Paper Lanterns
Competition · Sala Lumen · 104 min · Japan
- 142films
- 38countries
- 9days
- 4screens
Trailer
Opening night · Sat 6 Nov · 20:30
The Quiet Harbour
Directed by Elena Varga · Hungary, Italy · 2027 · 112 min · world premiere
A ferry captain’s daughter comes home to a port town that has stopped waiting for anything. Varga’s second feature, shot on 35 mm along the Adriatic coast, opens the festival with the director and cast on stage.
Book opening nightThe programme
Pick a day, filter by section and add screenings to your programme. We warn you when two of them overlap.
Salt and Iron
Documentary · Cinema Nazionale · 90 min · Croatia
Shorts I: Coastlines
Shorts · Teatro del Molo · 80 min · six films
The Quiet Harbour
Opening night · Sala Lumen · 112 min · Hungary, Italy
Il mare d’inverno (1961)
Retrospective · Cinema Nazionale · 98 min · restored
Notte bianca (1958)
Retrospective · Teatro del Molo · 95 min · restored
Night Shift
Competition · Sala Lumen · 98 min · France
The Last Projectionist
Documentary · Cinema Nazionale · 95 min · Italy
Second Unit
Competition · Sala Lumen · 126 min · Argentina
Shorts II: After Dark
Shorts · Teatro del Molo · 75 min · five films
Borderland Radio
Documentary · Cinema Nazionale · 88 min · Slovenia
Out of Frame
Competition · Sala Lumen · 101 min · Iceland
Red Steps
Competition · Teatro del Molo · 109 min · Poland
La lunga estate (1964)
Retrospective · Cinema Nazionale · 110 min · restored
In competition
Twelve first and second features compete for the Golden Lens. Six of them, below.
Paper LanternsYui Morimoto · Japan Two sisters reopen their late father’s lantern workshop for one last festival.
Night ShiftCamille Durand · France A sound recordist hears something on the tape she wasn’t supposed to keep.
Second UnitMateo Ruiz · Argentina A film crew stranded in Patagonia keeps shooting after the money runs out.
Out of FrameSóley Jónsdóttir · Iceland A night shoot, a missing actor and a director who refuses to stop rolling.
Red StepsMarta Zielińska · Poland A theatre usher counts the nights until the old cinema is torn down.
The Quiet HarbourElena Varga · Hungary, Italy Out of competition: opening night film.
The jury
Kari AaltoPresident · director, Finland
Nia AdebayoActor and producer, Nigeria
Lin YuqiCinematographer, Taiwan
Paul FerrandCritic, Cahiers du Port, France
The Golden Lens
Awarded on closing night by the international jury, with €30,000 for the director’s next film.
- 2026Winter Bees · Agnieszka Lis · Poland
- 2025The Long Table · Omar Haddad · Lebanon
- 2024Saltwater Hymns · Inês Pinto · Portugal
Tickets & passes
Pass holders book seats in the app from 48 hours before each screening. Students and under-26s pay half.
Single ticket
€9
One screening, any section. Gala screenings €14.
Five-film card
€38
Five screenings, shareable with a friend.
Festival pass
€95
Every screening for nine days, plus opening and closing nights.
Press or industry? Apply for accreditation by 15 October.
Four screens, one walk
- Sala LumenRiva del Mandracchio 4 · 820 seats · galas
- Cinema NazionaleVia Roma 12 · 310 seats · documentaries
- Teatro del MoloMolo Audace · 260 seats · shorts
- Piazza screenPiazza Grande · free open-air nights
All four are within twelve minutes on foot. Every screening has English subtitles; Italian audio description on request.
Before the lights go down
Yes, every screening has English subtitles, and most have Italian ones too.
Doors close ten minutes after the start. Unclaimed pass seats go to the queue five minutes before.
Each film shows its rating in the programme. Under-14s come with an adult; the Sunday family matinées are for all ages.
