HOMEPAGE – BACKUP 2022

An all-day festival in a magical location.

From the first dive in the morning to screenings under the stars after sunset.

An all-day festival in a magical location.

From the first dive in the morning to screenings
under the stars after sunset.

9 days of films, of directors of the future and present,

artistic contaminations, meetings and proposals that think of cinema as an evolving territory.

An amazing new edition that focuses on the future of cinema through the lens of short films.

Come discover surprising stories and unexpected points of view from around the world.

9 days of films, of directors of the future and present,

artistic contaminations, meetings and proposals that think of cinema as an evolving territory.

An amazing new edition that focuses on the future of cinema through the lens of short films.

Come discover surprising stories and unexpected points of view from around the world.

Waiting for you are three screening rooms around the lake and the festival’s historic screen-in-the-water location.

An experience
of unique Italian fruition for cinephiles and dreamers.

Waiting for you are three screening rooms around the lake and the festival’s historic screen-in-the-water location.

An experience
of unique Italian fruition for cinephiles and dreamers.

A subscription to experience the whole festival.

Support the festival, skip the queue, come to the festival whenever you want for nine days and have access to all the films in the competition to watch in streaming.

A subscription to experience the whole festival.

Support the festival, skip the queue, come to the festival whenever you want for nine days and have access to all the films in the competition to watch in streaming.

We selected 102 films divided into 8 sections, from 40 countries, including 2 world premieres and 3 international premieres, 49 Italian premieres selected from more than 2500 films.

Great international directors, very young talents, brave and daring works, the best of national and Venetian film production, animations for adults and children, and the poetry in motion of the competition dedicated to video dance, will compose an unforgettable program.

18 hours of out-of-competition programming divided into fireworks, thematic focuses and special screenings.

Four retrospectives never before shown in Italy: from the Caribbean animation of Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat to the dreamlike cinema of Payal Kapadia, from the conceived and represented art of Mitra Farahani to the multiform cinema of Kiro Russo: four journeys into the night illuminated by the light of cinema. The focus on Georgian cinema curated by Alexandre Koberidze; the journey among the new voices of Indian cinema by Payal Kapadia; Profession: cineastз, the Argentine focus that chronicles the fate of fiction cinema in the global deep south; Signesthesia, the selection of films that expands the boundaries of the moving image to sign language.

18 hours of out-of-competition programming divided into fireworks, thematic focuses and special screenings.

Four retrospectives never before shown in Italy: from the Caribbean animation of Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat to the dreamlike cinema of Payal Kapadia, from the conceived and represented art of Mitra Farahani to the multiform cinema of Kiro Russo: four journeys into the night illuminated by the light of cinema. The focus on Georgian cinema curated by Alexandre Koberidze; the journey among the new voices of Indian cinema by Payal Kapadia; Profession: cineastз, the Argentine focus that chronicles the fate of fiction cinema in the global deep south; Signesthesia, the selection of films that expands the boundaries of the moving image to sign language.

A schedule of activities ranging from morning meetings with authors to afternoon talks and master classes and workshops. A proposal designed to bring everyone, who wants it, closer to the themes of the festival with an inclusive and open approach. The Dialogato Festival is the gyro compass with which to orient oneself and delve into the festival’s contents, from the surface to the depths of the lake.

A special three-day program dedicated to film professionals during Lago Film Fest. Networking moments, market opportunities, pitches, talks, panels, and one-on-one meetings to make the B.I.D. experience even more comprehensive.

An industry experience that is both serious yet informal, specialized yet inclusive, a central event in the life of the regional and national film community.

A special three-day program dedicated to film professionals during Lago Film Fest. Networking moments, market opportunities, pitches, talks, panels, and one-on-one meetings to make the B.I.D. experience even more comprehensive.

An industry experience that is both serious yet informal, specialized yet inclusive, a central event in the life of the regional and national film community.

Lago Film Fest is an ever more inclusive festival!

The experience is increasingly rich, varied and diverse, for a memorable festival that can be enjoyed by everyone.

Lago Film Fest is an ever more inclusive festival!

The experience is increasingly rich, varied and diverse, for a memorable festival that can be enjoyed by everyone.

We have been thinking about families, children, and teens by creating an increasingly diverse offering, ranging from the screening of Unicef Kids and Unicef Teens competition films to a schedule of workshops and activities for the very youngest.

We have been thinking about families, children, and teens by creating an increasingly diverse offering, ranging from the screening of Unicef Kids and Unicef Teens competition films to a schedule of workshops and activities for the very youngest.

Signplicity: the “signs” of inclusion

Signplicity is a project that aims to create a union between the hearing community and deaf culture by using the artistic key as a tool for individual and collective expression to demonstrate that diversity is the common means of strength for every human being to stand out and find their uniqueness.

Signplicity: the “signs” of inclusion

Signplicity is a project that aims to create a union between the hearing community and deaf culture by using the artistic key as a tool for individual and collective expression to demonstrate that diversity is the common means of strength for every human being to stand out and find their uniqueness.

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