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List of film festivals in Italy

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This is a list of film festivals in Italy.

Italy

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Name Est. City Type Details
4 Film Festival
A Film for Peace/Un Film per la Pace Festival 2006 Gorizia International The film, documentary or fiction, must focus on the theme of peace, wartime conflict, civil war or human rights.
Borderlands International Film Festival
CinemadaMare Film Festival 2003 Annual festival for amateur youth filmmakers
Circuito Off Venice International Short Film Festival Venice Special interest
Communism International Film Festival 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...
DOLOMITALE Filmfestival 2018 Val Gardena South Tyrol 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
Festival dei Popoli Florence Special interest Annual international documentary festival.
Festival Internazionale Cinema delle Donne Turin
Figari Film Fest 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.
First Hermetic International Film Festival 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.
Gaia International Film Festival - Stories of Lands and Food 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
Le Giornate del Cinema Muto - aka: Pordenone Silent Film Festival 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.
Innuendo International Film Festival 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...
MYArt Film FEstival 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.
Montisi Italian Film Festival 2013 Montisi Special Interest Enjoy a mixture of Italian Masters, Italian Contemporary Directors and New Talents.
Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di Pesaro
Nòt Film Fest 2018 Santarcangelo di Romagna (RN) 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.
No Words International Short Film Festival Special interest
Opere Nuove Festival Nazionale del Film Corto
Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival 2003 Ravenna Special interest Annual horror festival.
Rimusicazioni Festival Add a new soundtrack to an old silent movie.
Roma Independent Film Festival Rome
Rome Film Festival Held annually in October.
Salento Film Festival 2004 Tricase International Film Festival devoted to international independent cinema. Held annually in September and world tour; Salento Film Festival Hong Kong
Salerno Film Festival 1945 Salerno First Film Festival in "reduced pitch". Done yearly with movies from 50 countries
Sentiero Film Factory 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.
TOHorror Film Festival 1999 Torino Annual horror and fantastic festival.
Trento Film Festival 1952 Trento Film Festival devoted to mountains, exploration and adventure. Held annually at the end of April
Trieste Film Festival - Alpe Adria Cinema 1989 Trieste The leading Italian event on central and eastern European cinema, held annually on the third 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
Turin International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
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.
Video Festival Imperia 2006 Imperia Held annually in April.
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