Film Submissions are open
Deadline for submission is November 15th 2021.
The heart of Raymond Chandler Award winner John Banville belongs to Agatha Christie, James M. Cain and Georges Simenon
His earliest literary influences, his later infatuations, his defying of labels and genres The author of Snow opens up to Adrian Wootton online.
The perfect horror film? Ironic
Brian Yuzna, winner of the 2020 Luca Svizzeretto Prize, picked up the gauntlet thrown down by Roberto Silvestri and Giorgio Gosetti and held nothing back, musing over his love of genre films, his start as a self-taught director, his commercial work, the 1980s, special effects, and more.
Thinking hard about oneself
In her Sin muertos, Alicia Giménez-Bartlett has told the story of her best-known character. It’s a way to reaffirm the need to reflect on one’s own actions..
The new Noir In Festival soars online
Our anniversary exceeds expectations and attracts a large following.
Lucio Fulci and film, the love of a lifetime
A talk at Noir saw the presentation of the documentary by Antonietta De Lillo, a long interview with Fulci conducted by De Lillo and Marcello Garofalo. Speakers at the event included Alice Mariani, Elisabetta Giannini, Fabrizio D’Alessio, Fabio Frizzi, and Antonella Fulci. The festival also devoted a small retrospective to the filmmaker.
The Noir in Festival awards for film and literature
On the day devoted to the Raymond Chandler Award winner, John Banville, the prizes for Noir’s two film competitions are announced: the Black Panther Award goes to Wildland by Jeanette Nordahl, while Bad Tales by the D’Innocenzo brothers lands the Caligari Prize.
In search of darkness: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s forays into different genres
The Japanese filmmaker, interviewed by Raffaele Meale, talked about his life’s work. A unique occasion to hear the words of one of the maestros of contemporary film, honored at Noir with the 2020 Honorary Award.
Women in black: the freedom to create
The five speakers at the focus session moderated by Nicoletta Vallorani discussed their original ways of being authors and generating female characters, drawing on both their life experiences and their imaginations.
An origin story: Jennifer Kent and cinema
Interviewed by Paolo Bertolin, the Australian filmmaker talks about her theater studies and how she got into film directing, with some help from Lars von Trier. In September she’ll embark on the filming of Alice and Freda Forever.
The roar of the Panthers
From John Banville and Camilla Läckberg to Jennifer Kent and the Manetti Bros.: Noir’s full guest lineup for its 30th edition
Chandler’s Marlowe, My Marlowe
“How could I have turned down the invitation to follow in his giant steps?” by John Banville
Strong or fragile, women prevail: the real stars of Noir in Festival
The thirtieth edition unfolds March 8th to13th, for the first time entirely online
Save the new dates: Noir in Festival moves up a week
The event will now be held March 8-13, 2021, its opening day coinciding with International Women’s Day.
Farewell to John le Carré
John le Carré meets Noir: one of the most amazing events in the history of our festival. David Cornwell was our guest at the dawn of this new century, in 2001, when he traveled to Courmayeur to receive the Raymond Chandler Award.