27 AUGUST • 6 SEPTEMBER 2025

82. VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

AUG   28   Thursday
  • [Event in Italian]
    28 Aug 2025 – 11:00 / 12:30 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    CINEMA AND AUDIOVISUAL: THE INDUSTRY OF NUMBERS. A CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DRIVER, AND A SOURCE OF EMPLOYMENT AND OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNTRY.

    Promoted by the Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Ministry of Culture and Cinecittà.

  • [Event in Italian]
    28 Aug 2025 – 12:30 / 13:20 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    CASA I WONDER: A NEW TALE OF CINEMA, LAND, AND TASTE

    Casa I Wonder opens a new chapter at the Venice Film Festival, reaffirming its role as a privileged space where […]

  • [Event in Italian/English]
    28 Aug 2025 – 16:00 / 16:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    CINECITTÀ. TAX CREDIT. GLOBAL CINEMA

    The international tax credit was introduced to attract foreign investments and has achieved the goal of restoring Italy as a […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    28 Aug 2025 – 16:00 / 17:00 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    FAMIGLIA CRISTIANA AWARD

    Promoted by Ente dello Spettacolo. This year, the 2025 Famiglia Cristiana Award goes to Ottavia Piccolo. The Famiglia Cristiana Award […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    28 Aug 2025 – 17:00 / 17:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    THE CIVIC SENSE OF CINEMA

    Promoted by Ente dello Spettacolo. Cinematic storytelling can (and must) contribute to the formation of civic consciences: in this dialogue […]

AUG   29   Friday
  • [Event in Italian]
    29 Aug 2025 – 10:30 / 12:00 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    ITALIAN CINEMA AND AUDIOVISUAL NUMBERS IN 2024

    Organized by the Ministry of Culture.

  • [Event in Italian]
    29 Aug 2025 – 11:00 / 11:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    FORTY YEARS OF AAMOD: STORIES AND PROSPECTS OF AN AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVE

    During the meeting, AAMOD‘s initiatives will be presented, in particular the selection for the Premio Zavattini and Residenza Artistica Suoni […]

  • [Event in Italian/English with simultaneous translation]
    29 Aug 2025 – 12:00 / 13:00 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    SPOTLIGHT ON KOREA: INNOVATION, CULTURE & OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AUDIOVISUAL SECTOR

    Organized by the International Department, Cinecittà/DGCA. Join us for an engaging session introducing three leading figures shaping Korea’s immersive content […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    29 Aug 2025 – 15:00 / 15:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    FILM PRESENTATION “VAJONT THE FUTURE”

    Beyond recounting the tragic events of the 1963 Vajont Dam disaster, the film showcases the remarkable recovery of the region […]

  • [Event in Italian/French]
    29 Aug 2025 – 15:00 / 16:00 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    ROBERT BRESSON PRIZE TO STÉPHANE BRIZÉ

    Promoted by Ente dello Spettacolo. The 2025 Robert Bresson Prize, awarded by the Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo and Rivista del […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    29 Aug 2025 – 16:00 / 16:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    18TH ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL IN MADRID BY ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE IN MADRID

    30” length video will be screened and the eighteenth edition of the festival will be presented at the attendance of […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    29 Aug 2025 – 17:00 / 17:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    THE BEAUTY YOU WOULDN’T EXPECT

    Promoted by Ente dello Spettacolo. Starting from the personal and professional stories of Fanelli and Riondino, we will build a […]

  • [Event in English]
    29 Aug 2025 – 17:30 / 18:00 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    NEW COLLABORATION: OUTBOUND MISSIONS

    The International Department-Cinecittà/DGCA, Italian Film Commissions and the British Film Commission join forces under a new MoU. Join us to […]

AUG   30   Saturday
  • [Event in Italian]
    30 Aug 2025 – 10:30 / 11:20 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    PRESENTATION CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – NEW FUND FOR LATIN AMERICA

    Organized by the International Department, Cinecittà/DGCA.

  • [Event in Italian]
    30 Aug 2025 – 11:30 / 12:30 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    PRESENTATION OF THE INITIATIVE “SHORT ATTACKS!”

    Cinecittà, the Home of Italian Audiovisual, promotes the search for the creatives of tomorrow and believes in the short film […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    30 Aug 2025 – 12:00 / 12:30 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    PUGLIA GRANTS, FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – SOCIAL FILM FUND

  • [Event in Italian/English]
    30 Aug 2025 – 14:00 / 14:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    KINÉO AWARD

    Established in 2002 with the support of the Ministry of Culture, celebrates its 23rd edition. The Kinéo Award, conceived and […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    30 Aug 2025 – 15:00 / 16:30 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    PRESS CONFERENCE “ITALIA SET DEL FUTURO”

    Organized by Cultura Italiae.

