ors ▁have ▁included ▁Alberto ▁Bar ber a , ▁Stef ano ▁della ▁Casa , ▁Giul ia ▁d ' A gn olo , ▁Roberto ▁Tur igli atto , ▁N anni ▁Mor etti , ▁Gian ni ▁Am el io ▁and ▁Paolo ▁Vir z ì . ▁ ▁History ▁Gian ni ▁R ond ol ino ▁founded ▁the ▁Festival ▁Intern azionale ▁Cinema ▁Giov ani ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁in ▁Tur in , ▁a ▁city ▁that ▁was ▁in ▁economic ▁decl ine . ▁The ▁festival , ▁attract ing ▁big ▁names ▁in ▁Italian ▁and ▁international ▁cinema , ▁helped ▁to ▁re - ener g ise ▁the ▁city ▁both ▁econom ically ▁and ▁cult ur ally . ▁The ▁first ▁direct ors ▁were ▁R ond ol ino ▁and ▁Ans ano ▁Gian arel li . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁festival ' s ▁name ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁Tor ino ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁film ▁director ▁N anni ▁Mor etti ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁festival , ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁making ▁it ▁more ▁prominent ▁on ▁an ▁international ▁level . ▁Mor etti ▁left ▁the ▁post ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁after ▁two ▁festiv als , ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁film making . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁film ▁director ▁Gian ni ▁Am el io . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Tor ino ▁Film ▁Festival ▁at ▁the ▁Internet ▁Movie ▁Database ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Italy ▁Category : Rec urr ing ▁events ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2