Summer Outdoor Cinema Festivals Across Italy 2024
The outdoor cinema season in Italy spans from June to September. Kicking off on June 7, Milan's AriAnteo will celebrate its 45th anniversary with screenings of Buena Vista Social Club and Kinds of Kindness, showcasing films featuring female talent such as L'arte della gioia and C'è ancora domani. In Pavia, Fondazione Teatro Fraschini and Cinema Politeama will present films at Castello Visconteo from June 16 to August 6 and August 22 to September 5, including Il sol dell'avvenire. Bologna's Arena Puccini will have programming until June 30, while Ferrara's Arena Parco Pareschi begins on June 10 with Anatomia di una caduta. Rome will host events like Casa Museo Alberto Sordi's 'Alberto Sordi seduttore' starting June 15 and Cinema in piazza until July 14, with Villa Medici honoring Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant from July 6 to 17.
Key facts
- AriAnteo in Milan opens June 7 at Chiostro dell'Incoronata for Anteo's 45th anniversary.
- AriAnteo also programs at Fabbrica del Vapore focusing on female talent.
- Pavia's outdoor arena at Castello Visconteo runs June 16–August 6 and August 22–September 5.
- Bologna's Arena Puccini, curated by Cineteca di Bologna since 2006, runs through June 30.
- Ferrara's Arena Parco Pareschi starts June 10 with Anatomia di una caduta.
- Rome's Casa Museo Alberto Sordi presents 'Alberto Sordi seduttore' from June 15.
- Cinema in piazza in Rome runs through July 14 with 85 screenings and guests including James Franco and Damien Chazelle.
- Villa Medici's ninth edition honors Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant from July 6 to 17.
Entities
Artists
- Wim Wenders
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- Claudio Bisio
- Valeria Golino
- Paola Cortellesi
- Margherita Vicario
- Guy Nattiv
- Zar Amir Ebrahimi
- Nanni Moretti
- Marco Bellocchio
- Rodrigo Sorogoyen
- Felix van Groeningen
- Charlotte Vandermeersch
- Justine Triet
- Woody Allen
- Matteo Garrone
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Alberto Sordi
- Ghali
- Maysaloun Hamoud
- Laila Al Habash
- Giacomo Ciarrapico
- Luca Vendruscolo
- Emma Seligman
- James Franco
- Edward Norton
- Damien Chazelle
- Céline Sciamma
- Vittorio Gassman
- Jean-Louis Trintignant
- Dino Risi
- Valerio Zurlini
- Éric Rohmer
- Mario Monicelli
- Alain Resnais
Institutions
- AriAnteo
- Anteo
- Fabbrica del Vapore
- Fondazione Teatro Fraschini
- Cinema Politeama
- Castello Visconteo
- Museo Kosmos
- Cineteca di Bologna
- Arena Puccini
- Arena Parco Pareschi
- Casa Museo Alberto Sordi
- Fondazione Museo Alberto Sordi
- Fondazione Piccolo America
- Accademia di Francia a Roma
- Villa Medici
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Chiostro dell'Incoronata
- Fabbrica del Vapore
- Pavia
- Castello Visconteo
- Piazza Bolla
- Bologna
- via Sebastiano Serlio
- Ferrara
- Arena Parco Pareschi
- Rome
- Casa Museo Alberto Sordi
- piazza San Cosimato
- Trastevere
- Parco della Cervelletta
- Tor Sapienza
- Parco di Monte Ciocci
- Valle Aurelia
- Cinema Troisi
- Villa Medici