DAR, Classroom A – Via Azzogardino 23 – Bologna
in collaboration with Festival Mente Locale – Visioni sul territorio
4.30 p.m. BIG SCREENS AND SMALL PRECIOUS FILMS
Round table with Marte Bernardi, co-artistic director of Cinema Galliera in Bologna, Flavio Baldoni, manager of Cinema Bristol Multisala in Savignano sul Panaro,
Elena Ferretti, programming manager at Cinema Vittoria in Loiano (BO),
Sandra Campanini, president of FICE and manager of Cinema Rosebud, with a contribution from Emilia-Romagna Film Commission. Moderated by Stefano Tealdi, producer and director.
SD Factory – via Brigata Reggio 29 – Reggio Emilia
9 p.m. TUTTA COLPA DEI BEATLES (ALL THE FAULT OF THE BEATLES). Between ritual and the forbidden
WORLD PREMIERE – meeting with the authors and live performance by ORCA
A film by Ilaria Ghirardini, Floriana Corpina, Matteo Lusenti, Flavio Bertolino, Oleg Brus, Massimo Salanitro, Ylenia Galano, Melissa Arena, Sara Marciante. Artistic supervision: Alessandro Scillitani
A group of young filmmakers set off in a camper van on a journey through ancient and new stories, in search of rituals, their origins, those that were forbidden and those that have been (re)discovered.
A poetic journey between science and magic, between the visible and the invisible. All the Beatles’ Fault explores the human need for ritual and spirituality in a world that has lost its sacred boundaries. From the markings of Emilian healers to the ceremonies of native peoples, from the voices of anthropologists to the personal experiences of those seeking meaning, the film recounts the rediscovery of a connection with nature and spirits.
And perhaps yes, it really is all the Beatles’ fault that the West has begun to look to the East to rediscover itself.
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Sala dei Contrari – Rocca di Vignola – Via Ponte Muratori – Vignola (MO)
in collaboration with Festival Mente Locale – Visioni sul territorio
11 a.m. ERRARE UMANO. VIAGGIARE SULL’ACQUA
A meeting with Giacomo De Stefano, explorer, activist and “man of the river”, who chose to cross Europe by rowing boat, travelling along forgotten waterways to describe another way of travelling: slow, sustainable, deeply connected to the land and its people. His projects combine responsible tourism, environmental protection and storytelling. An opportunity to reflect on our relationship with water and time.
Presentation of the project Un altro Po (Another Po).
Moderated by Tino Mantarro, journalist and columnist for the Italian Touring Club magazine.
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Cinema Alcorso – Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi 14 – Reggio Emilia
9 p.m. IL FILO PERDUTO (The Lost Thread).
WHEN WOMEN HAD NO VOICE
ABSOLUTE CINEMATOGRAPHIC PREMIERE (admission fee applies)
A film by Alessandro Scillitani.
A project by Flavia Caporuscio and Alessandro Scillitani
The evening will feature a round table discussion entitled “Il filo delle donne” (The Thread of Women) with
Serena Ballista, Alessandra Campani, Natalia Guerrieri, Monica Morini, Giulia Siviero
and a SCREENING OF THE FILM with Beatrice Alfonzetti, Roberta Balestrucci, Serena Ballista, Novella Bellucci, Natalia Cangi, Eva Cantarella, Marina Caffiero, Flavia Caporuscio, Francesca Corrao, Benedetta Craveri, Laura Curino, Serena Dandini, Maria Paola Fiorensoli, Manuela Fraire, Patrizia Gabrielli, Rosanna Galli, Mariangela Gualtieri, Francesca Koch, Alessia Lirosi, Loredana Lipperini, Dacia Maraini, Elisabetta Marino, Alina Marazzi, Melania Mazzucco, Monica Morini, Elisabetta Moro, Liliana Moro, Luisa Muraro, Michela Murgia, Laura Piretti, Giovanna Puddu, Liliana Rampello, Lidia Ravera, Elena Santunione Grandi, Fiorenza Taricone, Natascia Tonelli, Vittoria Tola, Chiara Vigo.
Centro Sociale Venezia – via Lombroso 3 – Reggio Emilia
6.30pm talk/discussion by and with Raffaele Spiga
8pm Palestinian dinner, donation welcome (booking recommended on 349 7219448)
9pm Screening of short films
from the Nazra Palestine Short Film Festival 2025
Multisala Novecento – via Del Cristo 5 – Cavriago (RE)
in collaboration with Orticelli Ribelli
9 p.m. FORBIDDEN FOOD, INDIGESTIBLE TRUTHS
meeting with Giulia Innocenzi
followed by the screening of FOOD FOR PROFIT (90′) by Giulia Innocenzi and Paolo D’Ambrosi
Food for Profit is the first documentary to reveal the links between the meat industry, lobbyists and political power. At the heart of the film are the billions of euros that Europe allocates to intensive farming, which mistreats animals, pollutes the environment and poses a threat of future pandemics.
