{"id":49231,"date":"2019-10-31T16:39:07","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T16:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=49231"},"modified":"2019-10-31T16:39:07","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T16:39:07","slug":"the-fifth-italian-film-festival-is-bringing-a-slice-of-daring-european-cinema-to-south-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/10\/31\/the-fifth-italian-film-festival-is-bringing-a-slice-of-daring-european-cinema-to-south-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"The fifth Italian Film Festival is bringing a slice of daring European cinema to South Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter Arts Centre will be home to a celebration of some of the quirkiest Italian films around this November<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/montse-monmo-jPRFJ54o6M8-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49235\" width=\"800\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/montse-monmo-jPRFJ54o6M8-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49235\" width=\"800\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Naples is a popular setting for several films on display at IFFC 2019<br>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@monmo?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Montse Monmo<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/naples?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Offbeat Italian cinema has found a home in the Welsh capital for the fifth year running, as the Italian Film Festival Cardiff (IFFC) is due to take place again from 16-19 November.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival is dedicated to offering an insight into the culture of independent Italian film here in Cardiff and often serves as a platform for Italian filmmakers and industry workers to showcase their work in the UK.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luisa P\u00e8rcopo, one of the festival\u2019s artistic directors, feels IFFC is a hotspot for the portrayal of a varied Italy &#8211; particularly as this year, she strove to include a number of films in the minority languages found in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival&#8217;s 2019 programme includes films in the old Venetian language, in Sardinian dialogue, and even in Arb\u00ebresh\u00eb: the ancient Albanian language found in Southern Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luisa stated: \u201cThe intention of IFFC is to bring to the screens of Wales a dynamic and diverse portrait of contemporary Italy, without hiding its contradictions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fedor Tot, editor of <em>Buzz<\/em> magazine and a regular attendee of IFFC, believes that the festival is satisfying a need in Cardiff and South Wales for the recognition of independent foreign language cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cThe Italian Film Festival is the kind of thing we always need more of &#8211; festival directors and programmers willing to take on unique, often ignored films that might otherwise struggle to be seen in the UK and given a home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/Italian-Cinema.tif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49300\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/Italian-Cinema.tif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49300\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>IFFC 2019 will be hosted at Chapter Arts Centre over three days across mid-November<br>Photo courtesy of\u00a0Jake 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