List of film festivals in Italy
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This is a list of film festivals in Italy.
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Name | Est. | City | Type | Details |
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2006 | Gorizia | International | The film, documentary or fiction, must focus on the theme of peace, wartime conflict, civil war or human rights. | |
CinemadaMare Film Festival | 2003 | Annual festival for amateur youth filmmakers | ||
Venice | Special interest | |||
2018 | Genoa | International | Submit your feature film, short movie or documentary and join the first film festival dedicated to communism and related topics regarding Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Rosa Luxemburg, Concetto Marchesi, Antonio Gramsci, Enrico Berlinguer, Leon Trotsky, Ernesto "Che" Guevara and many more... | |
2018 | First annual film festival from the Dolomites. | |||
Fantafestival | 1981 | Rome | Special interest | Annual festival of science fiction, horror and thriller films. |
Far East Film Festival | 1999 | Udine | International | The largest showcase of Asian Cinema in the West, held annually at the end of April. |
Festival del Cinema all'Aperto "Accordi @ DISACCORDI" | 2000 | Naples | Special interest International |
Annual three months outdoor Film Festival |
Florence | Special interest | Annual international documentary festival. | ||
Turin | ||||
2011 | Golfo Aranci, Olbia | International | Annual international festival held in June in the north of Sardinia, devoted to young and independent cinema, to short films and to young directors' debuts. There are prizes for submitted movies and open calls for screenwriters and directors for international development projects. | |
2017 | Venice | Annual international film festival dedicated to Feature, Short and Documentary in the fields of: Alchemy, Hermetic, Magic, Mystic, Spiritism and much more... | ||
Flaiano Film Festival | 1974 | Pescara | Held annually. Prizes: films, foreign film, interpreters male and female roles, male and female interpreters, not actors, directors, photographers, editing, soundtrack, set design, costumes. Special jury prize for best film debut. Career award. | |
2021 | Salento | Gaia International Film Festival is the place to talk about food and its territories, societies and peoples, traditions and memory, culture ...
A Festival that aims to promote the territorial identities of the whole world and to enhance their cultures and typicality through the cinematic narration of food and wine traditions. | ||
Giffoni Film Festival | 1971 | Giffoni Valle Piana | One of the largest film festivals for kids, held annually in July, with short films and features from around the world. | |
La Guarimba International Film Festival | 2013 | Amantea | La Guarimba is a film festival situated in the southern Italian region of Calabria with the aim of bringing the cinema back to the people and the people back to the cinema | |
1982 | Pordenone | The world most important film festival dedicated to silent cinema, held annually during the first week of October. | ||
Io Isabella International Film Week | 2005 | Special interest | Spotlights the work by and about women, particularly documentaries. | |
2017 | Milan | International | Annual international film festival dedicated to arthouse cinema with its distinct artistic and experimental flavour boosted by the unique independent appeal. Genres: Short film, Feature film, Short documentary, Feature documentary, Music video, Animation or Experimental film in the fields of the unknown and unexpected... | |
2017 | Cosenza, Calabria | Films can be submitted into four following cinematographic sections: Documentary Competition, Short Feature Film Competition, Non-profit Short Film Competition. On themes relating to immigration, integration, and cross-cultural exchange in the Mediterranean area. | ||
2013 | Montisi | Special Interest | Enjoy a mixture of Italian Masters, Italian Contemporary Directors and New Talents. | |
2018 | International Independent | Nòt Film Fest is dedicated to great independent films and creating opportunities for their filmmakers. An open air film festival offering a unique festival experience that is more than just outdoor movies. | ||
Special interest | ||||
2003 | Ravenna | Special interest | Annual horror festival. | |
Add a new soundtrack to an old silent movie. | ||||
Rome | ||||
Rome Film Festival | Held annually in October. | |||
2004 | Tricase | International | Film Festival devoted to international independent cinema. Held annually in September and world tour; Salento Film Festival Hong Kong | |
2021 | Florence | Is the first Florentine festival to combine an international short film competition, industry meetings, a screenplay pitch and an artistic residency. | Held annually in May. | |
Taormina Film Festival | 1955 | Taormina | Held annually. Three separate competitions: Mediterranea, Beyond the Mediterranean and Sicilian Short Film Competition, among a selection of the most important productions of the year. | |
Terra di Siena Film Festival | 1996 | Siena | Held annually in September, focusing on independent cinema that treats social and political themes, in particular environmental sustainability. | |
1999 | Torino | Annual horror and fantastic festival. | ||
1952 | Trento | Film Festival devoted to mountains, exploration and adventure. Held annually at the end of April | ||
1989 | Trieste | The leading Italian event on central and eastern European cinema, held annually on the thirst week of January. | ||
Trieste Science+Fiction Festival | 2000 | International, Special interest | Held annually in November, it is a multidisciplinary event devoted to the exploration of the realms of the "fantastic" genre | |
Torino Film Festival | 1982 | Turin | International | Held annually in November |
Venice Film Festival | 1932 | Venice | International | The world's oldest film festival, it is held annually in late August or early September on the island of the Lido. |
2006 | Imperia | Held annually in April. |
External links[]
- Movie festivals and events worldwide at the Internet Movie Database
- International Film Festival Database
- FilmFestivals.com
- Ominous Events: The Horror Fests and Cons Database
- Directory of International Film Festivals
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