The 40th edition of FIFA welcomes, on the jury, Silvia Lucchesi, director and founder of the Festival Lo schermo dell'arte in Florence, which presents a selection of films: carte blanche on the recent Italian film production of art films. This year the films of Italian production, thanks to the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, will participate at the Festival are:

• Fellinopolis by Silvia Giulietti

Italy | 2020 | 1 h 29 min | Italian | Subtitles: English Quebec premiere - Official selection - Feature-length films Available online from March 16,2022

• The Eyes of Dante. Visions from the Divine Comedy by Adolfo Conti

Germany, Italy | 2021 | 57 min | Italian | Subtitles: English Official selection - Feature-length Available online from March 16,2022

• Venice Elsewhere by Elia Romanelli

Italy | 2020 | 1 h 2 min | German, Turkish, Romanian, Croatian | Subtitles: English Competition - feature-length films Available online from March 16,2022 Sunday, march 20, 2022, 8:00 pm — 10:00 pm - Centre Canadien d’Architecture Tickets

• Welcome Palermo by Masbedo

Italy | 2019 | 1 h 2 min | Italian | Subtitles: English Canadian premiere Available online from March 16,2022 This film is part of Silvia Lucchesi’s Carte Blanche

• What time is love? by Anna Franceschini

Italy, German, Netherlands | 2017 | 11 min | Without dialogue Canadian premiere Available online from March 16,2022 This film is part of Silvia Lucchesi’s Carte Blanche

• Found Choreographies by Jacopo Jenna

Italy | 2021 | 11 min | English | Subtitles: English Available online from March 16,2022 This film is part of Silvia Lucchesi’s Carte Blanche

• Poor Poor Jerry by Rä Di Martino

Italy | 2017 | 7 min | English Available online from March 16,2022 This film is part of Silvia Lucchesi’s Carte Blanche

• Sudan by Luca Trevisani

Italy | 2016 | 15 min | Without dialogue Available online from March 16,2022 This film is part of Silvia Lucchesi’s Carte Blanche

• Wallace Chan — The Art of Materials by Martina Margaux Cozzi

Italy | 2021 | 12 min | English | Subtitles: English Competition - Short films Available online from March 16,2022 Saturday, march 19, 2022, 01:15 pm — 03:30 pm Théâtre Outremont Tickets Showcasing close to 200 original films from some 40 countries, the line-up for this 40th edition features powerful themes, such as engaged art, art and science, history and culture, music and dance, not to mention artist portraits as well as screenings and events.