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Special Screenings
Day 1 - 03/08/2026
Day 1 - 03/08/2026 ore 21:00 · Arena Guttuso

Identità / Conflitti / Ambiente (Primarie)

Short films made within Animaphix Memorie Audiovisive, a project of the Piano Nazionale Cinema e Immagini per la Scuola promoted by MiC and MIM
Special Screenings
Day 1 - 03/08/2026
Day 1 - 03/08/2026 ore 21:00 · Arena Guttuso

Identità / Conflitti / Ambiente (Licei)

Short films made within Animaphix Memorie Audiovisive, a project of the Piano Nazionale Cinema e Immagini per la Scuola promoted by MiC and MIM
Special Events
Day 1 - 03/08/2026
dal 3 al 9 agosto 2026 · 19:00-24:00 Villa Cattolica, Corpo C Vernissage, 4 agosto 2026 · 19:00

Storytelling

Solo Exhibition By Nico Bonomolo Curated by Laura Francesca di Trapani
Special Events
Day 1 - 03/08/2026
dal 3 al 9 agosto 2026 · 19:00-24:00 Villa Cattolica, Garden

Abstraction

Video installation Shunsaku Hayashi and Zbigniew Czapla
Retrospective Vuk Jevremovic
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 21:30 · Arena Guttuso

The Wind Subsides

Vuk Jevremovic Germany | 1997 | 4‘35‘‘
Retrospective Vuk Jevremovic
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 21:30 · Arena Guttuso

Panther

Vuk Jevremovic Germany | 1998 | 6’21’’
Retrospective Vuk Jevremovic
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 21:30 · Arena Guttuso

Diary

Vuk Jevremovic Germany | 2000 | 10’24’’
Retrospective Vuk Jevremovic
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 21:30 · Arena Guttuso

Faces

Vuk Jevremovic Germany | 2002 | 6‘31‘‘
Retrospective Vuk Jevremovic
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 21:30 · Arena Guttuso

Patience of the Memory

Vuk Jevremovic Germany | 2008 | 6’35’’
Retrospective Vuk Jevremovic
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 21:30 · Arena Guttuso

La isla de los muertos

Vuk Jevremovic Germany | 2011 | 7’32‘‘
Retrospective Vuk Jevremovic
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 21:30 · Arena Guttuso

11

Vuk Jevremovic Croatia, Germany | 2023 | 5’28
Retrospective Vuk Jevremovic
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 21:30 · Arena Guttuso

Moral Support

Vuk Jevremovic Croatia, Germany | 2024 | 4’21
Retrospective Shunsaku Hayashi
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Video-installazione Villa Cattolica, Giardino 4 e 7 agosto 2026 · 19:00–23:00

Leaking Life

Shunsaku Hayashi Japan | 2019 | 14’35’’
Retrospective Shunsaku Hayashi
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Video-installazione Villa Cattolica, Giardino 4 e 7 agosto 2026 · 19:00–23:00

Railment

Shunsaku Hayashi Japan | 2019 | 14’35’’
Retrospective Shunsaku Hayashi
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Video-installazione Villa Cattolica, Giardino 4 e 7 agosto 2026 · 19:00–23:00

Interstitial

Shunsaku Hayashi Japan | 2019 | 14’35’’
Retrospective Shunsaku Hayashi
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Video-installazione Villa Cattolica, Giardino 4 e 7 agosto 2026 · 19:00–23:00

After the Dance

Shunsaku Hayashi Japan | 2019 | 14’35’’
Retrospective Shunsaku Hayashi
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Video-installazione Villa Cattolica, Giardino 4 e 7 agosto 2026 · 19:00–23:00

Gwen Everest

Shunsaku Hayashi Japan | 2019 | 14’35’’
Special Screenings
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 22:00 · Arena Guttuso

Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud France, USA | 2007 | 96’
MeetingsNext Frame
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 · ore 10:00 Palazzo Butera, sala Fumagalli Martorana

Pitching Training

The Training session will be led by Alessandro Giorgio, producer at Withstand Film and programmer at the National Short Film Center and ShorTO Film Market.
MeetingsNext Frame
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 · ore 18:00 Villa Cattolica, Giardino

Anatomy of a short film: to design, to produce, to distribute

with Mario Bellina, Davide Ferazza and Alessandro Giorgio, and directors Filippo Foscarini, Marta Violante, Margherita Giusti, Veronica Martiradonna and Lucia Catalini. Moderator: Marco Grifò.
Italian Competition - Giannalberto Bendazzi Award
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Atopia

Leonardo Carrano, Riccardo Canini Italy | 2025 | 5’16’’
Italian Competition - Giannalberto Bendazzi Award
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

A Rose

Simone Massi Italy | 2026 | 5’03’’
Animated Painting Competition
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Velia and Giacomo

Nora Italy | 2024 | 10’31’’
Anidoc Competition
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

The Flames of Me

Daniel Léger Canada | 2026 | 10’02’’ international premiere
Anidoc Competition
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Gales from Gaza

Kayo UK | 2025 | 6’29’’ national premiere
Anidoc Competition
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Prison and Time

Evan Bode, Marvin Wade USA | 2025 | 6’49’’ national premiere
Experimental Competition
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Procrastination Yoga!

