A year after To Love A Narcissist world premiered in New York, I’m excited to share the film will be distributed throughout North America (and then worldwide) very VERY soon, with the film’s official release dates slated but under wraps! Follow us @ControVentoFilms and help us celebrate this mental milestone! We are planning online watch parties and special screenings in the US, London and Hong Kong!
To Love A Narcissist officially has Seoul! The film won Best Film in the Feature category at the Seoul International Film Festival 2025. Thank you, Seoul! It was an honour to be part of your 2025 festival.
To Love A Narcissist has been selected by another film festival – this one’s in Seoul! What makes this one sweeter is they contacted us to say they would like to select us for Best Film! Thank you, Seoul! We are excited to be part of your 2025 film fest! 🫶🏼
Another of my rants on mental health just found its way into the China Daily! Big thanks to editor Jessica Chen. This one delves into narcissism, a topic I’ve been reflecting on a little too often since producing To Love A Narcissist.
To Love A Narcissist has been nominated for Best Feature by a film festival in New Zealand! The festival takes place Sept 13 – Nov 15, with selected films being shown at cinemas across NZ. The awards ceremony will be held at the Bridgeway Cinema in Aukland.
The film made headlines in Italy over the summer following its Italian premiere at the Ariano International Film Festival 2025, where director Raff was presented the Hirpus d’Oro award. 🫶
To Love A Narcissist will premiere at the Ariano International Film Festival 2025! The Italian premiere will be held at the Auditorium Lina Wertmüller di Ariano Irpino at 8.30pm Aug 1. The festival rewards filmmakers who have made a significant contribution to the history of Italian and international cinema and is a huge honour for Raff, whose family come from Ariano Irpino. A red carpet event Aug 3 will pay tribute to his work and be attended by some of the film’s stars: Lyndsey Marshal, Stephen Campbell-Moore and EP Sadie Frost. GRAZIE Ariano!
Next stops London and Hong Kong!
https://www.arianofilmfestival.it/2025/07/13/amare-un-narcisista-premiere-italiana/
To Love A Narcissist screened at the iconic Cinema Village in New York! The film was shown on the closing night of the Socially Relevant Film Festival 2025 and we were blown away by the emotional response to the film. Raff and I also had fun attending the festival’s opening night celebration at the historic National Arts Club in Gramercy Park.
This was the second time Contro Vento Films reached the competition stage of SRFF. We received the Jury Prize (Narrative Feature) for our viral bipolar love story Transference in 2020. It was an honour to be part of a diverse program of socially relevant films. Thanks to everyone who made it happen. We can’t wait for the next one!
https://www.ratedsrfilms.org/2025-program-narrative-features
To Love A Narcissist was back in Sanctum, Soho, for another private screening 17 Feb at 7.30pm, where Raff announced Hollywood producer Ted Field joining our Contro Vento family as Executive Producer of our film, alongside Sadie Frost, and revealed exciting details of our upcoming screening in New York! 💜
Excited to share that To Love A Narcissist, the film I’ve been producing with Contro Vento Films, will premiere at the New York Socially Relevant Film Festival (SRFF) 16 March at 7.30pm! This is the second time we have reached the competition stage of SRFF. We were honoured to receive a Special Jury Mention for Transference in 2020. With most of the world in lockdown then, the festival was held on zoom. This year, we’ll be zooming in the old-fashioned way! ✈️
Thank you SRFF for supporting our films and our vision to create a platform for those affected by the themes our films explore to connect and access support. 🙏🏽
https://www.ratedsrfilms.org/2025-program-narrative-features
Ted Field has joined our Contro Vento family as Executive Producer of To Love A Narcissist. Ted’s excellent career includes producing too many Hollywood blockbusters to mention and cult classic Bill & Ted. We already had a Bill knocking about at Contro Vento, and now we have a Ted, as well! Plus he won a Razzie – for Cocktail, no less. Imagine making Tom Cruise’s career was the most bogus shit stain on your resume! 🤣 (No, I can’t imagine it either.)
Salud, Ted! Here’s to excellent adventures ahead!
