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20° River Film Festival
3th — 20th June 2026
River staircase of Porta Portello, Padua
Creativity, freedom, dialogue, inclusiveness and internationalism
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There are eleven categories in the 2026 competition:
- NEW – Feature films
- International Horizons
- Italian gazes
- Film Schools
- Animation
- Documentaries
- Queer Shorts
- Anthropocene: human rights and climate change
- Virtual Reality
- Science-fiction and Fantasy
- NEW – AI: Articial Intelligence
Giuseppe Tornatore
Italian Director
“The location of the River Film Festival is truly original. Projecting the films in competition on the waters of a river gives precisely the idea of a young and ever-evolving event that also knows how to look at the signs of the past.”
David Sassoli
Former President of the European Parliament
“I particularly appreciated this initiative, which aims to promote, through film, European values such as social cohesion, tolerance and conviviality between peoples.
The festival is a nice opportunity to highlight the creativity and filmmaking talent of young European artists. It also contributes to the enhancement of the Portello district in Padua, which has acquired a good reputation over time thanks to this cultural event.”