Naples 80132
Italy
The 31st Artecinema Festival will be inaugurated on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples and will continue from October 9 to 11 at the Teatro Augusteo.
Every year, Artecinema features a selection of newly produced documentaries that delve into the biographies and poetics of major artists, architects, and photographers on the international scene.
Four days of film screenings devoted to contemporary art, photography, architecture will delve into aspects of the often little-known creative process. Through the documentaries, viewers are able to enter into the artists’ studios, and observe and better appreciate the creative process of the works, the materials used, and the themes addressed.
Many of the films presented will be world, European, or Italian premieres, and will be divided into three sections: Art and Environs, Architecture and Design, and Photography.
The complete festival programme is available at artecinema.com.
October 8, 7:30pm
Teatro San Carlo, Via San Carlo, 98, Naples, Italy
Entrance ticket
October, 9–11, 4pm–midnight
Teatro Augusteo, Piazzetta Duca D’Aosta, 263, Naples, Italy
Free entrance
Scheduled films
Art and Environs:
Ackroyd & Harvey: The Art of Activism
Fiona Cunningham-Reid, United Kingdom, 2025, 78 minutes, English, Italian premiere
Ai Weiwei's Turandot
Maxim Derevianko, Italy, United States, 2025, 78 minutes, Italian, English
Anna and the Infinite Line – The Forgotten Her Story
Clara Peltier, Switzerland, 2026, 60 minutes, Portuguese, English, Italian, World premiere
Costantino Nivola. Una die de pitzinnia
Vittoria Soddu, Italy, 2026, 20 minutes, Italian, Sardinian, English, World premiere
Elisabetta Di Maggio. Leaves of me
Alessandra Galletta, Italy, 2026, 40 minutes, Italian, World premiere
GUGGI
Ian Thuillier, Ireland, 2026, 77 minutes, English, Italian premiere
Klash! Art in action
Olafur Eliasson, Klaus Littmann, Gianni Motti, Vanessa Beecroft
Frank Perrin, France, 2022, 12 minutes, Italian
Klash! Art in action
Kimsooja, Regina José Galindo, ORLAN, Valie Export
Gilles Coudert, David Liver, Virgile Novarina, Armelle Leturcq, France, 2022, 12 minutes, Italian
Klash! Art in action
Adel Abdessemed, Francis Alÿs, Jimmie Durham
Frank Perrin, Julien Devaux, France, 2022, 9 minutes, Italian
Lucio Fontana – The Final Cut
Andrea Bettinetti, Italy, 2026, 90 minutes, Italian
Piero Manzoni – Domani chi sa
Alberto Sansone, Italy, 2026, 24 minutes, Italian, English
Ragnar Kjartansson – Art21
Stephanie Wang-Breal, United States, 2026, 17 minutes, English
Remo Salvadori. Nel Momento
Rebecca Salvadori, Italy, 2026, 38 minutes, Italian
Tenga duro signorina! Isabella Ducrot Unlimited
Monica Stambrini, Italy, 2024, 89 minutes, Italian, English
The Double Life of Hilma af Klint
Manuelle Blanc, France, 2026, 52 minutes, French, German, Swedish
The True Story of Tamara de Lempicka & The Art of Survival
Julie Rubio, United States, 2024, 96 minutes, English, Italian premiere
Tomás Saraceno – Art21
Stephanie Wang-Breal, United States, 2026, 13 minutes, English
Yoichi Ohira: Japan in Murano
Domenico Palma, United States, Italy, 2026, 16 minutes, English, Italian, World premiere
Architecture and Design:
Corvino+Multari. La nostra opera non esiste
Mattia Colombo, Francesca Molteni, Italy, 2026, 46 minutes, Italian, World premiere
Dios lo ve
Alex Guimerà, Guillem Ventura, Spain, 2025, 89 minutes, Spanish, English, Italian premiere
Out of the Picture
An.Ash Smolar, Belgium, France, 2025, 88 minutes, French, English, Spanish, Italian premiere
Photography:
Ferdinando Scianna – Il fotografo dell'ombra
Roberto Andò, Italy, 2025, 86 minutes, Italian
Tina: Art, Love, and Revolution
Daniela Mujica, Canada, 2026, 92 minutes, French, Italian, Spanish, European premiere
