LOCATION – Italian Cultural Institute, Washington, D.C.

5 – 6:30 p.m. – Roundtable - Film restoration: from analog to digital 

Moderator: 

Mauro Resmini (Associate Professor of Italian and Cinema & Media Studies)

Panelists: 

Céline Stéphanie Pozzi (L’immagine Ritrovata laboratories in Bologna, Italy)

Dr. Kim Tomadjoglou (Audio-visual curator-archivist and historian)

Siobhan Crnugelj Hagan (Director of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Movie Image Archive)

6:30 – 8 p.m. – Opening Reception

The roundtable and reception are open to the public but reservation is required. Registration opens on February 12.

LOCATION – University of Maryland, College Park, MD -ASY 2203 (Lecture Hall)

This programming is made possible thanks to the contribution of the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT

4 p. m. - 4:15pm - Welcome remarks. Introduction to the festival. 

4:15 p.m. - Screening: Buñuel, a Surrealist Filmmaker
Directed by Javier Espada, Spain, 2021, 83 mins - Spanish version with English subtitles

5:40 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Roundtable and Q&A with Javier Espada,  Miguel Albero (Cultural Counselor at the Embassy of Spain in Washington), Ryan Long  (Department of Spanish and Portuguese), and J. M. Naharro (Department of Spanish and Portuguese)

6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. - Intermission – Food will be served

7 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Introduction to Belle De Jour with Javier Espada,  Miguel Albero (Cultural Counselor at the Embassy of Spain in Washington), and J. M. Naharro (Department of Spanish and Portuguese)

7:30 p.m. - Screening: Belle De Jour
Directed by Luis Buñuel, France-Italy, 1967, 100 mins - French version with English subtitles

9:05 p.m. -  Closing remarks

LOCATION – AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, Silver Spring, MD

This programming is made possible thanks to the contribution of the Institute of Italian Culture of Washington

6:30 p.m. – Screening: Crazy to Marry
Directed by James Cruse, USA, 1921, 40 mins - Russian intertitles with English subtitles

Live musical accompaniment by Donald Sosin

8:00 p.m. – Screening: Sensation Seekers
Directed by Lois Weber, USA, 1927, 70 mins - English intertitles

Live musical accompaniment by Donald Sosin

LOCATION: East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

This programming is made possible thanks to the contribution of the Institute of Italian Culture of Washington

2 p.m. – Introduction to the restoration of the films on view

Céline Stéphanie Pozzi (L’immagine Ritrovata laboratories in Bologna, Italy)

2:20 p.m. – Screening: Una Voce Umana (The Human Voice, episode of L’Amore)
Directed by Roberto Rossellini, Italy, 1948, 35 mins – Italian version with English subtitles

3:00 p. m. – Screening: L’onorevole Angelina (Angelina)
Directed by Luigi Zampa, Italy, 1947, 92 mins – Italian version with English subtitles

LOCATION: East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

This programming is made possible thanks to the contribution of the Institute of Italian Culture of Washington

2 p.m. – Screening: Roma Città Aperta (Rome Open City)
Directed by Roberto Rossellini, Italy, 1945, 103 mins - Italian version with English subtitles