FESTIVAL DEI POPOLI
The most important International Documentary Film Festival in Italy and the oldest in Europe. In Florence from November, 3rd to 9th, 2025.
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Festival dei Popoli Summertime
We are pleased to announce the summer calendar of the Festival dei Popoli, which, thanks to a network of established collaborations in the area, will be held in various summer locations with a varied and comprehensive program of documentary films.
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Submissions to Doc at Work Proxima are open
PROXIMA is the section of Doc at Work – Industry dedicated to Italian films in editing and post-production; an opportunity to discover the Italian documentary cinema of the immediate future and present it to programmers of international festivals and other film professionals.
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“Ulisse”, call for residency for documentary’s filmmakers
The training course dedicated to new directors of real cinema – conceived and directed by Samuele Rossi and promoted by Echivisivi – will take place between Manifatture Digitali Cinema Prato and Pistoia and the Festival dei Popoli. Registration until May 20th.
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Registrations for Doc at Work Future Campus 2025 are open
Registration is now open for Doc at Work Future Campus, the higher education project dedicated to international film schools, at the 66th Festival dei Popoli.
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Registration open for “Popoli for Kids & Teens” section
Applications are now open for the selection of documentary and short animated films suitable for young audiences that will be part of the “Popoli for Kids & Teens” section of the 66th Festival dei Popoli.
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Film submissions for 66th Festival dei Popoli are open
Applications are now open to take part in the 66th Festival dei Popoli, in Florence 3 to 9 November 2025.
Apply now to take part in the selection!
Four Documentaries Presented at the Festival dei Popoli Competing for the 2025 Nastri d’Argento
A new recognition for documentary cinema presented at the Festival dei Popoli, with four documentaries making it into the prestigious official selection of the 2025 Nastri d’Argento for Documentary Films.
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Five Documentaries presented at the Festival dei Popoli among the finalists for the David di Donatello
Four documentaries screened at the 65th edition of the Festival dei Popoli and a project presented in DOC AT WORK INDUSTRY 2023 are among the 15 titles selected to compete for the David di Donatello 2025.
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The Festival dei Popoli is realised thanks to the contribution of the Directorate-General for Education, Research and Cultural Institutes and the support of:
Il Festival dei Popoli fa parte dell'iniziativa "50 Giorni di Cinema a Firenze" - Progetto Triennale Cinema sostenuto dal Ministero del Turismo e dalle istituzioni locali, realizzato grazie al Protocollo d’Intesa tra Comune di Firenze, Regione Toscana e Fondazione Sistema Toscana, Fondazione CR Firenze, Camera di Commercio di Firenze.
