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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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 fourth edition of Docs4Teens is underway
An international project, five European festivals, and as many as fourteen outstanding for young audiences. 2025 edition of Docs4Teens get started!
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The tale of festivals. History, archives, sources, memories
A study day to bring out proposals and evidence for the construction of a methodology to study cultural events dedicated to cinema.
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Winners of the Doc at Work Industry Awards
The winners of the Proxima section, for projects in the editing and post-production phase, and Itineranze Doc, for projects in development, which were presented to the public at the end of the six-monthly Itineranze Doc workshop during the Festival dei Popoli, were revealed
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Palmarès 65° Festival dei Popoli
The winning films of the 65th edition of the Festival dei Popoli
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Ken Loach honorary president of the Festival dei Popoli
40 years after his participation in the festival, where he won first prize with the film WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?, the British director was appointed honorary president by the members’ assembly chaired by Roberto Ferrari.
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The selected Projects of the third edition of Itineranze DOC
Friday 8 November will see the presentation of the six projects selected from the third edition of Itineranze DOC, a six-month training and education course dedicated to real-life cinema projects in development.
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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.
