ARTFEED — Contemporary Art Intelligence

Cinema d’iDEA 2020 Goes Online with Films by Women Directors

festival-fair · 2026-04-27

The fourth edition of Cinema d’iDEA, a festival celebrating films made by women, will take place online from November 15 to 21, 2020, and will be available throughout Italy via streeen.org. Kicking off with a complimentary screening of Platform by Sahar Mosayebi on November 14, the festival officially begins on November 15 with Citizen Rosi, directed by Didi Gnocchi and Carolina Rosi, which received the Pasinetti Award at the Venice Film Festival. Additional films include Iranian titles such as Touran Khanom and We Are Soldiers by Svitlana Smirnova. An international jury will announce the awards on November 21. Tickets are priced at €3.50 for two films or €10 for the entire festival. More details can be found at streeen.org.

Key facts

  • Cinema d’iDEA 2020 is the fourth edition, held online from November 15 to 21.
  • The festival focuses on films directed by women.
  • Opening free screening: Platform by Sahar Mosayebi on November 14.
  • Official opening film: Citizen Rosi by Didi Gnocchi and Carolina Rosi.
  • Citizen Rosi won the Pasinetti Award at the Venice Film Festival.
  • Artistic director: Patrizia Fregonese De Filippo.
  • Other films include Touran Khanom and We Are Soldiers.
  • International jury includes Giovanna Koch, Nicolas Billon, Sarah-Lou Billon, Paula Rivera, Nino Russo, Christine Höfferer, Gianni Celata.

Entities

Artists

  • Sahar Mosayebi
  • Didi Gnocchi
  • Carolina Rosi
  • Francesco Rosi
  • Patrizia Fregonese De Filippo
  • Rakhshan Banietemad
  • Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
  • Touran Mirhadi
  • Svitlana Smirnova
  • Roberto Andò
  • Lirio Abbate
  • Gherardo Colombo
  • Nino Di Matteo
  • Marco Tullio Giordana
  • Nicola Gratteri
  • Roberto Saviano
  • Giuseppe Tornatore
  • John Turturro
  • Costa Gavras
  • Giancarlo De Cataldo
  • Giovanna Koch
  • Nicolas Billon
  • Sarah-Lou Billon
  • Paula Rivera
  • Nino Russo
  • Christine Höfferer
  • Gianni Celata
  • Chicca Gagliardo
  • Massimiliano Tappari

Institutions

  • Cinema d’iDEA
  • streeen.org
  • Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani (SNGCI)
  • Mostra di Venezia
  • Bookciak, Azione!
  • Hacca edizioni
  • Liceo Artistico Enzo Rossi
  • Rebibbia prison
  • Mibact

Locations

  • Italy
  • Iran
  • Ukraine
  • Russia
  • Crimea
  • Donbass
  • Kyiv
  • Venice
  • Rebibbia
  • Rome

Sources