Concert dedicated to Pino Daniele and Massimo Troisi Pietra a metà – Voice Pietra Montecorvino, Guitar Ernesto Nobili, Double bass Daniele Brenca, Drums Matthew Swindells.

SDF XIX “Nuove Parole / Nuove Immagini”

Opening greeting by Clara Rametta (Mayor of Malfa), Giovanna Taviani (Artistic Director) and Giulia Giuffrè (President).

9:00 a.m. Award ceremony Oliver Stone greets the Salina audience. Introduced by Silvia Bizio, writer and journalist.

To follow

Screening of movie Salvador by Oliver Stone (USA 1986, 123′), with Jim Belushi, James Woods, John Savage, Michael Murphy.

Oliver Stone talks to Silvia Bizio about the book Cercando la luce – Autobiografia (La nave di Teseo, 2020).

A self-portrait without pretence and a politically incorrect fresco on cinema, Hollywood, dreams and battles of the Oscar-winning director.

Meeting with the authors of the Official Competition.

Moderated by Paola Cassano and Ivelise Perniola (Selection Committee).

6:00 p.m. Screening of movie Real by Adele Tulli (It/Fr, 2024, 83′)

8:00 p.m. Screening of movie Tineret by Nicolò Ballante (It, 2024, 63′)

9:30 p.m. Screening of movie L’occhio della gallina by Antonietta De Lillo (It, 2024, 93′)

In the presence of the directors.

*Official Jury: Luciana Capretti, Daniele Ciprì, Maricetta Lombardo.

Meeting with Maricetta Lombardo (Sound technician): Il suono in equilibrio tra realtà e finzione // Clarissa Cappellani (Director of Photography): Gli sguardi della documentarista.

Moderated by Ivelise Perniola (Professor of History of Cinema and Documentary Cinematography at the University of Roma Tre) and Giovanna Taviani.

Screening of movie Trashed by Candida Brady (UK, 2012, 97′).

A courageous journey through the places most affected by waste pollution, narrated by Jeremy Irons, who gives voice to communities, scientists and activists engaged in the fight for a more sustainable future.

Meeting with Jeremy Irons (FAO Goodwill Ambassador since 2011).
Speaker: Giulia Giuffrè (Sustainability Ambassador and Marketing Director Irritec, one of the world leaders in precision irrigation and a reference point for sustainability in agriculture and green care).

Moderator: Cristina Piccino (‘Il Manifesto’).

6:00 p.m. Screening of movie No More Trouble by Tommaso Romanelli (It, 2024, 97′)

8:00 p.m. Screening of movie Fratelli di culla by Alessandro Piva (It, 2025, 62′)

9:30 p.m. Screening of movie Il cassetto segreto di Costanza Quatriglio (It, 2024, 132′)

In the presence of the directors.

*Official Jury: Luciana Capretti, Daniele Ciprì, Maricetta Lombardo.

Meeting with Nicolò Massazza (Masbedo): L’emorragia contemporanea delle immagini. In the presence of Beatrice Bulgari (Eolo Film Productions), Francesca Esposito and Gianluca Pignataro (Fandango). Moderated by Ivelise Perniola and Davide Magnisi (Taxi Drivers, Sncci).

Screening of movie Arsa by Masbedo (It, 2025, 94′) with Gala Zohar Martinucci, Jacopo Olmo Antinori and Tommaso Ragno.

Meeting with Ascanio Celestini (Poveri Cristi) and Agostino Ferrente (Documentarista per caso).

With the intervention of the President of the Palatine – Dolcevita Sur Seine Francesca Pierantozzi.
Introduced by Ivelise Perniola.

Screening of movie Il était une fois Rome Ville Ouverte by Serge July and Marie Genin (Fr, 2006, 53′) with interviews with Isabella Rossellini, Vittorio Taviani, Roberto Rossellini, Federico Fellini, Carlo Lizzani, Marcella Rossellini, Luca Magnani, Adriano Aprà.

8:30 p.m. Screening of movie Roma città aperta by Roberto Rossellini (1945, 105′).

Award ceremony.

To follow screening of movie L’Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio by Agostino Ferrente (It, 2006, 93′).
Introduced by Silvia Bizio.

Screening of movie Pino by Francesco Lettieri (It, 2025, 91′). Homage to Pino Daniele on the 10th anniversary of his death.

10:30 p.m. Screening of movie Buena Vista Social Club by Wim Wenders (Ger/USA, 1998, 101′).

Introduced by Paola Cassano.

Meeting with Daniele Ciprì (director and director of photography): Immaginario tra finzione e documentario.

Presentation and collection of signatures for the Manifesto Il Cinema come Mestiere dell’Immaginario – Per il Diritto di Cittadinanza allo studio del linguaggio audiovisivo nelle scuole. Introduced by Ivelise Perniola and Giovanna Taviani.

Moderator: Alessio Accardo.

Meeting with Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack.

Moderator: Silvia Bizio.

Greeting by the Mayor of Santa Marina Salina Domenico Arabia. Introduced by Alessio Accardo.

Award ceremony XIX Edizione Concorso nazionale documentario narrativo.

In the presence of the Official Jury.

Award ceremony.

Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack greet the Salina audience.
Introduced by Silvia Bizio.

To follow

Screening of movie Mission by Roland Joffè (Uk/USA, 1986, 125′) with Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson. Music by Ennio Morricone.

Meeting with Silvia Bizio, Kevin on Costner Un Icona del cinema si racconta (Gremese, 2024) and Luciana Capretti, Tredicesima strada New York, gli anni 80, la coppia (Galaad, 2024) // Lidia Ravera, Volevo essere un uomo (Einaudi, 2025).

The Professions of Cinema. Meeting with Lunetta Savino (actress), Giuliano Taviani and Carmelo Travia (music composers). Moderator: Alessio Accardo.

Greetings by the Mayor of Santa Marina Salina Domenico Arabia, Artistic Director Giovanna Taviani and President Giulia Giuffrè.
Conducted by journalist Alessio Accardo.

Award ceremony and greeting to the Salina audience by Lunetta Savino and Lidia Ravera.

To follow

Screening of movie Diamanti by Ferzan Özpetek (It, 2024, 135′) with Luisa Ranieri, Jasmine Trinca, Vanessa Scalera, Geppi Cucciari, Elena Sofia Ricci, Kasia Smutniak, Lunetta Savino, Mara Venier, Stefano Accorsi, Vinicio Marchioni, Ferzan Ozpetek. Music by Giuliano Taviani and Carmelo Travia.

L’ultima ruota del caravan tour – Estate 2025

Gipsy-jazz quintet formed by Francesco Parazzoli, Jacopo Protti, Daniele Corradi, Giovanni Monaco and Arturo Monico.