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film festival > Italian cinema at AFI FEST 2023

AFI 2023

AFI FEST showcases the best films from across the globe, fiction and nonfiction features and shorts, along with panels and conversations featuring both master filmmakers and new cinematic voices. This year Italy will be represented by Matteo Garrone’s Me Captain (Io capitano), Italy’s official selection for the Academy Award® Best International Film category, Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera, and Marco Bellocchio’s Kidnapped (Rapito).

ME CAPTAIN by Matteo Garrone October 28, 3:30 pm  Chinese 1
Director Matteo Garrone, actors Seydou Sarr and Moustapha Fall, as well as script consultant Mamadou Kouassi, whose life experiences inspired the film, will all be in attendance.

LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher October 28, 6:15 pm Chinese 6

KIDNAPPED by Marco Bellocchio October 29, 14:00 pm Chinese 5

Tickets get $3 off on all three movies with code andiamoalcinema23

  • Organized by: AFI
  • In collaboration with: Italian Cultural Institute Los Angeles