Barcelona’s Italian Film Festival will be screening 8 of the best feature length films to have come out of Italy in the last year, scooping up a awards and accolades from many of the best European film festivals along the way. 9 short films will also be screened, as well as 7 feature length special screenings on contemporary themes such as immigration.

Films include “Più buio di mezzanotte,” (Darker than midnight) directed by Sebastiano Riso, which stormed Cannes and the International Film Festival in Rio de Janeiro. This introspective work reflects on the difficult path that many must walk in order to find their place in the world.

“La mafia uccide solo d’estate,” (The mafia only kills in the summer), by Pierfrancesco Diliberto, which offers an insight into recent tragic Mafia happenings, told through a love story with two different points of view.

“Smetto quando voglio”, (I’ll stop when I want”) by Sydney Sibilia is a comedy which centres around a poker club.
Films will be shown at the Verdi Park, and entrance is free.