Catania Film Fest

The 15th edition of the Catania Film Fest will take place from November 11-14, 2026 in Catania, Sicily, South Italy.

Catania Film Fest aims to be a meeting place for young directors - Italian and foreign - of the European and of the Mediterranean independent film and, from the fourteenth edition, also for the cinematography of the Nations that overlook the Mare Nostrum in original language and Italian subtitles. The Festival brings together, in a single breath, culture, meetings, music, environment and art in all its forms, starting of course with cinema.

The program is characterized by the presence of authors and works of European and Mediterranean independent cinema, films, shorts and documentaries, unreleased in Italy or in Sicilian Premiere.

The Official Selection is divided into three competitive sections:

1. Catania Film Euro Mediterranea 15: European competition open to independent feature films and documentaries.
2. Catania Corto Euro Meduterranea 15: European competition open to short films, of which at least 25% must be of Sicilian production.
3. Catania Italian Film 15: Competition open to independent Italian feature films, of which at least 25% must be of Sicilian production.

European Competition (including Italy) open to independent feature films and documentaries, completed after January 1st, 2025, almost unreleased in Italy or in Sicilian Premiere.

The CFF is divided into 6 non-competitive sections:
1 Out of Competition: dedicated to the most interesting international (Sicily, Italy and International) productions of 2025/2026.
2 Catania Mediterranea "Focus on Mediterranean Cinema".
3 Catania Retrospective.
4 Synesthetic "Seeing the sound, hearing the image": it is a section that explores the common space of sound and images, going beyond the search for its aesthetic and sensory recombinations. It hosts a selection of documentaries that, extending the usual boundaries of synaesthesia, investigate the multiform identities of the sound dimension, revealing its ability to generate unprecedented cultural, political and social meanings.
5 Catania Campus.
6 Special Events.

www.cataniafilmfest.it