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Minerva Pictures at the 81st Venice International Film Festival!

28 August 2024

Minerva Pictures arrives at the 81st Venice International Film Festival with a rich calendar of events and screenings! This year, we’re bringing four titles to the Lido that reflect our approach to independent cinema in various forms. Additionally, The Film Club returns as the Official Partner of the Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC).

The event kicks off on August 30 at 11:55 PM with the world premiere of Cloud, the new film by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, marking the Japanese master’s return to Venice after his Silver Lion win in 2020 for Wife of a Spy, both distributed by Minerva Pictures.
On September 4 at 4:00 PM, we’ll present Twst – Things We Said Today, a new documentary by Andrei Ujică, screened out of competition, which explores the history and cultural impact of The Beatles through the experiences of various fans and musicians.

On September 6 at 2:00 PM, we’ll showcase the 4K restoration of Lina Wertmüller‘s Swept Away (1974), competing in the Venice Classics section. The restoration was carried out by the Cineteca di Bologna Foundation in collaboration with Minerva Pictures.

Closing the festival on September 7 at 9:00 PM is the highly anticipated The American Garden, Pupi Avati’s latest gothic thriller, adapted from his novel of the same name, presented as the closing event of the Venice Film Festival. The cast includes Filippo Scotti, previously awarded for The Hand of God, and the acclaimed British actress Rita Tushingham. A production by Minerva Pictures and Duea Film in collaboration with Rai Cinema.

For the 2024 Venetian Nights, the annual showcase dedicated to Italian cinema within the Venice Film Festival’s Giornate degli Autori, on August 31, we’ll screen High Stakes – A Night in the Ward, a black comedy by Giovanni Dota featuring Carlo Buccirosso and Lino Musella. Minerva Pictures handles its international sales.

Finally, for the third consecutive year, The Film Club will be the Official Partner of the Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC). and will present The Film Club Audience Award.

Stay tuned on our social channels for all the updates, curiosities, and behind-the-scenes action directly from the Lido!

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Minerva Pictures at the 81st Venice International Film Festival!

24 July 2024

This year, Minerva Pictures returns to the 81st Venice International Film Festival with three films and confirms The Film Club as the Official Partner of the 39th Settimana Internazionale della Critica!

The American Garden, a new Gothic genre film directed by Pupi Avati and based on his novel of the same name, will be featured as a closing event outside of competition! A production by Minerva Pictures and Duea Film with Rai Cinema. The cast includes Filippo Scotti, winner of the Mastroianni Award at the 2021 Venice Film Festival for Paolo Sorrentino’s The Hand of God, alongside the multi-award-winning British actress Rita Tushingham.

Swept Away (1974), written and directed by Lina Wertmüller, will be presented in competition in a restored 4K version in the Venice Classics section. The restoration was done by the Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna in collaboration with Minerva Pictures.

Cloud, the return to Venice for Kiyoshi Kurosawa following his 2020 Silver Lion for Best Director win for Wife of a Spy. The film will have its world premiere in Venice out of competition. Distributed by Minerva Pictures, which also brought the Japanese master’s previous work to Italy.

Additionally, for the third consecutive year, The Film Club returns to the Lido as the Official Partner of the 39th Settimana Internazionale della Critica and will present the audience award, The Film Club Audience Award, at the end of the event. Join us at the Casa della Critica from August 28 to September 7!

#staytuned for updates, news, curiosities, and behind-the-scenes content directly from the Lido!

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The Film Club is the Official Partner of the 39th Settimana Internazionale della Critica!

22 July 2024

During the Venice Biennale Cinema 2024, The Film Club is proud to return to the Lido as the Official Partner of the 39th Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC). For ten days, we will be stationed at the Casa della Critica and, at the end of the festival, we will present The Film Club Audience Award!

Returning to the Lido for the third consecutive year with an increasingly strong brand and an ever-evolving platform that continues to grow and offer new features, The Film Club has established itself as a vast and inclusive ecosystem, comprising seven subscription channels, all available on Amazon Prime Video and Tim Vision Box.

We are delighted to once again support the activities and talents of the Settimana Internazionale della Critica, an autonomous and parallel section organized by the National Union of Italian Film Critics (SNCCI) within the framework of the Venice Biennale’s International Film Festival.

See you at the Lido from August 28 to September 7!

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“Shadow of Fire” by Tsukamoto inaugurates the 21st edition of the Asian Film Festival

10 April 2024

Kicking off the 21st edition of the Asian Film Festival tonight is Shadow of Fire (2023), the latest film by visionary director Shin’ya Tsukamoto, showcased in the Orizzonti section at the Venice Film Festival 2023.

With this film, Tsukamoto concludes his deeply personal war trilogy, following Fires on the Plain (2014) and Killing (2018), the latter available on Rarovideo Channel of The Film Club and Prime Video.

The film is set in a black market that begins to come to life again after the devastation of World War II. In a small Japanese restaurant almost completely destroyed by fire, a woman makes a living by selling her body. Her entire family died during the conflict. A war orphan sneaks into the woman’s house to steal, while a young demobilized soldier arrives as a client. The three start a strange life together. But it is short-lived: the soldier’s war memories end up destroying all three lives.

“The film tells of a fire and the continuously moving shadows it casts all around, but above all of the people living hidden among these shadows. As the world moves away from peace, I felt it my duty to make this film, as if it were a prayer,” the director commented.

So, the much-anticipated screening of Shadow of Fire at Cinema Farnese in Rome at 7:00 PM tonight is not to be missed.

And there’s more: soon, the film will also be available exclusively for streaming on Rarovideo Channel of The Film Club and Prime Video, along with other must-see titles from the Tsukamoto collection!

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Minerva Pictures presents the 4K restored version of “Steam: The Turkish Bath” by Ferzan Ozpetek

31 January 2024

After 27 years since its debut at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs of the 50th Cannes Film Festival, Minerva Pictures celebrates Ferzan Ozpetek‘s debut film Steam: The Turkish Bath with an exclusive 4K restored version. The restoration, crafted from the original 35mm negative, will premiere on February 12th at Cinema Barberini, Rome, with the director in attendance. The event is organized in collaboration with Moviemov Festival.

Don’t miss the spring release of the restored version of Steam: The Turkish Bath, exclusively streaming on Rarovideo Channel, the channel dedicated to rare, experimental, and auteur cinema available on Prime Video and The Film Club.

February 12, 2024, 9:00 PM | Cinema Barberini, Rome

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The Film Club presented at the Venice Film Festival

8 September 2022

Monday 5th September, at the Venice Film Festival, Gianluca Curti, CEO of Minerva Pictures and President of the CNA Cinema e Audiovisivo, presented alongside Pascal Vicedomini, The Film Club, the first and only multichannel streaming platform that brings its audience to the cinema!

Present at the conference Laura Chiatti and Marco Bocci as ambassadors.

The Film Club is the official partener of the 37th International Critics’ Week (SIC) and in this capacity will award, at the end of the Festival, the Audience Award: The Film Club Award.

It’s possible to subscribe to The Film Club on www.thefilmclub.it.