  • [Event in Italian/English with simultaneous translation]
    30 Aug 2025 – 16:45 / 17:45 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    MEET YOUR BALTIC PARTNERS: CO-PRODUCTION SUPPORT, TAX INCENTIVES, CASH REBATE

    Organized by the International Department, Cinecittà/DGCA. Explore Baltic film financing, connect with experts and discover how producers benefit from the […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    30 Aug 2025 – 17:00 / 17:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    CINEMA MAGAZINES 2030 – PAGE, PIXEL, PEOPLE

    Promoted by Ente dello Spettacolo. First stage of listening and dialogue dedicated to industry publications, editorial teams, editors-in-chief, and journalists […]

AUG   31   Sunday
  • [Event in Italian]
    31 Aug 2025 – 10:00 / 10:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    “IL CLAN DEI 21” – CINEMASARÀ

    In collaboration with Cineteca Milano, presentation of the results of the CinemaSarà 2025 Forum and the booklet Il clan dei […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    31 Aug 2025 – 10:30 / 11:20 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    PRESENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TOUR FILM FESTIVAL

  • [Event in Italian]
    31 Aug 2025 – 11:30 / 12:20 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    TONINO GUERRA AWARD

  • [Event in Italian and English]
    31 Aug 2025 – 12:30 / 13:30 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    FILMING ITALY VENICE AWARD – PRESS CONFERENCE

    The Filming Italy Venice Award Press Conference will present the Filming Italy Venice Award recipients and guests to the National […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    31 Aug 2025 – 12:30 / 13:30 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    DECLARATION DES CINEASTES

    Organized by ANAC.

  • [Event in Italian]
    31 Aug 2025 – 14:30 / 15:20 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    YOUR DREAM, OUR MISSION.

    Emilia-Romagna Cinema Ecosystem: Numbers, places, knowledge, actions. Fabio Abagnato – Head of Cinema and Audiovisual Sector Development at the Emilia-Romagna […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    31 Aug 2025 – 15:00 / 15:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    IGINIO STRAFFI: ITALIAN CREATIVITY SPEAKING TO THE WORLD

    ITTV International Forum & TechInEntertainment present an exclusive conversation with Iginio Straffi, creator of Winx Club and founder of Rainbow, […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    31 Aug 2025 – 16:00 / 16:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    THE FUTURE OF INDEPENDENT CINEMA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF TERRITORIES

    A meeting dedicated to the growth prospects of Italian independent cinema and its role in the cultural and economic development […]

  • [Event in Italian/English with simultaneous translation]
    31 Aug 2025 – 16:45 / 18:15 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    FOCUS ON INDIA

    Organized by the International Department, Cinecittà/DGCA. A session exploring India’s booming media and entertainment sector, focusing on global partnerships and […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    31 Aug 2025 – 17:00 / 17:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    SANCASSANI PRIZE

    Promoted by Ente dello Spettacolo. With the Sancassani Award, in its first edition, the Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo offers a […]

SEP   01   Monday
SEP   02   Tuesday
SEP   03   Wednesday
  • [Event in Italian]
    03 Sep 2025 – 10:00 / 10:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    BOOK PRESENTATION ‘PREDATOR – UN MITO TRA FANTASCIENZA E ANTROPOLOGIA’

    Andrea Guglielmino, one of the authors of the anthropology of cinema essay published by Weird Book, discusses the text and […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    03 Sep 2025 – 10:00 / 10:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    ELVIRA NOTARI, THE INVISIBLE PIONEER OF ITALIAN CINEMA

    Promoted by Ente dello Spettacolo. 150 years after the birth of our first female director, a documentary presented in the […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    03 Sep 2025 – 11:00 / 11:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    PRESENTATION OF THE SIXTH EDITION OF THE MATERA FILM FESTIVAL

    Presentation of the sixth edition of the Matera Film Festival, scheduled to take place in Matera from 8 to 16 […]

  • [Event in Italian/English]
    03 Sep 2025 – 14:30 / 16:00 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior By invitation only

    EU COMMISSION-ITALIAN INDUSTRY CLOSED DOOR MEETING

  • [Event in Italian]
    03 Sep 2025 – 15:30 / 16:30 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    THE POWER OF STORIES: WHEN CINEMA MEETS BRANDS

    A conversation promoted by OBE-Osservatorio Branded Entertainment on branded entertainment as a space where cinema and brand communication meet to […]

  • [Event in Italian/English with simultaneous translation]
    03 Sep 2025 – 17:00 / 18:00 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    MOVIE BUSINESS TALENTS: KEY STRATEGIES FOR THE MODERN MARKET

    Organized by the International Department, Cinecittà/DGCA in collaboration with MPA-Motion Picture Association The panel will bring together professional talents from […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    03 Sep 2025 – 17:00 / 17:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    PRESS CONFERENCE PRESENTATION 10º FERRARA FILM FESTIVAL

    National press conference for the presentation of the programme of the 10th Ferrara Film Festival, hosted in the UNESCO world […]

