An Italian Film Festival of 40 Italian Films in New Zealand in its 14th year? In Italian with English Subtitles? It will take place in seven cities from September to December. While New Zealand is slightly smaller in land area than Italy, it only has 4.3 million population compared to 60 million in Italy. 

Spring is with us - and as the Show Me Shorts Organisation makes ready its 40 film for public consumption, The Italian Film Festival is gearing up for its premiere at the end of September. 

It's the 14th annual event (which is the only national one) and will take in seven cities over from September to December.

Festival director Cav. Tony Lambert says :"This year's festival selection represents the broadest offering of films to date, continuing to fulfill my objective of extending the scope of the festival. Whilst romantic comedies are my first choice for selection as I think the Italians make the best 'romcoms' in the business, I want to bring other genres that demonstrate the rich variety of Italian cinema, including thrillers, documentaries, drama, comedy, dramatisations and historical drama. These are all represented in this year's festival; a line-up of films that offers something for everyone.Viva il cinema italiano!"

17 films have been selected for the festival this year - and they are:

Her Whole Life Ahead (Tutta la vita davanti) 
The Girl by the Lake (La ragazza del lago) 
The Deity (Il Divo) 
Talk to Me of Love (Parlami d'amore) 
Piano Solo 
Matchmakers (Agente matrimoniale) 
Sorry if I Love You (Scusa ma ti chiamo amore) 
At a Glance (Colpo d'occhio) 
The Viceroys (I vicerè) 
Good Morning Heartache (Riprendimi) 
Lessons in Chocolate (Lezioni di cioccolato) 
Ferrari: Red Footprints (Orme rosse) 
Biutiful Cauntri 
Black and White (Bianco e nero) 
The Feast (L'abbuffata) 
Rush Hour (L'ora di punta) 
The Rest of the Night (Il resto della notte) 

Her Whole Life Ahead is the opening night film in all of the centres - http://www.italianfilmfestival.co.nz/openingnights.html

For full details of the Italian Film Festival, http://www.italianfilmfestival.co.nz/dvd/dvd2008.html

A Full DVD Set of the 14 Film Entries of 2008 available for NZ $ 150, BUT only sold to New Zealand Addresses. 
http://www.italianfilmfestival.co.nz/dvd/dvd2008.html

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