Nanni Moretti Unfinished by Federica Di Giacomo
2021	Assandira by Salvatore Mereu Bad Tales by Damiano D'Innocenzo, Fabio D'Innocenzo For Lucio by Pietro Marcello Hidden away by Giorgio Diritti Mafia is not what it used to be by Franco Maresco Padrenostro by Claudio Noce The Predators by Pietro Castellitto Una promessa by Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Serio Puntasacra by Francesca Mazzoleni Sirley by Elisa Amoruso The Ties by Daniele Luchetti
2019	Capri-Revolution by Mario Martone Dafne by Federico Bondi The disappearance of my mother by Beniamino Barrese Euforia by Valeria Golino If Life gives you Lemons by Ciro D'Emilio Laughing by Valerio Mastandrea Let me speak, i am Gassman! Vittorio king of comedy by Fabrizio Corallo Loro by Paolo Sorrentino Lucia's Grace by Gianni Zanasi Normal by Adele Tulli Notti magiche by Paolo Virzì Piranhas by Claudio Giovannesi Ricordi? by Valerio Mieli Selfie by Agostino Ferrente Twin Flower by Laura Luchetti the Vice of Hope by Edoardo De Angelis
2018	Beautiful Things by Giorgio Ferrero Boys Cry by Damiano D'Innocenzo, Fabio D'Innocenzo Crater by Silvia Luzi, Luca Bellino Diva! by Francesco Patierno Equilibrium by Vincenzo Marra Fortunata by Sergio Castellitto Look Up by Fulvio Risuleo Marco Ferreri: Dangerous but necessary by Anselma Dell'Olio Naples In Veils by Ferzan Ozpetek Nome di donna by Marco Tullio Giordana The Place by Paolo Genovese Pure Hearts by Roberto De Paolis Rainbow - A private affair by Paolo Taviani Sicilian Ghost Story by Antonio Piazza, Fabio Grassadonia Stories of Love that cannot belong to this World by Francesca Comencini
2017	At War for Love by Pierfrancesco Diliberto aka Pif Children of the Night by Andrea De Sica The Confessions by Roberto Andò Ears by Alessandro Aronadio Fiore by Claudio Giovannesi Holding Hands by Gianni Amelio Indivisible by Edoardo De Angelis Libera Nos by Federica Di Giacomo Pawn Streets by Irene Dionisio Sun, Heart, Love by Daniele Vicari Sweet Dreams by Marco Bellocchio The War of the Yokels by Davide Barletti, Lorenzo Conte Worldly Girl by Marco Danieli
2016	Arianna by Carlo Lavagna Banat by Adriano Valerio The Beginners by Claudio Cupellini Call me Francesco - The Pope by Daniele Luchetti The Complexity of Happiness by Gianni Zanasi Don't be Bad by Claudio Caligari First Light by Vincenzo Marra God Willing by Edoardo Falcone L'esercito più piccolo del mondo by Gianfranco Pannone Long Live the Bride by Ascanio Celestini Me, Myself and Her by Maria Sole Tognazzi River Memories by Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Serio Solo by Laura Morante They call me Jeeg by Gabriele Mainetti Viva Ingrid! by Alessandro Rossellini
2015	9x10 novanta by Marco Bonfanti, Claudio Giovannesi, Alina Marazzi, Pietro Marcello, Sara Fgaier, Giovanni Piperno, Costanza Quatriglio, Paola Randi, Alice Rohrwacher, Roland Sejko Chlorine by Lamberto Sanfelice The Dinner by Ivano De Matteo Greenery will bloom again by Ermanno Olmi Ice Forest by Claudio Noce Invisible Boy by Gabriele Salvatores An Italian Name by Francesca Archibugi The Lack by Masbedo Latin lover by Cristina Comencini: Opening Night Leopardi by Mario Martone Money Buddies by Daniele Ciprì Natural Resistance by Jonathan Nossiter N-Capace by Eleonora Danco Short Skin by Duccio Chiarini So Far So Good by Roan Johnson The State-Mafia Pact by Sabina Guzzanti
2014	L'amministratore by Vincenzo Marra The Fifth Wheel by Giovanni Veronesi Happy to be Different by Gianni Amelio The Human Factor by Bruno Oliviero I can quit whenever I want by Sydney Sibilia Intrepido - A lonely hero by Gianni Amelio Long Live Freedom by Roberto Andò The Mafia kills only in Summer by Pierfrancesco Diliberto aka Pif Quiet Bliss by Edoardo Winspeare The Referee by Paolo Zucca Sacro GRA by Gianfranco Rosi Small Homeland by Alessandro Rossetto South is nothing by Fabio Mollo A street in Palermo by Emma Dante Those Happy Years by Daniele Luchetti TIR by Alberto Fasulo
2013	About Face by Pappi Corsicato Discovery at Dawn by Susanna Nicchiarelli Dormant Beauty by Marco Bellocchio Every Blessed Day by Paolo Virzì The First Man by Gianni Amelio A Five Star Life by Maria Sole Tognazzi Handmade Cinema by Guido Torlonia It Was the Son by Daniele Ciprì Nina by Elisa Fuksas Piazza Fontana: the Italian Conspiracy by Marco Tullio Giordana Pretty Butterflies by Salvatore Mereu The Rescue by Giovanna Taviani
