CINEMA AND LITERATURE FESTIVAL SERIES in collaboration with the National Archaeological Museum of Civitavecchia

We are pleased to announce that, for its 15th edition, the International Tour Film Festival inaugurates a new collaboration with the National Archaeological Museum of Civitavecchia, an institute of the MiC under the Regional Directorate of National Museums of Lazio. The Museum will be a privileged location for afternoon events dedicated to the dialogue between cinema and literature: meetings designed to explore how written stories inspire images on screen and how cinema rereads and reshapes our collective memory. Between readings, conversations with authors, and introduced screenings, the Museum’s spaces will offer a unique atmosphere where heritage and contemporary storytelling meet. Join us for these events that bring together history, words, and images in a cultural program that enriches the festival.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 — 5:00 PM

Presentation of the ITFF Mediterranean Visions video poetry competition

This initiative blends Mediterranean poetry with cinematic language to celebrate the “Mare Nostrum” as a crossroads of cultures, emotions, and shared visions, offering a new stage to Mediterranean voices on the move. Presented by Mario Calivà, President of the Mediterranean Prize.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 — 5:00 PM

ITFF and CORTI da MARE aim to promote everything that tells and interprets the Sea and its related places, guiding the public toward reflection on environmental care.

Curated by CINEMART (Giovanna Menetti) for the Artistic Direction of Virginia Barrett. Presentation of the finalist works.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 — 5:00 PM

Professor Giulio Tiozzo from the Mathematics Department of Sapienza University of Rome presents “Mathopoly,” a dystopian satire in English that portrays the university world. Interludes by students from Liceo Galilei.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 — 5:30 PM

Book presentations

• Trisulti: Place of the Soul by Marina Marucci, Prospettiva Editrice

• Due pagine bianche (Two Blank Pages) by Paolo Armellini, Primalpe

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 — 5:30 PM

• Reading: “Etruscan Women,” organized by the association Le Voci.

• Book presentation: “The Restless Spectator — Critique of Visionary Reason” by Armando Lostaglio, Ermes Editions