Festival
dei Popoli
The most important International Documentary Film Festival in Italy and the oldest in Europe. In Florence from November 2 to 10, 2024.
Dedicated area for Industry and education events during the Festival dei Popoli with screenings, workshops, meetings with audiovisual professionals, presentations of documentary film projects, market-oriented events and more.
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Country in Focus: Call for Italian projects for international co-production
Every year, Doc at Work pays tribute to a European country by inviting a delegation of filmmakers keen to develop new collaborations with Italy. The initiative aims to strengthen artistic and production ties between Italy and the guest countries, creating concrete opportunities for professional meetings and exchanges.
Croatia and Slovenia are the two guest countries of honour for the 2026 edition.
Oscar-winning director Barbara Kopple at the 67th Festival dei Popoli
The American director Barbara Kopple will be a special guest at the 67th Festival dei Popoli. Fifty years on from her 1976 Oscar-winning film Harlan County, U.S.A., the filmmaker will be in Florence to present her landmark debut film on 3 November.
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The 67th Festival dei Popoli pays tribute to Lech Kowalski
To celebrate 50 years of punk, the director presents in Florence the Sex Pistols, Ramones and Johnny Thunders’s trilogy
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Submissions to Doc at Work Proxima are open
PROXIMA is the section of Doc at Work – Industry dedicated to films in editing and post-production. It offers an opportunity to discover the documentary cinema of the immediate future and to present it to international festival programmers and other film professionals.
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Festival dei Popoli at Cannes Docs
The Festival dei Popoli is delighted to renew its partnership with Cannes Docs, confirming its presence for the fourth consecutive year at the leading international platform dedicated to documentary cinema, hosted within the Marché du Film at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Residenza Ulisse 2026 – The call is open for 12 young filmmakers
A five-month course, delivered both in person and online. The programme includes sessions with experts and lecturers, personalised mentoring and feedback on the development of film projects. Applications are open until 15 May.
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Itineranze Doc 2026: the six selected projects
Six projects currently in development from across Italy will have the opportunity to take part in intensive workshops, a programme of one-to-one mentoring, and networking opportunities with producers and distributors.
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Festival dei Popoli: Documentaries in Competition Eligible for the EFA
The Festival dei Popoli has joined the ranks of festivals officially recognised by the European Film Academy: from the next edition onwards, European documentaries selected for the competition will be eligible for the European Film Awards (EFA), the most prestigious award in European cinema.
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Popoli for Kids & Teens – Film submissions are now open
“Popoli for Kids and Teens” – a project organised in collaboration with Fondazione CR Firenze – offers a rich and varied programme: documentary films and animated shorts aimed at viewers aged between 3 and 18, educational workshops tailored to different age groups, meetings with filmmakers and experts, and many other activities. The initiative will take place during the 67th Festival dei Popoli (Florence, 31 October – 8 November 2026).
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The Festival dei Popoli is realized with the support of:
The Festival dei Popoli is part of the initiative "50 Days of Cinema in Florence" - Triennial Cinema Project supported by the Ministry of Tourism and local institutions realized thanks to the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Florence, the Region of Tuscany and Fondazione Sistema Toscana, Fondazione CR Firenze, and the Chamber of Commerce of Florence.