Paulina Ziólkowska Germany, Poland | 2026 | 7’36’’
Experimental Competition
Day 2 - 04/08/2026
Day 2 - 04/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Unidentified Nonflying Objects (UNO)

Sasha Svirsky Germany | 2026 | 11’57’’ national premiere
Retrospective Shunsaku Hayashi
Day 3 - 05/08/2026
Day 3 - 05/08/2026 ore 22:00 · Arena Guttuso

Our Pain

Shunsaku Hayashi Japan | 2019 | 14’35’’
MeetingsNext Frame
Day 3 - 05/08/2026
Day 3 - 05/08/2026 · ore 19:00 Villa Cattolica, Giardino

Beyond the Form: Cinema as an Hybrid Language

With the journalist Lawrence Thomas Martinelli and the filmmakers Filippo Foscarini, Marta Violante, Margherita Giusti, Veronica Martiradonna and Lucia Catalini. Moderator: Andrea Martignoni.
Next Frame
Day 3 - 05/08/2026
Day 3 - 05/08/2026 ore 21:00 · Arena Guttuso

Neither one or two

Lucia Catalini Italy | 2024 | 5’57’’
Next Frame
Day 3 - 05/08/2026
Day 3 - 05/08/2026 ore 21:00 · Arena Guttuso

The Imperial Lullaby

Filippo Foscarini, Marta Violante Italy 2020 / 23’15’’
Next Frame
Day 3 - 05/08/2026
Day 3 - 05/08/2026 ore 21:00 · Arena Guttuso

The Meatseller

Margherita Giusti Italy | 2023 | 17’13
Italian Competition - Giannalberto Bendazzi Award
Day 3 - 05/08/2026
Day 3 - 05/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Diodato – Un atto di rivoluzione

Cosimo Brunetti Italy | 2024 | 3’32’’
Italian Competition - Giannalberto Bendazzi Award
Day 3 - 05/08/2026
Day 3 - 05/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Rukeli

Alessandro Rak Italy, Sweden | 2025 | 5’30’’
Animated Painting Competition
Day 3 - 05/08/2026
Day 3 - 05/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Tortoise

Mawrgan Shaw Australia | 2025 | 6’00’’ national premiere
Next Frame
Day 3 - 05/08/2026
Day 3 - 05/08/2026 ore 21:00 · Arena Guttuso

Supersilly

Veronica Martiradonna France, Italy | 2024 | 9’28
Anidoc Competition
Day 3 - 05/08/2026
Day 3 - 05/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Tighrist – Threads of Exile

Samia Dzaïr Algeria, Saudi Arabia | 2025 | 3’00’’ national premiere
Anidoc Competition
Day 3 - 05/08/2026
Day 3 - 05/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Winter in March

Natalia Mirzoyan Estonia, Armenia, France | 2025 | 16’22’’
Experimental Competition
Day 3 - 05/08/2026
Day 3 - 05/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Bisou Savage

Bahij Jaroudi Canada | 2026 | 2’50’’ national premiere
Experimental Competition
Day 3 - 05/08/2026
Day 3 - 05/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Larzan Karné

Bastien Dupriez France | 2025 | 3’19’’ national premiere
Experimental Competition
Day 3 - 05/08/2026
Day 3 - 05/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Next Step

Tamás Patrovits Hungary | 2025 | 5’03’’
Experimental Competition
Day 3 - 05/08/2026
Day 3 - 05/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Force Times Displacement

Angel Wu Taiwan | 2025 | 11’51’’ national premiere
Retrospective Zbigniew Czapla
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Video-installazione Villa Cattolica, Giardino 6, 8 e 9 agosto 2026 · 19:00–23:00

Ritual

Zbigniew Czapla Poland | 2010 | 5’41’’
Retrospective Zbigniew Czapla
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Video-installazione Villa Cattolica, Giardino 6, 8 e 9 agosto 2026 · 19:00–23:00

Paperbox

Zbigniew Czapla Poland | 2011 | 8’57’’
Retrospective Zbigniew Czapla
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Video-installazione Villa Cattolica, Giardino 6, 8 e 9 agosto 2026 · 19:00–23:00

