As usual, the 89th Academy Awards, aka “Oscars,” ceremony – annually presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) – is going to take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, on February 26th. More unusual is the presence of Italian roots both in one of the event’s producers, Michael De Luca, and in the host of the evening, comedian Jimmy Kimmel.

There are great expectations on Italy’s entry, Gianfranco Rosi’s Fire at Sea (Fuocoammare), a documentary film on the European migrant crisis, a topic that could not be hotter. It didn’t make it to the final shortlist of foreign language films in competition for the Oscar, but it is a nominee for “Best Documentary Feature.”