Six Italian directors presenting films in Toronto

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 14 - Six Italian film directors are presenting their latest works at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival from September 5 to 15.
    The start of the fest, known for showcasing indie films, overlaps the Venice Film Festival which runs from August 28 to September 7 at the Lido.
    The six are Luca Guadagnino, Cosima Spender, Giovanni Tortorici, Maura Delpero, Roberto Minervini and Uberto Pasolini.
    Call Me By Your Name helmer Guadagnino's Queer will have its North American premiere, in the special presentations section alongside Delpero's Vermiglio and Pedro Almodóvar's The Room Next Door.
    Spender's superstar tenor biopic Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe will also premiere, as will Pasolini's The Return, while Tortorici's Diciannove will make its international debut and Minervini's The Damned its North American debut.
    photo: Queer (ANSA).