Rome, Sept. 15 (LaPresse) – There are 24 Italian films competing for the selection as Italy’s official submission for the International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards®.
Italian films that had their first theatrical release in Italy or another country, as long as it was outside the United States and its territories, between October 1, 2024, and September 30, 2025, or are scheduled to do so, were eligible to submit their candidacy.
Below are the titles of the submitted films, listed in alphabetical order:
Berlinguer. La Grande Ambizione by Andrea Segre, Diamanti by Ferzan Özpetek, Diva Futura by Giulia Louise Steigerwalt, Duse by Pietro Marcello, Elisa by Leonardo Di Costanzo, Eterno visionario by Michele Placido, Familia by Francesco Costabile, Follemente by Paolo Genovese, Fuori by Mario Martone, Hey Joe by Claudio Giovannesi, Il monaco che vinse l’Apocalisse by Jordan River, Il Nibbio by Alessandro Tonda, Il Ragazzo dai Pantaloni Rosa by Margherita Ferri, Il treno dei bambini by Cristina Comencini, L’amore che ho by Paolo Licata, L’orto americano by Pupi Avati, La vita da grandi by Greta Scarano, Le assaggiatrici by Silvio Soldini, Le città di pianura by Francesco Sossai, Le Déluge – Gli ultimi giorni di Maria Antonietta by Gianluca Jodice, Napoli – New York by Gabriele Salvatores, Sotto le nuvole by Gianfranco Rosi, Trifole – Le radici dimenticate by Gabriele Fabbro, Vittoria by Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman.