by Benjamin Hindrichs 2024, 14' – Spain/Brazil/Germany - In Competition, Regional Premiere Lucila, an elderly indigenous healer living in the Amazon rainforest, watches the fires approach her home and community. As the threat grows, an ancient desire resurfaces, a lifelong dream, and she asks a question that is both intimate and cosmic: "What will happen when we die—me and the forest?" The film intertwines intimacy, spirituality, and the climate crisis, revealing the fragilit

by Cesare Maglioni, 2025, 22, out of competition, regional preview A filmic letter a father dedicates to his newborn daughter becomes the starting point for a reflection on the future, the fragility of the planet, and the memory of women persecuted as "witches." Through poetic images and water as a recurring symbol, Maglioni intertwines intimacy and civic engagement, questioning the world we will leave to future generations. #ecology, #eco-sustainability #women'srights Cesare

by Amir Zargara, Iran, 2025, 25' – In Competition, Regional Premiere The story follows Arash, a dedicated professional wrestler who strives to win gold medals for his country, but who ends up caught up in the turmoil of political instability and social unrest. He is faced with a choice: stand up to tyranny or pursue his personal ambitions. The film is inspired by the life of Navid Afkari, an Iranian wrestler who was executed under controversial circumstances in 2020. #activis

by Danilo Stanimirović, Serbia, 2024, 13' – In Competition, National Premiere Miša is a quiet boy living in a Serbian immigrant neighborhood in Zurich. One day, he finds an abandoned kitten and puts it in his backpack. #deeprelationships, #affection #innerpeace Danilo Stanimirović is a young film student living in Belgrade, Serbia. He was born at the end of the 20th century in a small town, where he attended elementary and middle school. He currently studies film and digita

Sometimes we would like our awards to change the world. Watching these two documentaries, we realized that this is not as important as facing conflicts without giving up, stubbornly continuing to recognize a possible solution: and doing so with the joyful awareness that we are fighting for a world of peace. For this reason, the jury of Gandhi's Glasses  awards the prize ex aequo to: COEXISTENCE, MY ASS! by Amber Fares and THE CLOWN OF GAZA by Abdulrahman Sabbah For transformi

By Dario Cambiano In recent days, the film festival created by our Study Centre, Give Peace a Screen, was hosted by the Festival delle Missioni and the Municipality of Modica: two events that allowed us to create synergy by talking to dozens of people and discussing together how art, specifically cinema, can contribute to peace processes. Cinema mirrors our behaviour and attitudes, and observing ourselves “from the outside”, through the staging created by other human beings,

The jury of the Preventive Peace  prize offered by Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto, formed by Paolo Naldini, Fortunato D'Amico, Ruggero Poi and Saverio Teruzzi, awards the prize to EKSI BIR  by Ömer Ferhat Özmen, Turkey The Preventive Peace 2024 Award passes through the kitchen of Omer Ferhat Ozmen and is awarded to Eksi Bir with the following motivation: for narrating the metaphorical descent-ascent of the protagonist through his own certainties in the scenic backdrop

By Yaser Talebi, Iran, 2023, 25 ' - out of competition - national premiere After the death of her mother, 18-year-old Sahar is left to...

by Rianne Stremmelaar, Netherlands, 2023, 2'  - in competition A colony of crows lives in a forest near a house from which a little girl...

by Saeed Moltaji, Iran, 9' - out of competition In war-torn Gaza, a determined reporter struggling with poor Internet conditions decides...

by Elissa Melconian, Tess Lanfranchi-Rezzouk, France, 2023, 30', in competition A victim of sexual abuse, Charlie runs away from her life...

By Kaveh Sistani, Fariba Farzanfar, Iran, 2023, 6' - out of competition Waking up from a dream, a soldier preparing for a shooting...

by Alexis Koukias-Pantelis, Greece, 2023, 19 ' - in competition Sandy is a 30-year-old actress who suffers from asthma. Tonight she will...

by   Hanna Trofimova, Ukraine, 2022, 23' -out of competition, Italian premiere Hanna Trofimova resumes her 'new normal' during the first...

by   Rosalie Loncin, France, 2022, 6' -out of competition In the distant future, a community living in a desert universe wistfully...

by   Komeil Soheili, Iran, 2023, 29'10'' - out of competition, Italian premiere The tradition of the seven labors of Rostam (Persian...

by   TJ O'Grady - Peyton, Ireland, 2023, 17'- out of competition Isaac's need for housing will lead him to secretly move into the home of...

by   Giuseppe Sangiorgi, Italy, 2023, 10' - out of competition Lucia, a 10-year-old girl, hits her little brother with a rock (by...

by   Raphael Schanz and Philipp Seifert, Germany, 2023, 20' - in competition, Italian premiere Shacks of corrugated metal sheets on the...

by Katarina Jazbec, Germany, 2023, 21' -in competition A philosophical-aesthetic documentary that focuses on an inert but powerful...