XL EDITION

IL CINEMA RITROVATO 2026

PROGRAMME IN PDFCATALOGUE IN PDF

40TH EDITION

Welcome to the new edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato! And this will not be just another edition – it will be our XL (40th) edition, and X-large it will be in the abundance of films on offer. This very special edition will strike a delicate balance between glamour and ecstasy, commitment and struggle; between dream and reality; between yesterday and today. In addition to eight venues screening films and hosting events around the clock, there will be evening outdoor screenings: a rendezvous with La Nonna (“grandma”, the affectionate nickname given to our carbon arc projector) in the Piazzetta Pasolini, and the gathering point for some of the largest cinephile crowds anywhere in the world in Piazza Maggiore. The splendid Cinema Modernissimo remains the heart of the festival, and anyone can escape the intense June sun by running down the steps into the cool, dark, comforting embrace of this Art Deco gem. For those unfamiliar with the festival’s regular features, a dozen strands – spanning from early cinema to the most recent documentaries on the history of film – form the backbone of the programme. In between lies the main body of the festival: major and minor classics, the forgotten and the rejected, guilty pleasures and canonical masterpieces of the moving image; short and long works; films for children, and films for those who were once children. Even films for which we have no idea what age group they were originally made for suddenly find their niche in Bologna. At our festival, films search for their audience – not the other way around. All of these programmes are selected by leading experts in their respective fields. And since film is only the beginning, not the end, the festival will also feature panels, talks, and introductions by special guests and renowned figures from the world of film archives and restoration.

2026 EDITION

PHOTOS FROM THE FETSIVAL: Il cinema ritrovato 2026

ALL THE PHOTOS FROM THE FESTIVAL