Film Weekly extra: Agnès Poirier explores the Turin film festival
Agnès Poirier explores the political turn in Italian documentary at the Turin film festival
December 2008
Gianni Amelio replaces Nanni Moretti at Turin festival
Appointment of 63-year-old auteur is seen as move to maintain Turin's distinctive status as showcase for independent films
Moretti steps down from Turin film fest
Roberto Benigni is one of the people being talked up as a potential replacement for Moretti, who wants to focus on his next film
Tony Manero and Nanni Moretti win big at Turin
Chile's Oscar contender takes best film while Nanni Moretti enjoys a triumphant second shot as artistic director after a difficult first year in charge
November 2008
Moretti returns to curate Turin film festival
Palme d'Or-winning director returns after high-profile walkout last year to announce programme that includes a Polanski retrospective and screenings of standout indie fare
December 2007
Cinema is the loser at Turin
Turin may have thought it had the perfect recipe for a sexed-up film festival, but Agnès Poirier is worried that the real quality got lost in the mix
January 2007
Nanni Moretti storms out of Turin film festival after just two days as its director
In brief: Moretti quits Turin post after two days
November 2003
Eyeless in Turin
Film: In Hollywood Ending, Woody Allen came up with the comic conceit of a blind movie director. For Russian auteur Alexander Sokurov, this idea is neither far-fetched nor funny.
