For the eighth edition of Fare Cinema – a festival dedicated to promoting Italian cinema and the film industry, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) – the Italian Embassy in Pristina, together with the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana and DokuFest, has organized the Italian Screens program in Kosovo. The goal is to highlight the best works of contemporary Italian cinema. Italian Screens is promoted by MAECI, Cinecittà, and the Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Ministry of Culture.
The program – reflecting the Embassy’s commitment to deepening cultural ties between Italy and Kosovo – features a series of free, open-to-the-public traveling screenings at the Oda Theater in Pristina and DocuKino in Prizren, bringing for the first time to Kosovo five critically acclaimed and award-winning contemporary Italian films. All movies will be shown in their original Italian language with English subtitles.
Italian Ambassador to Pristina, Maurizio Antonini, said: “We are very pleased to present a festival celebrating the talent of contemporary Italian cinema, with a special focus on new female voices and perspectives. The inclusion of two female directors, Delpero and Vicario, among the selected films, and the central role of the protagonists in Diamanti, is no coincidence – it is a tribute to the vitality and depth of the female gaze in telling the story of our society.”
Screening Schedule:
- Monday, June 23, Oda Theater, Pristina: Vermiglio by Maura Delpero (2024). Selected to represent Italy at the 2025 Oscars for Best International Feature Film, this film has already won the Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, along with seven David di Donatello awards including Best Film, Director, Screenplay, and Cinematography.
Vermiglio is a powerful story that weaves together memory and identity, guiding us through the folds of history and the wounds of the past. - Tuesday, June 24, DocuKino, Prizren: Diamanti by Ferzan Ozpetek (2024). Winner of the 2025 Nastro d’Argento Award for Film of the Year and the David dello Spettatore as the most-watched Italian film in 2024.
Diamanti is a refined emotional portrait blending desire, ambition, and self-affirmation, serving as a tribute to women’s strength and determination to come together and support one another. - Wednesday, June 25, DocuKino, Prizren: Gloria! by Margherita Vicario (2024).
Margherita Vicario’s debut feature won the 2025 David di Donatello Awards for Best New Director and Best Original Song.
Gloria! is an anthem to creative freedom, mixing baroque music with youthful rebellion, celebrating the power of the female voice in a world that tries to silence it. - Thursday, June 26, Oda Theater, Pristina: Il Bambino Nascosto by Roberto Andò (2021). Winner of the 2022 Nastro d’Argento for Best Leading Actor, Silvio Orlando.
This touching drama explores themes of protection, trust, and the possibility of redemption. - Friday, June 27, Oda Theater, Pristina: Ciao Bambino by Edgardo Pistone (2024). Awarded Best Debut Film at the 2024 Rome Film Festival. The film offers a delicate and poetic reflection on childhood and farewell, gently and deeply portraying the passage between what has been and what is yet to come.
