“What is independent cinema? It’s made of works capable of making us forget how, where and why they were born, then capable of making us wonder.”
– Enrico Ghezzi
The Bellaria Film Festival is the home of Italian independent cinema, a special home, by the sea: since 1983 a reference point for new and courageous experiments in film language.
The 42nd of the Festival is ready to welcome you!
The future is an ancient sea. And what will remain of our time? A question that returns at a historically and socially critical time. This is what the protagonists of BFF42 – among others Bruno Dumont and Alice Rohrwacher – try to answer with their “restless” films.
22 April 2024
Change of program for Alice Rohrwacher’s masterclass
Alice Rohrwacher’s masterclass Vedere l’invisibile has been moved to Wednesday, 08.05 5 p.m. at Palazzo del Turismo. Following, there will be the opening of the exhibition Tra le rovine la luce by Simona Pampallona – photos from the set of the film La Chimera.
14 April 2024
L’Empire by Bruno Dumont
L’Empire by Bruno Dumont will open the 42nd edition of Bellaria Film Festival — national premiere in the presence of the director! A spatial opening, a time-travel without fixed coordinates. A pungent film for contemporary times, for its history and its society. Dumont will also take a masterclass open to all!
14 April 2024
BFF Industry is here!
BFF Industry – a sharing space for professionals and emerging filmmakers; a space to think concretely about contemporary cinema. A broad-minded and thoughtfully structured sectional programming venue, with Francesco Giai Via as its guide.
11 April 2024
The 42nd Edition is Approaching!
The complete program of the 42nd edition is online! At the press conference on 09.04 we unveiled the program of a surprising edition, made up of new features that look to the future with a renewed awareness of the history of independent cinema.