In this investigative documentary with a cinematic approach, Giulia Innocenzi and Pablo D’Ambrosi take us on an enlightening and shocking journey around Europe, where they confront farmers, multinationals and politicians. They are accompanied by a team of investigators who worked undercover on farms in major European countries, revealing the reality behind the excellence of meat and cheese production. In Brussels, a lobbyist managed to bring a hidden camera with him to where decisions are made, gathering shocking information.
Multiplo Centro Cultura Cavriago – Via della Repubblica 23
6pm BETWEEN FRIGIDAIRE AND EVIL
Matteo Casali talks to Vincenzo Sparagna
Italian publisher, journalist and illustrator, known for being the editor-in-chief and one of the founders of Frigidaire magazine.
In collaboration with the International School of Comics Reggio Emilia
(photo by Simone Florena)
Multisala Novecento – via Del Cristo 5 – Cavriago (RE)
9 p.m. THE MASTER OF FORBIDDEN ART
Nicola Bassano in conversation with Milo Manara
followed by
official selection of short films –
forbidden section and free space
(photo by Greta De Lazzaris)
Multisala Novecento – via Del Cristo 5 – Cavriago (RE)
9 p.m. MATTEO GARRONE’S FORBIDDEN CINEMA
meeting/masterclass with Matteo Garrone
presentation of the Zavattini plaque
followed by
official selection of short films –
forbidden section and free space
SD Factory – Via Brigata Reggio 29
6pm FRAME DI FUTURO (FRAMES OF THE FUTURE)
Ten years of videomaking between creativity and civic engagement
9pm PROIBITO? (PROHIBITED?)
Screening of short films participating in the public competition open to young videomakers promoted by the Educational Workshop Service – Youth Participation and Wellbeing of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia
(photo by Mario Ilic)
Centro Sociale Orti Spallanzani – via Toscanini 20 – Reggio Emilia
in collaboration with Festival Balkanika 2025
7.30pm MY FATHER’S DIARIES
screening of the film by Ado Hasanovic
in the presence of the director
Teatro San Prospero – via Guidelli 5 – Reggio Emilia
6pm A WINDOW ON DIJON
Film production in Dijon.
Screening of short films from the Fenêtres sur Courts festival in Dijon
Meeting with director Adrien Lhommedieu and screenwriter Cristophe Fustini, who will present their short film Duplicata, and with director Fabio Falzone, with the short film Monsieur et Madame Piccioli, who will speak via video link together with the Artistic Director of the Dijon Festival, Elen Bernard.
Event in collaboration with Fondazione E35 and the Municipality of Reggio Emilia.
8.30pm LONG LIVE THE DUKE
The African origins of the Italian Renaissance.
Screening of Il Moro open to the public.
In conversation: Daphne Di Cinto, Veronica Costanza Ward.
Contribution from Mondinsieme with presentation of the anti-racism helpdesk.
Followed by
official selection of short films –
prohibited section and free space.
Teatro San Prospero – Via Guidelli 5 – Reggio Emilia
3 p.m. PROIBITO! (FORBIDDEN!)
meeting with Roberto Curti,
author of the book Proibito! published by Cineteca di Bologna
5 p.m.
official selection of short films –
Emilia-Romagna section
Multiplo Centro Cultura Cavriago – Via della Repubblica 23
6pm AMATISSIME (Beloved)
Natalia Guerrieri in conversation with Giulia Caminito
Teatro San Prospero – Via Guidelli 5 – Reggio Emilia
7pm PECCATO NON GUSTARLO (A Sin Not to Taste It)
PROIBITO CONTRAFFARLO (Forbidden to Counterfeit It)
A story about “forbidden” Parmigiano-Reggiano
screening of historical Parmigiano-Reggiano commercials
followed by PROIBITO PARTY
Authentic free aperitif based on Parmigiano Reggiano and Coop Alleanza 3.0 products with music on the theme of forbidden cinema curated by Pignespo.
9 p.m.
Official selection of short films –
prohibited section and free space
Loris Malaguzzi International Centre
Viale Ramazzini 72/a – Reggio Emilia
Screening of short films in the Family Shorts section
10:00 Programme A 3+
11:30 Programme B 7+
15:00 Programme C 7+
16:45 Programme D 3+
16:30 LIBERARE IMMAGINARI
The publishing house Settenove tells its story
Rosy Nardone in conversation with Monica Martinelli
Multiplo Centro Cultura Cavriago – Via della Repubblica 23
4 p.m. PASOLINI AND THE FORBIDDEN
Nicola Bassano in conversation with Roberto Chiesi
6pm AGAINST MARRIAGE
Laura Gramuglia presents her book with a vinyl DJ set.
Prohibited cocktails will be available during the event, courtesy of Guascone.
Teatro San Prospero – Via Guidelli 5 – Reggio Emilia
9 p.m. meeting with Eleonora Giovanardi
followed by
Award ceremony and screening of the winning short films 2025