The Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival is Next Week!

Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival, in partnership with the Dante Alighieri Society and Italian Consulate of Miami, is proud to announce the 14th edition of the annual celebration of contemporary Italian cinema and culture.

The 2020 event, set for Nov. 18 and 19 at the Charleston Music Hall, will feature four recent movies: Refugees in Cinecittà by Marco Bertozzi (5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18); The Goddess of Fortune by Ferzan Ozpetek (8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18); Say It Loud by Guido Chiesa (5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19); and Champion by Leonardo D’Agostini (8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19).

The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated an abbreviated festival and prevented organizers from including special guests from Italy or assembling a jury for the purpose of honoring an audience-selected “best film.” Charleston Music Hall will implement strict protocols to ensure the safety of all patrons, limiting occupancy of the 950-seat venue to 250 people, enforcing social distancing rules, requiring the use of masks and choreographing movement throughout the space, among other measures.

Tickets are $12 each and can be purchased at charlestonmusichall.com. College of Charleston students, faculty and staff with a CofC ID get in free. Tickets also will be sold at the box office only on the days of the festival.This year’s festival is co-sponsored by the Yashik Foundation and the Dante Alighieri Society.