2012	Annalisa by Pippo Mezzapesa L'arrivo di Wang by Marco Manetti, Antonio Manetti The Cardboard Village by Ermanno Olmi Dante Ferretti: production designer by Gianfranco Giagni Diaz - Don't clean up this Blood by Daniele Vicari Easy by Francesco Bruni Escort in Love by Massimiliano Bruno A Flat for Three by Carlo Verdone Horses by Michele Rho Kryptonite! by Ivan Cotroneo La-Bàs - Criminal Education by Guido Lombardi The Legend of Kaspar Hauser by Davide Manuli Magnificent Presence by Ferzan Ozpetek My Tomorrow by Marina Spada Seven Acts of Mercy by Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Serio Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea Segre Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese
2011	1960 by Gabriele Salvatores 20 Cigarettes by Aureliano Amadei La donna della mia vita by Luca Lucini The First Assignment by Giorgia Cecere Lost Kisses by Roberta Torre Love & Slaps - A family on the verge of a nervous Breakdown by Sergio Castellitto On the Sea by Alessandro D'Alatri Passione by John Turturro Return to the Aeolian Islands by Giovanna Taviani The Salt of Life by Gianni Di Gregorio The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Saverio Costanzo Sorelle Mai by Marco Bellocchio Unlikely Revolutionaries by Lucio Pellegrini We believed by Mario Martone Whatsoeverly by Giulio Manfredonia
2010	Baarìa by Giuseppe Tornatore Basilicata coast to coast by Rocco Papaleo Cosmonaut by Susanna Nicchiarelli The Double Hour by Giuseppe Capotondi The First Beautiful Thing by Paolo Virzì Happy Family by Gabriele Salvatores Io loro e Lara by Carlo Verdone Kiss me again by Gabriele Muccino The Man Who Will Come by Giorgio Diritti The Mouth of the Wolf by Pietro Marcello One life, maybe two by Alessandro Aronadio Raise your Head by Alessandro Angelini Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy by Roman Paska, John Turturro Ten winters by Valerio Mieli The White Space by Francesca Comencini
2009	As God Commands by Gabriele Salvatores Brave Men by Edoardo Winspeare Effedià: On My Awful Way by Teresa Marchesi The Germans' Factory by Mimmo Calopresti Giovanna’s Father by Pupi Avati I Am Alive by Dino Gentili, Filippo Gentili Lecture 21 by Alessandro Baricco The Man who Loves by Maria Sole Tognazzi The Match by Ursula Ferrara: Animated Passion: The Films by Ursula Ferrara News by Ursula Ferrara: Animated Passion: The Films by Ursula Ferrara The Past Is a Foreign Land by Daniele Vicari A Perfect Day by Ferzan Ozpetek The Sicilian Girl by Marco Amenta We Can Do That by Giulio Manfredonia
2008	Biùtiful cauntri by Esmeralda Calabria, Andrea D'Ambrosio, Peppe Ruggiero: Panorama Carla’s Child by Emanuela Rossi: Cortissimo: New Italian Short Films La cena di Emmaus by Josè Corvaglia: Cortissimo: New Italian Short Films Il cuore all’improvviso by Catherine McGilvray: Cortissimo: New Italian Short Films Days and Clouds by Silvio Soldini: Panorama Dog’s Blood by Leonardo D’Agostini: Cortissimo: New Italian Short Films Don't Think About It by Gianni Zanasi: Panorama The Girl by the Lake by Andrea Molaioli: Panorama In the factory by Francesca Comencini: Panorama Ms F. by Wilma Labate: Panorama Night Bus by Davide Marengo: Panorama Piano, solo by Riccardo Milani: Panorama Please leave a message by Elisa Fuksas: Cortissimo: New Italian Short Films The Right Distance by Carlo Mazzacurati: Panorama Saturn in Opposition by Ferzan Ozpetek: Panorama The Substitute by Andrea Jublin: Cortissimo: New Italian Short Films The Sweet and the Bitter by Andrea Porporati: Panorama The Test by Andrea De Sica: Cortissimo: New Italian Short Films An Unusual Time to Meet by Stefano Coletta: Panorama The Waltz by Salvatore Maira: Panorama
2007	Billo, Le Grand Dakhaar by Laura Muscardin: Panorama Caravaggio by Angelo Longoni: Panorama Dark sea by Roberta Torre: Panorama Desert Roses by Mario Monicelli: Panorama The family friend by Paolo Sorrentino: Panorama In Memory of Myself by Saverio Costanzo: Panorama Like Cassano by Pippo Mezzapesa One Out of Two by Eugenio Cappuccio: Panorama Primo Levi’s Journey by Davide Ferrario: Panorama Schopenhauer by Giovanni Maderna: Panorama Secret journey by Roberto Andò: Panorama See Naples and Die by Enrico Caria: Panorama The Unknown by Giuseppe Tornatore: Panorama
