Artinmove Weeks: New Moving Image Festival Launches in Naples
The Artinmove Weeks festival will take place in Naples from February 7 to March 4, 2026, focusing on the use of moving images as research instruments. This event, organized by the Osservatorio Artinmove at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli under the direction of Gianluca Riccio and Gina Annunziata, with coordination by Irene Pompeo, will kick off with a masterclass by artist Anri Sala on February 7 at Palazzo Degas. Screenings will showcase works from Sala, Irene Fenara, and Emilio Vavarella, alongside contributions from Rä di Martino, Carola Spadoni, and Eva Giolo. The festival will also feature scholars such as Lorenzo Benedetti and pay tribute to Chantal Akerman, with events including the volume Italian Experimental Cinema and Moving-image Art and the live performance Beats & Pieces, hosted at venues like Palazzo Degas and Museo MADRE.
Key facts
- Artinmove Weeks festival debuts in Naples on February 7, 2026.
- Runs until March 4, 2026, with four weeks of programming.
- Subtitled Reverse Angle, exploring moving images as research and memory tools.
- Organized by Osservatorio Artinmove of Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli.
- Directed by Gianluca Riccio and Gina Annunziata, coordinated by Irene Pompeo.
- Part of the P+ARTS project (Partnership for Artistic Research in Technology and Sustainability).
- Anri Sala opens with a masterclass on February 7 at Palazzo Degas.
- Screenings of works by Irene Fenara, Emilio Vavarella, and Anri Sala.
- Participating artists: Rä di Martino, Carola Spadoni, Eva Giolo.
- Public program includes scholars Lorenzo Benedetti, Elisabetta Modena, Stefania Zuliani, Anna Masecchia, Vincenzo Estremo, Rossella Catanese, Jennifer Malvezzi.
- Screening cycle Geografie delle intimità dedicated to Chantal Akerman.
- Presentation of volume Italian Experimental Cinema and Moving-image Art (Palgrave MacMillan).
- Performance Beats & Pieces by Rossella Catanese and Piero Fragola with Eye Filmmuseum Netherlands.
- Venues: Palazzo Degas, Casa Cinema, Museo MADRE.
- Partners: Conservatorio di Matera, Libera Università di Bolzano, NABA, Fondation Chantal Akerman, Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique, Eye Filmmuseum Netherlands, Fondazione Donnaregina per le Arti Contemporanee.
Entities
Artists
- Anri Sala
- Irene Fenara
- Emilio Vavarella
- Rä di Martino
- Carola Spadoni
- Eva Giolo
- Chantal Akerman
- Rossella Catanese
- Piero Fragola
Institutions
- Osservatorio Artinmove
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli
- P+ARTS
- CASA Centro delle Arti della Scena e dell’Audiovisivo – Palazzo Degas
- Casa Cinema
- Museo MADRE
- Conservatorio di Matera
- Libera Università di Bolzano
- NABA
- Fondation Chantal Akerman
- Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique – Cinematek
- Eye Filmmuseum Netherlands
- Fondazione Donnaregina per le Arti Contemporanee
- Palgrave MacMillan
Locations
- Naples
- Italy
- Palazzo Degas
- Museo MADRE
- Matera
- Bolzano
- Belgium
- Netherlands