Toto

Zbigniew Czapla Poland | 2013 | 12’11’
Retrospective Zbigniew Czapla
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Day 5 - 07/08/2026 ore 21:00 · Arena Guttuso Video-installazione Villa Cattolica, Giardino 6, 8 e 9 agosto 2026 · 19:00–23:00

Strange Case

Zbigniew Czapla Poland | 2013 | 12’11’
Retrospective Zbigniew Czapla
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Day 5 - 07/08/2026 ore 21:00 · Arena Guttuso Video-installazione Villa Cattolica, Giardino 6, 8 e 9 agosto 2026 · 19:00–23:00

On Time

Zbigniew Czapla Poland | 2021 | 5’30
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 21:30 · Arena Guttuso Day 6 - 08/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

Le théâtre électrique de Bob

Segundo de Chomón France | 1909 | 5’06’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 21:30 · Arena Guttuso Day 6 - 08/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

Symphonie Bizarre

Segundo de Chomón France | 1909 | 4’21’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 21:30 · Arena Guttuso Day 6 - 08/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

Metamorfosis

Segundo de Chomón Spagna | 1912 | 5’09’’
VR Zone
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Villa Cattolica, Gipsoteca dal 4 al 9 agosto · 19:00–23:00

Ito Meikyu

Boris Labbé France, Luxembourg | 2024 | 20’40’’
Italian Competition - Giannalberto Bendazzi Award
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Journey #11_0B19

Igor Imhoff Italy | 2026 | 4’28’’
Italian Competition - Giannalberto Bendazzi Award
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

My Good Boy

Sara Priorelli Italy, Hungary | 2025 | 5’56’’
Animated Painting Competition
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Decay

Juan Camilo González Jiménez Colombia | 2026 | 7’08’’
Animated Painting Competition
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 21:00 · Arena Guttuso

Hello, Headquarters

Zuzanna Zofia Heller Poland | 2025 | 4’56’’
VR Zone
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Villa Cattolica, Gipsoteca dal 4 al 9 agosto · 19:00–23:00

Danse Danse Danse – Matisse

Agnès Molia, Gordon France | 2025 | 11’57’’
Anidoc Competition
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

The In-The-Head Film

Konstantin von Sichart Germany | 2025 | 11’33’’ national premiere
Anidoc Competition
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

By The Way

Mahboobeh Kalaee, Ali Fotoohi Iran | 2025 | 6’30’’ national premiere
Experimental Competition
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

The Pool or Death of a Goldfish

Daria Kopiec Poland | 2025 | 13’40’’
Experimental Competition
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

The Spring Sea

Koji Yamamura Japan | 2025 | 7’45’’ national premiere
Experimental Competition
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Mind Game

Mike Ogston, Ryan Von Hagen Canada | 2025 | 9’12’’ national premiere
Special Screenings
Day 4 - 06/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 21:00 · Arena Guttuso

Agua, ¿dónde vas?

Giulia Conoscenti Italy | 2026 | 3’45’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasíaMeetings
Day 4 - 06/08/2026

Day 4 - 06/08/2026 · ore 19:00 Villa Cattolica, Viale Gipsoteca

Cinema of the origins

With Rosa Cardona, Filmoteca de Catalunya di Barcellona.
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 5 - 07/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 21:30 · Arena Guttuso Day 5 - 07/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

Le voyage sur Jupiter

Segundo de Chomón France | 1909 | 8’22’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 5 - 07/08/2026
Day 5 - 07/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

Les tulipes

Segundo de Chomón France | 1907 | 3’31’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 5 - 07/08/2026
Day 5 - 07/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

Sculpteur Moderne

Segundo de Chomón France | 1907 | 6’34’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 5 - 07/08/2026
Day 5 - 07/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

Le roi des dollars

Segundo de Chomón France | 1905 | 2’05"
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 5 - 07/08/2026
Day 5 - 07/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

Les Papillons japonais

Segundo de Chomón France | 1908 | 4’13’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 5 - 07/08/2026
Day 5 - 07/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

Les oeufs de Pâques

Segundo de Chomón France | 1907 | 2’59’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 5 - 07/08/2026
Day 5 - 07/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

Les lunatiques

Segundo de Chomón France | 1908 | 2’27’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 5 - 07/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 21:30 · Arena Guttuso Day 5 - 07/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

La maison ensorcellée

Segundo de Chomón France | 1908 | 5’59’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 5 - 07/08/2026
Day 5 - 07/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

Kiriki, acrobates japonais

Segundo de Chomón France | 1907 | 2’40’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 5 - 07/08/2026
Day 5 - 07/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

