The 12th edition of the Semana del Cine Italiano inaugurated in Buenos Aires
Quick Look
- The 12th edition of the Semana del Cine Italiano, an event dedicated to the promotion of contemporary Italian cinema in Argentina, was inaugurated on Thursday in Buenos Aires, at Cinépolis Recoleta.
- The event, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires in collaboration with Cinecittà, the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Italian Embassy, ICE and Cinépolis Recoleta, takes place from 3 to 9 September and involves eight cities in Latin and Central America.
- Ambassador Fabrizio Nicoletti and Cristina Cassano of Cinecittà spoke at the opening, followed by a screening of 'Life Goes Like This' by Riccardo Milani, present for a meeting with the public.
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Why It Matters
The Semana del Cine Italiano is an annual initiative that promotes contemporary Italian cinema in Latin and Central America, organized by the network of Italian Cultural Institutes in collaboration with institutional and private partners.
The 12th edition of the Semana del Cine Italiano, an event dedicated to the promotion and diffusion of contemporary Italian cinema in Argentina, was inaugurated on Thursday in Buenos Aires, at Cinépolis Recoleta.
Organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires, in collaboration with Cinecittà, the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Italian Embassy, ICE - Italian Agency for Foreign Trade and Cinépolis Recoleta, the event takes place from 3 to 9 September and sees Buenos Aires among the eight cities of Latin America and Central America that simultaneously host this important initiative.
The Italian ambassador to Argentina Fabrizio Nicoletti and Cristina Cassano from Cinecittà spoke at the opening. The evening continued with the screening of "Life goes like this" (2025), directed by Riccardo Milani, present in Buenos Aires to accompany the public in watching the film and participate, at the end of the screening, in a meeting with the public.
In his inaugural greeting, Nicoletti underlined how the festival is now an event awaited and appreciated by all fans of cinema and, more generally, of Italian culture in Buenos Aires, highlighting the value of cinema as a universal language and as a tool capable of crossing borders and transmitting emotions, values and experiences.
The ambassador also recalled the particular linguistic and cultural closeness between Italy and Argentina, underlining how the expressive power of cinema can further contribute to enriching and consolidating this relationship. In this sense, he expressed satisfaction at the fact that numerous films presented during the festival have also found distribution in Argentina, hoping for an ever-increasing presence of Argentine productions in Italy, alongside the diffusion of Italian cinema in the country.
The 12th edition offers a journey through different representations of contemporary Italy, with twelve recent feature films that address themes such as daily life, family and emotional ties, youth, identity, memory, territory and the transformations of Italian society. The selection crosses different genres, from comedy to drama, from thriller to genre cinema and romance, and brings together established directors and new voices from the Italian cinema scene.
In addition to Riccardo Milani, Pierfrancesco Diliberto (Pif), director of Che Dio pardon a tutti, and Nicolangelo Gelormini, director of La Gioia, were present as guests.
Open Questions
- What are the twelve films selected for this edition besides 'Life goes like this'?
- What was the total audience for the screenings in the eight cities involved?
- Are there plans to extend the event to other Latin American countries in subsequent years?
