Italian Cinema Today

I recently attended Indiana University's annual symposium, New Trends in Modern & Contemporary Italian Cinema. Presented by the Department of French and Italian, the symposium is organized by Professor Antonio Vitti along with several of his colleagues, and features an array of events putting modern Italian cinema at front row, center. The symposium consists of presentations made by scholars, students, experts and journalists, including yours truly. It was an honor and pleasure to speak in front of an audience who also shares a passion for Italian cinema and culture. Every year, an Italian filmmaker is invited to the symposium to be honored. This year, the great Carlo Verdone was the designated honoree. Several of Verdone's films were shown and he was on hand to present each and every one of them. I'd like to share my presentation. I talked about the evolution of Italian from the very first film made by Filoteo Alberini to the challenges facing independent filmmake...