Monday, October 26
CATOMES TOT, via Panciroli 12 – Reggio Emilia
8:45 PM SPARAGNA
A film by Giuseppe Zironi and Pierluigi Tedeschi
WORLD PREMIERE – screening and Q&A with the authors
With Sarah Contiero, Giacomo Davoli Fontanesi, Patrizia Nasi, Ivanna Rossi, Gianandrea Ferrari
Generation Z meets Vincenzo Sparagna, creator of the brilliant and notorious 1980s counterculture magazine Frigidaire. Art, politics, and conversation during a day of wandering in Reggio Emilia, in the autumn of 2025.
Tuesday, October 27
DAR, Sala Sechi – Bologna
In collaboration with Mente Locale – Visioni sul territorio
4:00 PM FILM DISTRIBUTION AS SEEN BY THE PRODUCER (LA DISTRIBUZIONE CINEMATOGRAFICA VISTA DAL PRODUTTORE)
After meeting with documentary film distributors and subsequently with exhibitors, Mente Locale turns the floor over to producers to share their experiences in distributing their own films. A series of case studies will provide a concrete, in-depth look at the strategies developed, the mistakes made, and the results achieved—both economically and in terms of outreach and promotion. From these examples emerges a clear picture of how long, arduous, and obstacle-ridden the path can be, yet also how a necessity can be transformed into a virtue.
Saturday, October 31
Centro San Teodoro
via Abbazia 28 Monteveglio (BO)
In collaboration with Festival Mente Locale
11:00 AM TO WANDER IS HUMAN: THE VALUE OF WALKING BEYOND ALL LIMITS
Here is the English translation:
Stories, testimonies, and visions to discover the inclusive value of walking and to overcome every barrier.
Speakers:
LINO CIANCIOTTO – Environmental Hiking Guide and Accessible Tourism Promoter
ANDREA DEVICENZI – Paralympic Athlete, Coach, and Trainer
Moderated by BARBARA GALLUCCI – Journalist for the monthly magazine Touring and editor of the book-journal Mappe by Touring Club Italiano.
In collaboration with Touring Club Italiano and Ente Parchi
Martedì 3 novembre
CATOMES TOT, via Panciroli 12 – Reggio Emilia
8:45 PM – 25 YEARS OF REGGIO FILM FESTIVAL
The winning short films from the past 25 editions
Anecdotes and behind-the-scenes stories shared by the organizers
Thursday, November 5
SD Factory, via Brigata Reggio 29 – Reggio Emilia
DIFFICULT COEXISTENCE (CONVIVENZE DIFFICILI)
Who is out of place, humans or coypus?
Film screening and Q&A with the filmmakers
The film stems from an animal considered inconvenient, ugly, and unwanted: the coypu (nutria). Brought to Italy for the fur industry and left stranded by a failed economic system, today it lives alongside us—often barely tolerated, and even more often hated.
The documentary uses the coypu as a starting point—and as a narrative pretext—for a journey across landscapes, stories, and people, questioning what it truly means to coexist. Who decides who is out of place? Who has managed to adapt, and who hasn’t? How much do appearance, origin, and labels matter?
The film is a journey gathering testimonies from Chiara Grasso, Panci Spanci, Samuele Venturini, Loris Vezzali, and Osvaldo the coypu. Everything is framed in a joyful setting by Guetty Sini, with music by Hakuna Matata.
Among riverbanks, countryside, suburbs, and everyday stories, the coypu becomes a mirror for other forms of marginalization: human, social, and cultural. The film alternates observation, irony, and moments of reflection, avoiding preachy tones and leaving room for the absurd, the ridiculous, and laughter.
A lighthearted yet thoughtful documentary that uses a “wrong” animal to talk about a humanity that often no longer knows where it is heading. Or, as Pasolini put it: Where is humanity going? Who knows.
The film was made by Francesca Ballabeni, Andrea Barilli, Lavinia Bertolini, Martina Ghidoni, Francesco Giovanelli, Isabel Lana, Laura Marchetti, and Boris Siciliano, with artistic supervision by Alessandro Scillitani.
