The Art Film Fest 2026: Two Chairs Wins Top Prize at GNAMC

Fatti principali

• The third edition of The Art Film Fest (TAFF) was held on September 21 at the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GNAMC) in Rome, starting at 18:00.
• TAFF was conceived by Inside Art and promoted by Fondazione Patrimonio Italia and FAD – Film Art Digital, in collaboration with GNAMC.
• The festival opened with a talk moderated by journalist Laura Squillaci, featuring Renata Cristina Mazzantini, Guido Talarico, Giorgio Carlo Brugnoni, Piera Detassis, Andrea Cancellato, and Fabio Mancini.
• Two Chairs, directed by Natasha Klimchuk and produced in Italy, won first prize in the feature film section.
• Can Beauty Heal Us? by Alexandre Humbert and Yunni Cho took second place, and The New Museum by Birgitte Sigmundstad took third.
• A new short film section was introduced in 2026, with the winner determined by public vote at Cinema Troisi in Rome on September 15.
• The five shortlisted short films were: Yazbek: A Portrait, Gilbert & George Daytripping Forever!, La notte della luna fertile, Till Ashes Turn Into Pines, and The Art of Exoplanets.
• Over three years, TAFF has received more than 200 international submissions from various countries.