Given the question: Information:  - The Cannes Festival (French: Festival de Cannes), named until 2002 as the International Film Festival ("Festival international du film") and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world. Founded in 1946, the invitation-only festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès.  - The House with Laughing Windows (Italian title: "La casa dalle finestre che ridono") is a 1976 Italian giallo film co-written and directed by Pupi Avati. The film was shot in Lido degli Scacchi in the Ferrara province of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It was nominated for the 1983 International Fantasy Film Award for Best Film at Fantasporto.  - Giuseppe Avati, better known as Pupi Avati (born 3 November 1938), is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known to horror film fans for his two masterpieces of the macabre, "The House with Laughing Windows" (1976) and "Zeder" (1983).  - The 44th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 920, 1991. The Palme d'Or went to the "Barton Fink" by Ethan and Joel Coen.  - Bix is a 1991 Italian drama film about the final years of cornet player Bix Beiderbecke . It was directed by Pupi Avati and was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival .  - A film director is a person who directs the making of a film. Generally, a film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design, and the creative aspects of filmmaking. Under European Union law, the director is viewed as the author of the film.    Given the information above, choose from the list below the object entity that exhibits the relation 'country of origin' with the subject 'bix '.  Choices: - european union  - france  - italy
The answer is:
italy