Taormina Film Fest Revs Up For Starry Reboot Edition – Updated List Of Expected Guests & Film Line-Up
deadline.comItaly’s Taormina Film Festival kicks off its 69th edition this evening against the backdrop of its landmark Teatro Antico amphitheatre with a Pavarotti Forever benefit event headlined by Placido Domingo and Vittorio Grigolo.
It’s not the typical opening for a film festival but it is in keeping with the eclectic programming of incoming artistic director Barrett Wissman, whose interview with Deadline on his plans for the festival can be read here.
Much is riding on the edition with Wissman being brought in to raise its local and international profile after a turbulent decade, which was compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Topping the bill over the first weekend is the Italian premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial Of Destiny in the presence of Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen.
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