Here are the films that are getting the most attention this year, so far, in Italy, from one of the lists I found on cinemaitaliano.info. You can check out past years too.
Cesare deve Morire – Caesar Must Die
Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani — 55 film festivals, 15 awards
Magnifica Presenza – Magnificant Presence
Ferzan Ozpetek 24 film festivals, 15 awards
Diaz- Non Pulire Questo Sangue (don’t clean up this blood)
Daniele Vicari — 39 film festivals, 9 awards
Romanzo di una Strage (Story of a Massacre) Marco Tullio Giordana — 24 film festivals, 13 awards
ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards
Stefano Sollima — 19 film festivals, 8 awards
Posti in Piedi in Paradiso
Carlo Verdone — 20 film festivals, 7 awards
Benvenuti al Nord
Luca Miniero — 21 film festivals, 3 awards
To Rome with Love
Woody Allen — 24 film festivals, 1 award
Ciliegine (glacé cherry)
Laura Morante 17 film festivals, 2 awards
Com’è Bello Far l’Amore (Love is in the Air)
Fausto Brizzi 12 film festivals, 3 awards
I Love Italian Everything 