Bif&st joins the entire Italian and International Cinema in the sore grieving caused by the parting of a great father and mentor: Francesco Rosi. Bif&st – Bari International Film Festival (March 21^st to 28^th, 2015) chaired by Ettore Scola and directed by Felice Laudadio, announces a series of events to celebrate and remember his work and commitment. Together with the Bologna Film Library and the Teche RAI, a vast retrospective of his works will be organised, and it will include the two films recently restored: Salvatore Giuliano by the Bologna Film Library and Hands over the City by National Film Library.

In 2010 Rosi had received, by the very hands of Ettore Scola, the Federico Fellini Award for Artistic Excellence. But Rosi happened also to be the protagonist of the last Bif&st edition, given his long lasting collaboration with Gian Maria Volonté, to whom the 2014 Festival dedicated the widest retrospective ever realized. In that occasion, Rosi had released to the Festival one of his last interviews, which is now part of the Documentary Rosi racconta Volonté, which will be screened again in the upcoming edition of the Festival, together with plenty of unpublished materials.