Saturday, November 7
Spazio CreMe C/O Polo “La Cremeria”, via Tornara 2 – Cavriago
5:30 PM – FROM IDEA TO POSTER
Opening of the Reggio Film Festival and poster exhibition by the International School of Comics
With Jessica Ferreri, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Davide Reggiani, and students from the Graphic Design course
Project Participants:
Alice Pellegrini, Giulia Martinelli, Iryna Gorenko, Matteo Rinaldi, Papi Dieng, Brenno Mantelli, Chiara Leoni, Greta Serafini, Natalia Naumenko, Nikolas De Santis, Sara Mastria, Caterina Tonelli, Elena Vignali, Francesca Gandelli, Giulia Zaccaria, Natasha Alderete
ore 18.30 – Talk Concert INSIEME a GIULIA MEI – a cura di Laura Gramuglia
in collaborazione con Orticelli Ribelli
Centro Sociale Venezia, via Lombroso 3 – Reggio Emilia
In collaboration with BDS Reggio Emilia
9:00 PM – OFFICIAL SHORT FILM SELECTION + SELECTION OF WINNING SHORTS FROM THE NAZRA FILM FESTIVAL
6:30 PM – ALESSANDRA MECOZZI: Women in Genocide and Apartheid.
8:30 PM – Buffet Dinner (Cena in piedi) featuring a Palestinian menu (voluntary contribution)
Domenica 8 novembre
Centro Sociale Venezia, via Lombroso 3 – Reggio Emilia
In collaboration with BDS Reggio Emilia
6:30 PM – Operazione Colomba: Nonviolent Civilian Peace Corps in War ZonesLINDA MAGGIORI: Arms Trade Between Italy and Israel
8:30 PM – Buffet Dinner (Cena in piedi) featuring a Maghrebi menu (voluntary contribution)
9:00 PM – Screening of the film Palestine 36 – When It All Began (Palestina 36 – Quando tutto ebbe inizio)
Teatro San Prospero, via Guidelli 5 – Reggio Emilia
9:00 PM – A WORLD FOR US (UN MONDO PER NOI)
The Power of Volunteering in the Province of Reggio Emilia
Screening of the film by CHRISTIAN SPAGGIARI and Q&A with the filmmakers
ore 18.30 Multiplo Centro Cultura, via della Repubblica 23 – Cavriago
ALESSANDRO DI NUZZO presents The Duce’s Master (Il Maestro del Duce, Bompiani)
9:00 PM – Multisala Novecento, via Del Cristo 5 – Cavriago
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS LATER
DANIELE VICARI presents Diaz – Don’t Clean Up This Blood (Diaz – Non pulire questo sangue, 2012)
consegna Targa Zavattini
interverranno Walter Massa, presidente nazionale Arci
Francesco Marchese, ARCI Liguria presenti al G8 di Genova
Martedì 10 novembre
ore 18.30 Multiplo Centro Cultura, via della Repubblica 23 – Cavriago
SUSANNA NICCHIARELLI presents Paradise City (Mondadori)
Ore 21.00 Multisala Novecento, via Del Cristo 5 – Cavriago
GIULIA INNOCENZI presents PIANI ALTI (World Premiere)
In China, on the outskirts of Wuhan, pigs live in 26-story skyscraper farms. Is this model coming to us as well? Together with Giulia Innocenzi, we asked this question to several Italian politicians. But we also went to verify on the ground. And what we gathered is surprising.