El Hotel Electrico

Segundo de Chomón France | 1908 | 7’45’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 5 - 07/08/2026
Day 5 - 07/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

L’Hereu De Can Pruna

Segundo de Chomón Spain | 1904 | 6’05’’
Focus Ibrida
Day 5 - 07/08/2026
Day 5 - 07/08/2026 ore 21:30 · Arena Guttuso

A Near Thing

Loris G. Nese Italy | 2025 | 85’
Meetings
Day 5 - 07/08/2026
Day 5 - 07/08/2026 · ore 19:00 Villa Cattolica, Viale Gipsoteca

Aperitivo d’autore #1

Curated by Salotto Monogatari Podcast with jury members Shunsaku Hayashi and Zbigniew Czapla, the director Loris G. Nese and the producer Chiara Marotta.
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 6 - 08/08/2026
Day 6 - 08/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

Superstición Andaluza

Segundo de Chomón Spain | 1912 | 10’32’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 6 - 08/08/2026
Day 6 - 08/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

Più forte che Sherlock Holmes

Segundo de Chomón Italy | 1912 | 5’50’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 6 - 08/08/2026
Day 6 - 08/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

Fisica Diabólica

Segundo de Chomón Spain | 1912 | 4’10’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 6 - 08/08/2026
Day 6 - 08/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

Excursión a Mallorca

Segundo de Chomón Spain | 1912 | 3’28’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 6 - 08/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 21:30 · Arena Guttuso Day 6 - 08/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

Escamillo tiene la solitaria

Segundo de Chomón Spain | 1912 | 6’33’’
Focus Segundo de Chomón - El cine de la fantasía
Day 6 - 08/08/2026
Day 4 - 06/08/2026 ore 21:30 · Arena Guttuso Day 6 - 08/08/2026 ore 19:00 · Villa Cattolica, Corpo C

El biombo de Cagliostro

Segundo de Chomón Spain | 1912 | 3’15’’
Italian Competition - Giannalberto Bendazzi Award
Day 6 - 08/08/2026
Day 6 - 08/08/2026 ore 21:00 · Arena Guttuso

Kaukokaipuu

Valentina Lo Duca Italy | 2026 | 8’55’’ international premiere
Italian Competition - Giannalberto Bendazzi Award
Day 6 - 08/08/2026
Day 6 - 08/08/2026 ore 21:00 · Arena Guttuso

marMosso

Gianpaolo Di Costanzo Italy | 2026 | 7’08’’ international premiere
Italian Competition - Giannalberto Bendazzi Award
Day 6 - 08/08/2026
Day 6 - 08/08/2026 ore 22:30 · Arena Guttuso

Unknown Quantum Objects

Alessandro Bavari Italy | 2024 | 13’05’’
Animated Painting Competition
Day 6 - 08/08/2026
Day 6 - 08/08/2026 ore 21:00 · Arena Guttuso

Hogar

Catalina Norambuena Canada | 2024 | 2’32’’ national premiere
Experimental Competition
Day 6 - 08/08/2026
Day 6 - 08/08/2026 ore 21:00 · Arena Guttuso

Saturday

Diego Akel Brasil | 2026 | 4’11’’
Focus Ibrida
Day 6 - 08/08/2026
Day 6 - 08/08/2026 ore 22:00 · Arena Guttuso

Winter in Sokcho

LKoya Kamura France | 2024 | 104’
Meetings
Day 6 - 08/08/2026
Day 6 - 08/08/2026 · ore 19:00 Villa Cattolica, Viale Gipsoteca

Aperitivo d’autore #2

Curated by Salotto Monogatari Podcast with the directors of the movies in competition Diego Akel, Catalina Norambuena, Gianpaolo Di Costanzo, Valentina Lo Duca and Alessandro Bavari.
Special Events
Day 7 - 09/08/2026
dal 3 al 9 agosto 2026 · 19:00-24:00 Villa Cattolica, Sala dell'Edicola Vernissage, 3 agosto 2026 · 18:30

Sospensione. Forme di un’eco

Solo Exhibition By Davide Fontana Curated by Rosalba Colla
Special Events
Day 7 - 09/08/2026
Day 7 - 09/08/2026 ore 21:00 · Arena Guttuso

Dream Life

Marta Del Grandi in Concert
Meetings
Day 7 - 09/08/2026
Day 7 - 09/08/2026 Villa Cattolica, Viale Gipsoteca

To create a festival: ideas, visions, territory

with Giulia Alonzo, Oliviero Ponte di Pino, Christian Guzzardi and Giovanni Lo Giudice. The meeting will be moderated by Valerio Tartamella. The meeting is organized in collaboration with the Bagheria Youth Council.