2006	Along the Ridge by Kim Rossi Stuart: Panorama Aria by Claudio Noce: Panorama Short Buongiorno by Melo Prino: Panorama Short Crime Novel by Michele Placido: Panorama Fire at my Heart by Lamberto Lambertini: Panorama Il giorno del santo by Massimiliano e Gianluca De Serio: Panorama Short The goodbye kiss by Michele Soavi: Panorama I‘m going to tell you a story by Manuela Mancini: Panorama Short The Land by Sergio Rubini: Panorama The Listening by Giacomo Martelli: Panorama Loo by Bruno Bozzetto: Panorama Short Mater Natura by Massimo Andrei: Panorama My Best Enemy by Carlo Verdone: Panorama The Passion of Joshua the Jew by Pasquale Scimeca: Panorama Quo Vadis, Baby? by Gabriele Salvatores: Panorama Sacred Heart by Ferzan Ozpetek: Panorama The shoes by Andrea Rovetta: Panorama Short Under the leaves by Stefano Chiodini: Panorama Short The wind blows round by Giorgio Diritti: Panorama Wrestling match by Stefano Viali: Panorama Short
2005	L'amore è eterno finché dura by Carlo Verdone: Panorama Being 30 by Giovanna Taviani: Panorama Changing destiny by Daniele Gaglianone: Panorama The Consequences of Love by Paolo Sorrentino: Panorama The fever by Alessandro D'Alatri: Panorama How we got the Italian movie business into trouble by Daniele Ciprí, Franco Maresco: Panorama I truly respect you by Eugenio Cappuccio: Panorama Love Me by Renato De Maria: Panorama A particular silence by Stefano Rulli: Panorama Radio Alice by Guido Chiesa: Panorama The remains of nothing by Antonietta de Lillo: Panorama Smalltown, Italy by Stefano Mordini: Panorama
2004	L'amore ritorna by Sergio Rubini: Panorama Caterina in the big city by Paolo Virzì: Panorama The Destination by Piero Sanna: Panorama Don't move by Sergio Castellitto: Panorama Facing window by Ferzan Ozpetek: Panorama I like to work (mobbing) by Francesca Comencini: Panorama Lost Love by Franco Battiato: Panorama The miracle by Edoardo Winspeare: Panorama My brother-in-law by Alessandro Piva: Panorama Now or never by Lucio Pellegrini: Panorama Remember me by Gabriele Muccino: Panorama The soul's haven by Riccardo Milani: Panorama The wind, in the evening by Andrea Adriatico: Panorama
2003	L'anima gemella by Sergio Rubini: Panorama Casomai by Alessandro D'Alatri: Panorama E.A.M. - Estranei alla massa by Vincenzo Marra: Panorama El Alamein by Enzo Monteleone: Panorama For one more hour with you by Alina Marazzi: Panorama La funambola by Roberto Catani: Panorama Ginger and cinnamon by Daniele Luchetti: Panorama The handshake by Davide Marengo: Panorama Happiness for free by Mimmo Calopresti: Panorama In utero by Ila Bêka: Panorama L. City by Sandro Del Rosario: Panorama Mud red by Paolo Ameli: Panorama My name is Tanino by Paolo Virzì: Panorama Open my heart by Giada Colagrande: Panorama Pater Familias by Francesco Patierno: Panorama Playgirl by Fabio Tagliavia: Panorama Radioportogutemberg by Alessandro Vannucci: Panorama Truth and lies by Piergiorgio Gay: Panorama Two friends by Spiro Scimone, Francesco Sframeli: Panorama L'ultimo rimasto in piedi by Ugo Capolupo: Panorama Ultimo stadio by Ivano De Matteo: Panorama V-Max by Daniele Vicari: Panorama
2002	Chimera by Pappi Corsicato: Panorama Days by Laura Muscardin: Panorama The Dervish by Alberto Rondalli: Panorama Empty eyes by Andrea Porporati: Panorama The Last Kiss by Gabriele Muccino: Panorama Light of my eyes by Giuseppe Piccioni: Panorama One Man Up by Paolo Sorrentino: Panorama Paz! by Renato De Maria: Panorama The profession of arms by Ermanno Olmi: Panorama Red moon by Antonio Capuano: Panorama Sailing home by Vincenzo Marra: Panorama Saint Maradona by Marco Ponti: Panorama Winter by Nina Di Majo: Panorama
2001	All the knowledge in the world by Eros Puglielli: Panorama Bread and Tulips by Silvio Soldini: Panorama Domenica by Wilma Labate: Panorama The Hundred Steps by Marco Tullio Giordana: Panorama Ignorant fairies by Ferzan Ozpetek: Panorama Johnny the Partisan by Guido Chiesa: Panorama Live Blood by Edoardo Winspeare: Panorama My Head's Spinning by Alessandro Piva: Panorama South Side Story by Roberta Torre: Panorama Watch the sky by Piergiorgio Gay: Panorama

Open Roads: New Italian Cinema

festival

24th Edition

24^th Edition