Open Roads: New Italian Cinema | Italics @cunytv
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema | Italics  @cunytv
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Italics heads to Lincoln Center to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, a major North American festival showcasing contemporary Italian filmmaking. This year's edition features 15 films and an outstanding lineup of directors, writers, producers, and actors appearing in person. With a special focus on the women shaping today's Italian cinema, Italics speaks with filmmakers and actors—including Carolina Cavalli, Valeria Golino, Barbara Ronchi, and Ludovica Rampoldi—about their latest work and the evolving landscape of contemporary Italian film.

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Guest List:
Carolina Cavalli - Film Director, Independent
Andrea Di Stefano - Film Director, Independent
Andrea De Sica - Film Director, Independent
Ludovica Rampoldi - Writer & Film Director, Independent
Valeria Golino - Actress & Film Director, Independent
Nicolangelo Gelormini - Film Director, Independent
Gianluca Matarrese - Film Director, Independent
Cantautoma - Music Composer, Independent
Barbara Ronchi - Actress, Independent
Massimiliano Camaiti - Film Director, Independent


Recording Date
05/28/2026
First Air Date
07/27/2026

Italics, Television for the Italian American Experience is a monthly presentation in the CUNY Presents timeslot that features prominent Italian Americans in the arts, business, government, sports, academia, and more. Each episode explores various aspects of the Italian diaspora, Italian-American history and traditions, contemporary Italian-American life, and takes a projected look at the future of the Italian-American community.

Italics is hosted by Anthony Julian Tamburri, Dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College/CUNY and Distinguished Professor of European Languages and Literatures.

Italics is now in its third decade serving the Italian-American community and those interested in Italian-American history and culture. Italics is co-produced in collaboration with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute.

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