Appuntamento a Fiorano Modenese dal 26 aprile al 3 maggio
From April 26th to May 3rd, Ennesimo Film Festival returns to Fiorano Modenese. The short film festival once again finds its home at the Astoria Theater. This eight-day program marks the eleventh edition, confirming the festival’s core mission: bringing cinema closer to the people by championing emerging talents. At the heart of the event is the Ennesima Official Selection of short films in competition—with screenings and voting sessions scheduled throughout the week—alongside special sections dedicated to sustainability, the 2030 Agenda, regional productions, and international cinema.
The festival opens on Saturday, April 26th at 4:00 PM with the screening of La vita da grandi—a film centered on autism that highlights Ennesimo’s commitment to social issues—directed by Greta Scarano, who will be present for a Q&A following the screening. Among the highlight events: on April 28th at 8:45 PM, a screening of Il rapimento di Arabella will be introduced by Benedetta Porcaroli and Carolina Cavalli; on April 29th at 9:00 PM, the screening of The Voice of Hind Rajab will be followed by a conversation with Aesha Balaha, the Palestinian director and protagonist of the Ennesimo Artist Residency. Several awards will be presented during the festival, including the City of Fiorano Award, the Fuorifuoco Award (linked to the Fiorano Modenese Sports Festival), the Visioni Sarde Award, and the Sinofonie Award—the latter organized in collaboration with the LILEC Department of the University of Bologna and CLASS at the University for Foreigners of Siena—alongside the honors for the Official Selection.
Younger audiences remain central to this edition through the Ennesimo Academy, an educational program involving students from kindergarten to high school, aimed at sharpening the critical audiovisual culture of new generations. On May 1st, the BLA cultural center will host the inauguration of an exhibition featuring works created by students, followed by an awards ceremony. Rounding out the offer for children are Don Quixote—an itinerant performance by Teatro dei Venti at Villa Pace—dubbing workshops for adults and children hosted by Sincrodub, and the Primi Passi (First Steps) workshops for children aged 3 to 10 with Cecicrea.
On May 2nd, the afternoon will feature a workshop with director and creator Claudio Di Biagio on audiovisual content creation; in the evening, Di Biagio will also lead a session on digital storytelling professions. For the final three days (May 1st–3rd), the festival will expand into Piazza Ciro Menotti with installations, the Virtual Odyssey VR experience, and the “gonfialone” (pop-up cinema) bringing movie magic to the square for the little ones. On May 3rd at 3:30 PM, the BLA will also host a workshop on Pinocchio organized by the Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi. The festival concludes on Saturday, May 3rd, with the official Awards Ceremony, preceded by a talk with film and television producer Carlo Cresto-Dina.
The full program is available here.
«Ennesimo has reached its eleventh edition, becoming exactly what we envisioned: a festival that takes short films seriously, treating them not as a minor format, but as a true art form,” states Federica Ferro, President of Tilt, the organizing association. “We hope Fiorano Modenese continues to be a place where things happen: where directors like Greta Scarano and Carolina Cavalli, actresses like Benedetta Porcaroli, and authors from all over the world arrive. Alongside them are students, families, young people, and seniors. This is the heart of the festival, and it is what we are most proud of.».
