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Katarzyna Warnke to receive the FLISAK Award from the President of Toruń at the 23rd edition of the BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival!
Katarzyna Warnke — a film and theatre actress, film director and screenwriter, an unconventional and rebellious artist — is this year's winner of the oldest award given at the BellaTOFIFEST IFF! More »

Kazik Staszewski to Receive the Golden Angel Award for Artistic Insolence!
At the 23rd BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival, the Golden Angel for Artistic Insolence will be presented to a bold, outspoken and uncompromising artist who possesses a remarkable ability to capture the mood of his audience and translate it into art. More »

FEMEN, a Belgian courtroom, and childhood in the Amazon rainforest. Meet the Main Competition films of the 23rd BellaTOFIFEST IFF!
We are pleased to announce the twelve titles selected for the ON AIR International Competition for First and Second Feature Films at the 23rd BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival! More »

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I, Don Giovanni

Io, Don Giovanni · dir. Carlos Saura
Spain, Austria, Italy 2009, 127’

An elegant drama based on the life of 18th-century Italian libertine poet Lorenzo da Ponte. A good friend and protégé of Giacomo Casanova and the favorite librettist of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, da Ponte penned some of Mozart's finest operas, including Cosi fan tutte, The Marriage of Figaro and their final collaboration, Don Giovanni, one of the jewels of the repertoire. This film recounts the story behind the creation of this operatic gem. And while there are plenty of songs and theatrics, this is not simply a re-staging of this opus...

Director:Carlos Saura
Screenplay:Carlos Saura, Raffaello Uboldi
Music:Nicola Tescari
Cinematography:Vittorio Storaro
Cast:Lorenzo Balducci, Lino Guanciale, Emilia Verginelli