Produced by
Giulia Innocenzi
Pueblo Unido
Directed by
Martina Scalini
Narrated by
Giulia Innocenzi
Supervision
Giulia Innocenzi
Written by
Samuele Maccolini
Davide Traglia
Editing
Francesco Lionetti
Producer
Francesco Giallombardo
Script Consultants
Lorenzo Bertolesi
Valerio Casanova
Made with the support of Reggio Film Festival
Followed by OFFICIAL SHORT FILM SELECTION – Theme: TOGETHER and FREE SPACE
Mercoledì 11 novembre
Ore 18.30 Multiplo Centro Cultura, via della Repubblica 23 – Cavriago
LAURA GRAMUGLIA presents the book In Rimini with Federico Fellini: A Fantastic Journey Between Dream and Memory (A Rimini con Federico Fellini. Viaggio fantastico tra sogno e memoria, Giulio Perrone Editore)
With the participation of Simona Meriggi, Artistic Director of the Amarcort Film Festival
9:00 PM – DAVIDE TOFFOLO in conversation with MATTEO CASALI
Followed by OFFICIAL SHORT FILM SELECTION – Theme: TOGETHER and FREE SPACE
Thursday, November 12
Centro Internazionale Loris Malaguzzi, via Ramazzini 72/a – Reggio Emilia
FAMILY SHORTS SECTION – SHORT FILM SELECTION
- 9:00 AM (Session 1) and 11:00 AM (Session 2)
PROGRAM A
Aimed at 5th-grade primary school classes
For information and bookings: info@reggiofilmfestival.com
Tears of the Mountain (Francia) – 7′ 38” . EX-tract (Svizzera) – 3‘ 04” – Rajskie ptaki (Polonia, Francia) – 8′ 12” – Le jour où j’ai léché un caillou (Francia) – 6′ 37” – Atlante (Italia) – 7′ 07” – City in the Fox (Germania) – 8′ 53” – Találkozás avagy válasszunk magunknak csillagot (Ungheria) – 7′ 20” – Kosmogonia (Francia, Polonia, Belgio, Portogallo) – 15′ 25” – Éiru (Irlanda) – 13′ 00” – Antonio (Italia) – 6′ 42” – Des cailloux plein les poches (Francia) – 4′ 30”
Thurday, November 12
Multiplo Centro Cultura, via della Repubblica 23 – Cavriago
9:00 PM – NICOLA BASSANO presents MondoZombie (Weird Book)
Followed by SELECTION OF ZOMBIE AND HORROR THEMED SHORT FILMS
Thursday, November 12
SD Factory, via Brigata Reggio 29 – Reggio Emilia
9:00 PM – TOGETHER
Screening of the short films competing in the open call for young filmmakers, organized by the Educational Workshop Service – Youth Participation and Well-being of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia (Servizio Officina Educativa – Partecipazione Giovanile e Benessere del Comune di Reggio Emilia)
Friday, November 13
Teatro San Prospero, via Guidelli 5 – Reggio Emilia
6:30 PM – CREATING COMMUNITY TOGETHER
The inspiring story of Casa Bettola and the social spaces of Reggio Emilia.From self-management to the creation of a widely participatory grassroots community.
Followed by APERINSIEME
Organized by Coop Alleanza 3.0 featuring products from Coop’s November 25th campaign
9:00 PM – OFFICIAL SHORT FILM SELECTION – Theme: TOGETHER and FREE SPACE
Saturday, November 14
3:00 PM – Spazio CreMe at Polo “La Cremeria”, via Tornara 2 – Cavriago
Female Choir Workshop CORO A CORO, led by Rachele Andrioli
In collaboration with Orticelli Ribelli
3:30 PM – Multiplo Centro Cultura, via della Repubblica 23 – Cavriago
ELISA MEREGHETTI presents Fizzy Sweets (In riga edizioni)
4:30 PM – Multiplo Centro Cultura, via della Repubblica 23 – Cavriago
PAPPI CORSICATO presents Vipere (Mondadori) in conversation with Lara Ferrari
5:30 PM – Spazio CreMe at Polo “La Cremeria”, via Tornara 2 – Cavriago
VOICES FOR PALESTINE
ANNALISA CORRADO presents Le ragazze e il colibrì (People)
In conversation with:
- SAVERIO TOMMASI, Fanpage journalist aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla
- MONIA MONNI, Regional Assessor of Tuscany participating in MEDEVAC humanitarian missions
In collaboration with Orticelli Ribelli
6:30 PM – Spazio CreMe at Polo “La Cremeria”, via Tornara 2 – Cavriago
