Torino Film Festival 44 opens with international premieres

The 44th edition of the Torino Film Festival begins on November 24, 2026, featuring a mix of emerging talent and established international cinema. The opening ceremony at the Teatro Regio will include a red carpet event in Piazza Castello, where figures such as John Travolta, Maria de Medeiros, Stephen Frears, Mike Newell, and Margarethe Von Trotta are expected to receive the Stella della Mole award.

The festival opening film is Roland Joffé’s November 1963 – L’assassinio di J. F. Kennedy, which provides a new perspective on the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy through the lens of American organized crime.

Additionally, the official competition will feature the premiere of Il primo sguardo di vita di Leonardo Revelli, figlio unico, the debut film by Stefano Grasso. Starring Valerio Mastandrea, Francesco Gheghi, and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, the film follows the life of a young man raised by psychoanalysts in a family environment that rejects mediocrity and pain.