Taormina, the jewel-box of a village nestled between alpine crags along the eastern coast of Sicily, can get a bad rap for being a tourist town. It’s well known that crowds of people throng up and ...

The veteran festival boss, who previously headed up the Venice, Rotterdam, Locarno, Rome and Macao events, will take over at the Sicilian cinema celebration for its 70th anniversary this year. By ...

It is one of the world's oldest film festivals, set in one of the world's most beautiful locations. So why has it had 13 directors in 16 years and always seems on the brink of bankruptcy? "It's a ...

EXCLUSIVE: Taormina Film Festival will present Monica Bellucci with a Special International Award and celebrate the 25th anniversary of Giuseppe Tornatore’s Sicily-set drama Malèna in which she ...

Italy’s Taormina Film Festival kicks off its 69th edition Friday evening against the backdrop of its landmark Teatro Antico amphitheatre with a “Pavarotti Forever” benefit event headlined by Placido ...

In the Antico Teatro in the Sicilian town of Taormina, the 70th edition of the Taormina Film Festival got off to a lively start, with the Nastri d’Argento Awards ceremony, amid a mix of comedy and ...

Italy’s Taormina Film Festival is set for a standout 71st edition with a rich mix of genres – including some potential discoveries – on display, plus a generous dose of star power within a new format ...