Tiny Concert TOGETHER with RACHELE ANDRIOLI – Songs from the Mediterranean (Canti dal Mediterraneo)
In collaboration with Orticelli Ribelli
Saturday, November 14
Teatro San Prospero, via Guidelli 5 – Reggio Emilia
11:00 AM – ART IN THE PLURAL
Luminous and illuminating examples of TOGETHER in the history of theater, dance, and contemporary visual arts.Curated by MICHELE PASCARELLA
Teatro San Prospero, via Guidelli 5 – Reggio Emilia
- 9:00 PM – OFFICIAL SHORT FILM SELECTION – Theme: TOGETHER and FREE SPACE
Sunday, November 15
Spazio CreMe C/O Polo “La Cremeria”, via Tornara 2 – Cavriago
4:30 PM – Talk Concert TOGETHER with PATRIZIA LAQUIDARA
Curated by Laura Gramuglia
In collaboration with Orticelli Ribelli
Thursday, November 12
Centro Internazionale Loris Malaguzzi, via Ramazzini 72/a – Reggio Emilia
FAMILY SHORTS SECTION – SHORT FILM SELECTION
10:00 AM
PROGRAM B
Recommended age: 3+
There once was a tiger (Russia) – 12′ 23” – Notikums zaķu ciemā (Lettonia) – 10′ 02” – Piccolo Piccolo (Francia, Svizzera) – 8′ 36” – Derring-Do (Germania) – 5′ 13” – Dmitry Shostakovich. Dance of the Dolls (Russia, Bielorussia) – 1′ 16” – When the Tide Comes (Regno Unito) – 10′ 30” – First Flight (Germania) – 3′ 18” – 따따랑! (Tatarang!) (Corea del sud) – 5′ 47” – На прогулке (On a Walk) (Russia) – 2′ 23” – Esquisses sur glace (Francia, Belgio) – 4′ 00”
11.15 AM
PROGRAM C
Recommended age: 7+
L’aigle et le roitelet (Belgio, Francia) – 6′ 00” – Aller & Retour (Italia) – 9′ 18” – Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe! (Cechia, Slovacchia) – 12′ 56” – Cosmonaute (Svizzera) – 8′ 04” – On the Mat Outside My Door (Germany) – 4′ 43” – White Carousel (Singapore) – 3′ 58” – Owsiankowy potwór (Polonia, Germania, Azerbaigian) – 9′ 43” – Za devetimi drevesi : Jabolko spora (Slovenia, Croazia) – 8′ 39” – Bain de neige en Norvège (Francia, Belgio) – 4′ 46” Epifanía (Germania) – 9′ 44”
3:00 PM
PROGRAMMA D
Recommended age: 7+
Очень неудобный крокодил (The Crocodile Problem) (Russia) – 9′ 13” – Fire in My Pocket (Ungheria) – 9′ 57” – 3 Captains (Germania) – 8′ 51” – Hondenleven (Paesi Bassi) – 9′ 18” – Révolution gastronomique ! (Belgio) – 4′ 01” – Time (Germania) – 5′ 42” – Nils Karlsson-Pyssling (Norvegia, Svezia) – 14′ 14” – La Cour Des Grands (Francia) – 4′ 42” – The Sky Was Candy (Germania) – 3′ 00” – Saba (Stati Uniti, Regno Unito) – 9′ 58”
4:30 PM
PROGRAMMA E
Recommended age: 3+
Bats & Bugs (Svizzera) – 11′ 01” – Le Petit et Le Géant (Francia, Brazil) – 8′ 40” – Porcelain (Singapore) – 2′ 40” – Dans l’ombre du heron (France) – 2′ 11” – Радужные перья (Rainbow Feathers) (Russia) – 6′ 00” – Trouvé ! (Francia, Belgio) – 4′ 39” Vers la forêt (Svizzera) – 10′ 00” – モジャッピ ～いただき！ホットケーキ～ (Mojappi – It’s mine! – ) (Giappone) – 3′ 12” – Rimsky-Korsakov. Flight of the Bumblebee (Russia, Bielorussia) – 2′ 09” – Poisson nuage (Francia, Belgio) – 5′ 34” – 건전지 할머니 (Battery Grandma) (Corea del sud) – 9′ 46”
Followed by
Announcement and screening of the winning short films
Sunday, November 15
Teatro San Prospero, via Guidelli 5 – Reggio Emilia
Here is the English translation:
11:00 AM – STUDIO CROMA MASTERCLASS
The magic of stop motion animation presented by the Oscar nominees for the short film “Playing God”
2:30 PM – OFFICIAL SHORT FILM SELECTION – Emilia-Romagna
6:30 PM – BETWEEN IRAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST (TRA IRAN E MEDIO ORIENTE)
insieme a FARIAN SABAHI, giornalista e autrice dei cortometraggi OUT OF PLACE e IVANA
e LAURA SILVIA BATTAGLIA, autrice del libro I partigiani di Allah.
Dall’Iran all’Arabia Saudita. La lotta per il controllo del Medio Oriente (Mondadori)
ore 21 PREMIAZIONE E PROIEZIONE DEI CORTI VINCITORI 2026