ST. ALi Italian Film Festival 2021

ST. ALi Italian Film Festival returns this Spring. 30 September- 17 October.

The ST. ALi Italian Film Festival is the biggest Italian film festival in the world, so don’t miss your chance to see the best films the country has produced in the last year, accompanied by a ST. ALi coffee, vino, or aperitivo, as we celebrate la dolce vita and the magic of cinema.

Now in its 22nd year, the Festival continues to present the best new Italian films as well as classic gems with the 2021 edition featuring a sensational line-up of much-loved stars and exciting emerging talent.

The Festival will open with the Australian premiere of THE TIES (Lacci) which opened last year’s Venice Film Festival. Daniele Luchetti’s sumptuous marriage-in-crisis drama spans a 40-year period in Naples and Rome, and boasts an all-star cast including Alba Rohrwacher, Luigi Lo Cascio, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Laura Morante and Silvio Orlando.

The full programme will be announced in September but here are some of the highlights:

HIDDEN AWAY (Volevo nascondermi) – Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear winner Elio Germano delivers a powerhouse performance in this multi award-winning biopic about the troubled life of celebrated artist Antonio Ligabue.

THREE PERFECT DAUGHTERS (È per il tuo bene) – a comedy hit that sees three friends hinder the love affairs of their daughters starring Marco Giallini (Perfect Strangers, God Willing) alongside Vincenzo Salemme and Giuseppe Battiston.

YOU CAME BACK (Lasciami andare) – starring Stefano Accorsi as a man who finds himself torn between the past and the future, this dramatic thriller was the Closing Night film of the 2020 Venice International Film Festival.

With a focus on contemporary cinema that tells the stories from today’s Italy, plus a selection of classics honouring the country’s filmmaking tradition, the ST ALi Italian Film Festival celebrates the best of Italian cinema and filmmakers.