18 years

BIF&ST

bifest.it

Bari International Film Festival.

Event Dates: 21 — 28 March 2026

24 years

ShorTS International Film Festival

maremetraggio.com

International Short Film and Debut Work Festival.

Event Dates: 27 June — 4 July 2026

19 years

Ischia Film Festival

ischiafilmfestival.it

International Film Festival.

Event Dates: 27 June — 4 July 2026

15 years

International Tour Film Festival

internationaltourfilmfest.com

Short film, Medium Length and Feature Film International Festival.

Event Dates: 7 — 11 October 2026

18 years

SiciliAmbiente

festivalsiciliambiente.it

International Film Festival.

Event Dates: 13 — 18 July 2026

43 years

Gran Paradiso Film Festival

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An international festival dedicated to nature-based cinema in the Gran Paradiso

Event Dates: 27 July — 1 August 2026

30 years

Cervino Cinemountain

cervinocinemountain.com/en

International mountain film festival.

Event Dates: 25 July — 1 August 2026

12 years

Gulf of Naples Independent Film Festival

gulfofnaplesfilmfestival.com/home

Independent Film Festival.

Event Dates: 27 November 2026

TOHorror Film Festival

tohorrorfilmfest.it

International horror film festival.

Event Dates: 20 — 25 October 2026

29 years

CinemAmbiente

cinemambiente.it

International Environmental Film Festival.

Event Dates: 3 — 7 June 2026

22 years

Euganea Film Festival

euganeafilmfestival.it

International Film Festival in Italy.

Event Dates: 28 August — 6 September 2026

21 years

Magmart

magmart.it

International video art festival.

Event Dates: 27 May — 2 June 2025

31 years

Cartoons on the Bay

cartoonsbay.com

International Cross-media Animation and Children’s Television Festival.

Event Dates: 29 May — 1 June 2025

4 years

Burano Artificial intelligence Film Festival

baiff.eu

Burano Artificial intelligence Film Festival. Where A.I. meets the 7th art.

Event Dates: 13 — 17 October 2026

28 years

Lucania Film Festival

lucaniafilmfestival.it

International Film Festival.

Event Dates: 1 — 31 August 2026

20 years

SorsiCorti

sorsicorti.it/en

International short film festival.

Event Dates: 3 — 8 November 2026

32 years

Film Festival della Lessinia

ffdl.it/en

International Film Festival: mountains and faraway lands.

Event Dates: 21 — 30 August 2026

25 years

Concorto Film Festival

concorto.com

International short film festival in Italy.

Event Dates: 22 — 29 August 2026

93 years

Venice Film festival

labiennale.org/en/cinema

International Film Festival.

Event Dates: 2 — 12 September 2026

56 years

Giffoni Film Festival

giffoniff.it

The largest children’s film festival in Europe.

Event Dates: 17 — 25 July 2026

24 years

Imaginaria

imaginaria.eu

International Animated Film Festival

Event Dates: 23 — 29 August 2026

25 years

Reggio Film Festival

reggiofilmfestival.it

International Short Film Festival.

Event Dates: 4 — 24 November 2026

24 years

Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest

ravennanightmare.it

Festival dealing with horror and fantastic genre.

Event Dates: 13 — 18 October 2026

16 years

ROMA CREATIVE CONTEST

romacreativecontest.com

International short film festival.

Event Dates: 25 — 28 September 2025

24 years

MoliseCinema

molisecinema.it

International short film festival.

Event Dates: 6 — 9 August 2026

40 years

Sondrio Festival

sondriofestival.it/en

International Documentary Film Festival.

Event Dates: 26 — 29 November 2026

19 years

FrontDoc

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International documentary film festival.

Event Dates: 15 — 22 November 2025

24 years

CinemadaMare

cinemadamare.com

International short film festival.

Event Dates: 1 — 31 August 2023

26 years

Roma Independent Film Festival

riff.it/en

Independent Film Festival in Rome.

Event Dates: 25 November — 4 December 2026

19 years

Naples Human Rights Film Festival

cinenapolidiritti.it

International Human Rights Film Festival.

Event Dates: 16 — 21 November 2026