Artecinema 2026: 31st Edition Brings 31 Art Documentaries to Naples, October 8–11
The 31st Artecinema festival, dedicated to documentaries that explore contemporary art, architecture, and photography, is set to occur in Naples from October 8 to 11, 2026. Established by Laura Trisorio in 1996, the festival will commence at Teatro di San Carlo on October 8 at 8 p.m. with the screening of Lucio Fontana – The Final Cut, directed by Andrea Bettinetti. Free screenings will be held at Teatro Augusteo from October 9 to 11, showcasing thirty-one films that address topics such as the environmental crisis and women's contributions to art. Notable features include Guggi, Ackroyd & Harvey, alongside world premieres on Anna Maria Maiolino and Elisabetta Di Maggio. Artists and directors will be present, and social initiatives will reach schools and prisons. Trisorio highlights a commitment to organic selection and honoring artists' contributions.
Key facts
- Artecinema's 31st edition runs October 8–11, 2026, in Naples.
- Opening night is October 8 at 8 p.m. at Teatro di San Carlo with Lucio Fontana – The Final Cut by Andrea Bettinetti, produced by Michele Buongiorno.
- Free nonstop screenings take place October 9–11 at Teatro Augusteo from 4 p.m. to midnight.
- 31 titles are selected, including world, European, and Italian premieres.
- Main themes: environmental crisis, women's role in art, identity, political power, human-nature relations.
- World premieres include ANNA – And the Infinite Line on Anna Maria Maiolino and a film on Elisabetta Di Maggio.
- European premieres include Stephanie Wang-Breal's film on Tomás Saraceno and Tina: Art, Love and Revolution on Tina Modotti.
- Social programs bring projections to schools, universities, and prisons, including Istituto penale minorile di Nisida.
Entities
Artists
- Laura Trisorio
- Andrea Bettinetti
- Michele Buongiorno
- Lucio Fontana
- Guggi
- Ian Thuilier
- Bono Vox
- Heather Ackroyd
- Dan Harvey
- Fiona Cunningham-Reid
- Stephanie Wang-Breal
- Tomás Saraceno
- Hilma af Klint
- Anna Maria Maiolino
- Elisabetta Di Maggio
- Isabella Ducrot
- Monica Stambrini
- Tamara de Lempicka
- Julie Rubio
- Ai Weiwei
- Francis Alÿs
- Olafur Eliasson
- Piero Manzoni
- Kimsooja
- ORLAN
- Vanessa Beecroft
- Valie Export
- Regina José Galindo
- Ragnar Kjartansson
- Vittoria Saddu
- Costantino Nivola
- Vincenzo Corvino
- Giovanni Multari
- Oscar Tusquets Blanca
- Denise Scott Brown
- Ferdinando Scianna
- Roberto Andò
- Tina Modotti
- Pistoletto
- Howie B
- Clara Peltier
- Rebecca Salvadori
- Remo Salvadori
- Mattia Colombo
- Lisa Immordino Vreeland
- Jean Cocteau
- Carla Gutiérrez
- Frida Kahlo
- Marie-Eve De Grave
- Louise Bourgeois
- Barbara Visser
- Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
- Dyani White Hawk
- Howardena Pindell
- Puppies Puppies
- Martin Parr
- Ernest Cole
- Valeria Parisi
- Cini Boeri
- Maddalena Bregani
- Luca Caon
- Christiane Löhr
- Marisa Albanese
- Marina Abramovic
- Joseph Beuys
- Alighiero Boetti
- Christian Boltanski
- Albrecht Dürer
- Helmut Newton
- Pino Pascali
- Michael Rakowitz
- Eugenio Tibaldi
- John Wood
- Paul Harrison
- Alvar Aalto
- Ettore Sottsass
- Man Ray
- Pablo Picasso
- Dora Maar
- Paul Eluard
- Lee Miller
- Ady Fidelin
- Roland Penrose
- Nusch Eluard
- Aurélia Rouvier
- Seamus Haley
- François Lévy-Kuentz
Institutions
- Artecinema
- Teatro di San Carlo
- Teatro Augusteo
- Istituto penale minorile di Nisida
- U2
- Filmgiornale SEDI
- The Hilma af Klint Foundation
- exibart.com
- Teatro San Carlo
- Studio Trisorio
- Biennale di Venezia
- Corvino+Multari
- Nisida juvenile detention center
- Istituto francese
- Liceo Artistico
- Università Suor Orsola Benincasa
- Liceo Vittorio Emanuele II
- Casa Circondariale di Nisida
- Artribune
Locations
- Naples
- Italy
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Calabria
- Venice
- United States
- France
- United Kingdom
- Anacapri
- Mougins
- Antibes
- Nisida