SEP   04   Thursday
  • [Event in Italian]
    04 Sep 2025 – 10:00 / 10:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    LOMBARDY: A REGION FOR CINEMA

    Lombardy Region presents policies to support cinema. Lombardy Region Councilor for Culture Francesca Caruso shows regional measures, including the call […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    04 Sep 2025 – 11:00 / 11:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    HOW TO PROMOTE ITALIAN CINEMA: THE CHALLENGES OF TRAINING

    Promoting cinema today requires the use of diverse tools and strategies, capable of both supporting new productions and their distribution […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    04 Sep 2025 – 12:00 / 13:00 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    PELLICOLA D’ORO AWARD

    As every year, three technicians who collaborated in the making of Italian films in competition at the Venice International Film […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    04 Sep 2025 – 14:00 / 14:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    SON OF A PITCH AWARD

    Now in its 5th edition, the Son of a Pitch Award is dedicated to directors under 30 and focused on […]

  • [Event in Italian/English with simultaneous translation]
    04 Sep 2025 – 15:00 / 17:00 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    FROM PIRACY SHIELD TO CREATIVITY SHIELD: ENTER THE NEXTGEN

    Organized by the International Department, Cinecittà/DGCA in collaboration with the FAPAV – Federation for the Protection of Audiovisual and Multimedia […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    04 Sep 2025 – 15:00 / 15:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    CINEMA & CIRCULAR ECONOMY

    Organized by Osservatorio spettacolo e ambiente. Presentation of the report “The value of wood in the film industry: materials, strategies, […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    04 Sep 2025 – 16:00 / 16:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    GENDER GAP AND DATA: DESIGNING TOMORROW’S GENDER EQUITY TODAY

    The gender gap is a structural, measurable, and persistent phenomenon.Despite decades of efforts, disparities between men and women in opportunities, […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    04 Sep 2025 – 17:00 / 18:00 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    PREMIO FILM IMPRESA 2025: SPECIAL AWARDS

    Award ceremony for the documentary film “Ferdinando Scianna – The Photographer of Shadow” directed by Italian director Roberto Andò, an […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    04 Sep 2025 – 17:00 / 18:30 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    WOMEN CINEMA AWARD | 25 YEARS OF RAVA FOUNDATION

SEP   05   Friday
  • [Event in Italian]
    05 Sep 2025 – 10:00 / 10:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    PRESENTATION TERRA DI SIENA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

    The Festival, now in its 29th edition, will take place from October 7th to 11th, 2025, with a pre-opening event […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    05 Sep 2025 – 11:00 / 11:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    PRESENTATION OF FEDIC ACTIVITIES 2025

  • [Event in Italian]
    05 Sep 2025 – 12:00 / 12:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    THE POWER OF STORIES: WHEN CINEMA MEETS BRANDSAIR3: ITALIAN INDEPENDENT CINEMA: REBIRTH AND INNOVATION

    Italian independent cinema needs vision, alliances, and concrete tools. The Italian Directors’ Association (AIR3), in collaboration with 100Autori and CNA […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    05 Sep 2025 – 12:00 / 13:00 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    CARLO LIZZANI AWARD

  • [Event in Italian]
    05 Sep 2025 – 14:00 / 14:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    14TH EDITION GREEN DROP AWARD – CEREMONY

    The Green Drop Award was established as a collateral prize of the Venice International Film Festival and is awarded to […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    05 Sep 2025 – 14:30 / 14:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    SCREENING OF “STALKER” BY FABIO BASTIANELLO AND PRESENTATION OF THE ASTI FILM FESTIVAL AWARD

  • [Event in Italian/English]
    05 Sep 2025 – 15:00 / 15:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    SIGNIS AND INTERFILM AWARDS CEREMONY

    SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication, started in 2001 with the merger of UNDA (International Catholic Association for Radio […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    05 Sep 2025 – 16:00 / 16:50 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    NUOVO IMAIE TALENT AWARD – FABIO SARTOR 2025

    Dedicated to emerging Italian actresses and actors selected by the National Union of Italian Film Critics (SNCCI) and the National […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    05 Sep 2025 – 16:00 / 17:20 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior By invitation only

    ARCA CINEMAGIOVANI AWARD

    ARCA CINEMAGIOVANI Awards Ceremony (Collateral Award of the Venice International Film Festival) for Best International Film and Best Italian Film […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    05 Sep 2025 – 17:30 / 18:30 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 2 – Hotel Excelsior

    37° LEONCINO D’ORO AGISCUOLA AWARD

    The “Leoncino d’Oro” award is sponsored by Agiscuola, coordinated by AGIS and ANEC, and the Accademia del Cinema Italiano – […]

  • [Event in Italian]
    05 Sep 2025 – 18:00 / 19:00 | Italian Pavilion – Sala Tropicana 1 – Hotel Excelsior

    SCREENING OF THE DOCU-MOVIE “ANIME DI CORAGGIO”

    Promoted by the Italian Ministry od Defence.

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