Gian Luca Farinelli appointed president of Rome Film Fest
Since 2000, Gian Luca Farinelli has served as the director of the Cineteca di Bologna and has now been named president of Fondazione Cinema per Roma, taking over from Laura Delli Colli. The announcement was made by Rome's mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, during the 'Libri Come' event, where he commended Farinelli's impact on the film industry. Culture Minister Dario Franceschini also supported the decision, noting Farinelli's achievements at the Cineteca. In 1986, he co-founded the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival and created L'Immagine Ritrovata, Italy's inaugural film restoration school. He has worked with Martin Scorsese on the World Cinema Foundation and oversaw the Treccani Dictionary of Films. Farinelli expressed his gratitude for the role and intends to maintain his responsibilities at the Cineteca.
Key facts
- Gian Luca Farinelli appointed president of Fondazione Cinema per Roma and Rome Film Fest
- Succeeds Laura Delli Colli after her three-year term
- Announced by Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri at Auditorium Parco della Musica
- Culture Minister Dario Franceschini praised the nomination
- Farinelli has directed Cineteca di Bologna since 2000, collaborated since 1984
- Co-founded Il Cinema Ritrovato festival with Nicola Mazzanti in 1986
- Led creation of L'Immagine Ritrovata, EU-funded film restoration school
- About 400 restoration projects completed since 1992 globally
- Co-founded World Cinema Foundation with Martin Scorsese, Raffaele Donato, Thierry Fremaux, Alberto Luna
- Directed Treccani Dictionary of Films and DVDRom on cinematographic technique (2004)
- Distributed Alfonso Cuarón's 'Roma' in Italian theaters, an Oscar-winning Netflix film
- Farinelli will remain director of Cineteca di Bologna
Entities
Artists
- Gian Luca Farinelli
- Laura Delli Colli
- Roberto Gualtieri
- Dario Franceschini
- Nicola Mazzanti
- Martin Scorsese
- Raffaele Donato
- Thierry Fremaux
- Alberto Luna
- Alfonso Cuarón
Institutions
- Fondazione Cinema per Roma
- Rome Film Fest
- Cineteca di Bologna
- Il Cinema Ritrovato
- L'Immagine Ritrovata
- European Union
- World Cinema Foundation
- Treccani
- Netflix
- Academy Awards
- Auditorium Parco della Musica
- Il Resto del Carlino
- Il Manifesto
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Bologna
- Washington
- New York
- Los Angeles
- Montevideo
- Sydney
- Jerusalem
- Lisbon
- Madrid
- Paris
- Cannes
- London
- Berlin
- Zurich
- Helsinki
- Amsterdam
- Brussels
- Copenhagen
- Venice