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44th Torino Film Festival programming

Overview

The 44th Torino Film Festival, scheduled for November 24 to December 2, 2026, has announced its lineup and key programming details. The edition will feature a 24-film retrospective dedicated to Marilyn Monroe to mark the centenary of her birth. The program includes 120 titles across three competition sections for feature films, documentaries, and short films, alongside three non-competitive categories. Artistic director Giulio Base emphasized that while the festival welcomes major stars, it maintains a focus on auteur cinema and discovery. The festival also highlights female presence, with ten of the sixteen directors in competition being women, and three women, Francesca Archibugi, Stefania Casini, and Chiara Francini, leading the competition juries. High-profile guests include Isabelle Huppert, Fanny Ardant, Andy Garcia, Pamela Anderson, Luc Besson, and Stephen Frears, who will be honored with the Stella della Mole award. Actor John Travolta will also receive the Stella della Mole to honor his five-decade career. He is set to present the Italian premiere of his directorial project, ‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’, a film he wrote, directed, narrated, and produced. The festival will open at the Teatro Regio with the international premiere of ‘November 1963’, directed by Roland Joffé. The film examines the assassination of President John F. Kennedy through the lens of American organized crime and features Travolta as mobster Johnny Roselli. The opening event will feature both Joffé and Travolta. Following the festival, the film is scheduled for release in Italian cinemas on December 3, 2026, distributed by Eagle Pictures. Additional programming details include the competition 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 depicts the life of a young man raised by psychoanalysts.

Entities

Torino Film Festival · John Travolta · Giulio Base · Teatro Regio · Roland Joffé

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Torino Film Festival announces 44th edition lineup

    The 44th Torino Film Festival, running November 24 to December 2, features stars like John Travolta and a Marilyn Monroe retrospective, with a strong emphasis on female directors and auteur cinema.

  2. [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Torino Film Festival 44 opens with international premieres

    The 44th Torino Film Festival kicks off on November 24, 2026, featuring the premiere of Roland Joffé’s Kennedy assassination film and the debut work of Stefano Grasso.

  3. [CULTURE] 7 sources
    Torino Film Festival selects November 1963 as opening film

    Roland Joffé’s “November 1963”, starring John Travolta, will serve as the opening film for the 44th Torino Film Festival.

  4. [CULTURE] 9 sources
    John Travolta to attend 44th Torino Film Festival

    John Travolta will attend the 44th Torino Film Festival to receive the Stella della Mole award and present the Italian premiere of his directorial debut, ‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’.

Sources

agendacinematorino.it · askanews.it · bigodino.it · cinemaniaci.it · cinematografo.it · moviedigger.it · moviemag.it · moviestruckers.it · musicalnews.com · notiziaoggi.it · notizie.it · occhiodellarte.org · primailcanavese.it · quotidianopiemontese.it · sportiamoci.it · thewom.it · umbriadomani.it · zon.it

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