Twice Palme d’Or winner at Cannes in only five years, currently President of the jury on the Croisette: Swedish director Ruben Östlund is one of the guests at the 37th edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival.
Östlund will be both a guest and a teacher during his stay in Bologna, with the International Filmmaking Academy, in a long stage on the set involving 20 young directors from all over the world, who will shoot short films under the guidance of Östlund himself. During Il Cinema Ritrovato, Östlund will hold a Cinema Lesson (Thursday 29, 7 pm - Auditorium - DAMSLab, in collaboration with the International Filmmaking Academy of Bologna and MAST) and will present his film The Square (Monday 3 July, 9.45 pm) in Piazza Maggiore; on 2 July at 8.45 pm the director will be onstage at the Arena Puccini to present Triangle of Sadness.