Bellaria Film Festival

BRIEF HISTORY: Born in 1983 as "Anteprima for Italian Independent Cinema", Bellaria Film Festival boasts a prestigious history: in 38 years, many important scholars, critics and curators have directed the Festival: from Morando Morandini to Gianni Volpi, Marco Bellocchio, Enrico Ghezzi, etc. It is one of the most authoritative Film events in Italy, also thanks to the participation of talents such as Paolo Sorrentino, Matteo Garrone, Gianfranco Rosi, Pietro Marcello, Silvio Soldini, Daniele Segre, Ciprì and Maresco, Roberta Torre and many others. The recent affirmation of the documentary as a genre and the increase in events dedicated to it, shows that the direction taken by Bellaria Film Festival represents a clear trend of the contemporary. 2022's edition is dedicated to Art. IX of the Italian Constitution, with the aim of enhancing and protecting historical, artistic, cultural and environmental heritage, promoting the knowledge of all cultures through the use of multiple arts and languages: from Music, to Theatre and of course Cinema. The next edition will take place in Bellaria Igea Marina, from the 22th to 26th September 2020.