Friday, July 10, 2009

Rome mayor clamps down on foreigners at film festival

Monday 12 May 2008

The recently-elected mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, plans to shift the focus of the city's film festival from celebrities to a celebration of Italian cinema. The festival was inaugurated only two years ago by Alemanno's predecessor Walter Veltroni.

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