“Arsa,” by the artistic duo MasBedo, made up of directors Nicolò Massazza and Iacopo Bedogni, kicks off the 35th edition of the Tavolara Film Festival today at 9 p.m. in the La Peschiera nature reserve in San Teodoro.
The event , organized by the Argonauti Association with the artistic direction of Gianluca Arcopinto and Neri Marcorè, who also hosts, and photography by Antonio Maraldi, debuts this year with a visually striking film and the story of a very strong young woman . As strong as the women at the festival are. Starting with the 2025 godmother, model and actress Dharma Mangia Woods, who will be attending this evening's screening of "Arsa" with Massazza and the film's producer Beatrice Bordone Bulgari.
Among the stars of "A Night in Italy" are the young and talented Ludovica Nasti and director Paola Randi, who will be presenting the film "The Story of Frank and Nina" tomorrow evening at the Peschiera di San Teodoro , preceded by the short film "Figures in Thread" (with the director, Pierfrancesco Carta from Cagliari, and producer Francesca Broglia in attendance). And, of course, Sonia Bergamasco.
The renowned actress, in Gallura with her husband and colleague Fabrizio Gifuni, will present "Duse the Greatest," which she directed and stars in, on Thursday in Piazza Gramsci in Porto San Paolo. This will be followed by the short film "Sonallus," by Cagliari-born director Tomaso Mannoni.
On Friday, the festival moves to the island of Tavolara with "Il tempo che ci vuole," in which Francesca Comencini recounts some of the moments she shared with her father, the famous Luigi, one of Italy's greatest filmmakers . To give him a voice and body, the Roman director has called on Fabrizio Gifuni, who will take the stage to present the work and engage with the audience.
This Saturday, there's space for Alessandro Tonda's "Il Nibbio," which reconstructs the 28 days leading up to March 4, 2005, when Nicola Calipari, a high-ranking SISMI official, played in the film by Claudio Santamaria, lost his life saving journalist Giuliana Sgrena, who was being held hostage in Iraq. On this occasion, audiences will reunite with Bergamasco, who plays Sgrena.
The grand finale will be Sunday with "Caesar's War," Sergio Scavio's feature film debut. The Sardinian director will be accompanied on Tavolara by his lead actors Fabrizio Ferracane and Alessandro Gazale.