Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 27th Torino Film Festival was held 13 November 21 November 2009 in Turin, Italy and was directed by Gianni Amelio, in his first year as director of the festival. The Torino Film Festival (also called the Turin Film Festival, TFF) is an international film festival held annually in Turin, Italy. Held every November, it is the second largest film festival in Italy, following the Venice Film Festival. It was founded in 1982 by film critic and professor Gianni Rondolino as Festival Internazionale Cinema Giovani or the Festival of Young Cinema. The festival's directors have included Alberto Barbera, Stefano della Casa, Giulia d'Agnolo, Roberto Turigliatto, Nanni Moretti and Gianni Amelio.