South Italy International Film Festival V Edizione

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Here is the updated text, which clearly states that all activities take place at Lido I Ribelli, except for the single screening on July 17:

🎬 Great cinema returns to light up summer nights!
South Italy International Film Festival – 5th Edition
📍 Lido I Ribelli – Litoranea di Ponente, Barletta (unless otherwise indicated)
📅 July 17, 18, and 19, 2026
🕖 From 19:00 – Free admission

The South Italy International Film Festival returns, an event that celebrates the best of international independent cinema, in a breathtaking setting where art meets the horizon.

Three evenings of free screenings, meetings with directors, shorts from around the world, and audiovisual stories that can move, inspire, and leave a mark.

🎥 Cinema, culture, and the enhancement of the territory merge in a unique atmosphere: under the stars, by the sea.

📌 COMPLETE PROGRAM

🎞 July 17
📍 All evening events take place at Lido I Ribelli, except for the 20:30 screening

19:00 – The Craft of Composing for Animated Cinema, by Carlo Chiarotti

20:00 – Opening ceremony of the festival with the BATFOLK association, president Francesco Marino

20:30 – Screening of the “Best South Films” category at the Auditorium Sacra Famiglia (Via Trento 23/B, Barletta) (Note: this is the only event of the festival not taking place at Lido I Ribelli)

20:45 – Screening of the “Best Animated Short Film” category (Lido I Ribelli)

21:00 – The Myth of the Siren – Monologue performed by actress Anna Favella (Lido I Ribelli)

21:15 – Screening of the “Best Music Video and Fantasy Sci-Fi Short Film, Student Film” categories (Lido I Ribelli)

22:30 – Between Video Art and Cinema – The new project by Mmntm studio in Canosa, curated by producer Rocco Zaupa (Lido I Ribelli)

🎤 Guests: Anna Favella, Aldo Iuliano, Carlo Chiarotti, Andrea Yuu Dentuto, Alex Loprieno, Luca Desiderato, Giovanni Lamacchia

🎞 July 18
📍 Lido I Ribelli – Litoranea di Ponente, Barletta

19:00 – Cinetalk on Cinema, Creativity, and Consciousness in the Era of AI, by director Aldo Iuliano

20:00 – Talk on Marcello Mastroianni between Dystopia and Dream, by Maria D'Eri (founder of the blog “TELEFONAMITRA20ANNI”)

20:30 – Screening of the “Best Short Documentary” category

21:20 – The Myth of the Siren – Monologue performed by actors Vito Lopriore and Sofia D'Elia

21:40 – Screening of the “Best Horror Short Film” category

22:20 – Intervention by producer Alessandro Leo (Aleo Film S.r.l.)

🎤 Guests: Anna Favella, Aldo Iuliano, Vito Lopriore, Sofia D'Elia, Alessandro Leo, Luca Desiderato, Antonello De Leo

🎞 July 19
📍 Lido I Ribelli – Litoranea di Ponente, Barletta

19:00 – Presentation of the book “The Universe Explained to a Child. Fourteen Laws to Remember What Adults Have Forgotten” – Meeting with the author Irene Antonucci, moderated by actress Cinzia Clemente

19:30 – BEYOND THE SCENE “The Body Screams What the Mind Silences,” curated by Dr. Michele Piazzolla and Dr. Angela Maria Dilillo

20:30 – Screening of the “Best Short Film” category

20:45 – The Myth of the Siren – Monologue performed by Irene Antonucci

21:45 – Screening of the “Best Short Film & Special Awards” category

22:30 – Final awards ceremony and prize distribution: Premio dei Due Mari, Premio Fedic, Premio Green Focus, Premio TerrAufidia Wines, Premio CIAKART

🎤 Guests: Anna Favella, Aldo Iuliano, Irene Antonucci, Cinzia Clemente, Luca Desiderato, Alessandro Leo

✨ Useful information

Admission is completely free.

It is recommended to bring a beach towel to enjoy the screenings on the sand at Lido I Ribelli.

🎨 Organizational notes

Poster by Andrea Dentuto.

Festival organized by the Artinte Association with the support of the Municipality of Barletta – City of the Challenge.

A special thanks to the Main Sponsor Bellino Metals Recycling (represented by Vincenzo Bellino) and the Sponsor Auto 2000 of Luigi Nasca.

Thanks to the partners: FEDIC, WeShort, Amura International Film Festival, Mediterranean Short Festival, Nano Film Festival, WEEC Network, Eurocopie by Domenico Casardi, Terraufidia Wines by Michele Napoletano, Masque Arte & Ristoro, Essenza Cibo Lento, Dr. Michele Piazzolla, Popular Clinic, and Antonella Palmitessa.

📲 Follow us on Instagram: @south.ita.intern.filmfest
📞 Info: 331 700 5900

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