Ischia Film Festival – Ischia island

25 June-2 July 2022. Film festival dedicated to film locations

From June 25th to July 2nd 2022,the island of Ischia, in the Gulf of Naples, hosts the 20th edition of Ischia Film Festival, the festival focused on film’s locations.

The festival is taking place in the evocative spaces of the Aragonese Castle with outdoor screenings and meetings with the authors.

First held in 2003, Ischia Film Festival selects the movies that enhance a territory, promote its historical and social realities, its traditions and culture. The aim of the festival is to give recognition to movies, directors of photography and set designers who have valued Italian or foreign places encouraging the viewer to visit these beautiful territories.

Among the sections in competition: Italian and international feature and short films; the “denied location“, open to all works (documentary, animation, fiction) of any length (feature and short films) that have as a theme the violation of human rights or the failed landscape safeguard, architectural and historical assets; and “Campania scenarios”, unpublished works in Italy lasting less than 52 minutes and shot in recognizable territories of the Campania region.

The 2021 edition had a selection of 81 film works from over 51 countries with 48 Italian and European premieres.

See also the facebook page of the festival for any update

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