Italian Film Festival

November 11 - 16, 2025

Filmstill: Paternal Leave by Alissa Jung

Subtle humor, joie de vivre and sometimes blunt realism: The Italian Film Festival brings Italian cinema to Berlin.

In 2025, the Italian Film Festival will take place in Berlin for the 12th time. Around 10 films will be shown in competition, some of which will celebrate their German premiere at the festival. The program is complemented each year by a retrospective as well as events of the Italian culture and tourism promotion.

Programme and highlights 2025

Guests include Geppi Cucciari, Barbara Ronchi, Alissa Jung and Tom Wlaschiha. A tribute to the playwright and director Mattia Torre, who died in 2019, will conclude the event at the Italian Cultural Institute. The following films will be shown in competition:

• Paternal Leave by Alissa Jung
• Mary e lo spirito di mezzanotte by Enzo d'Alò
• Per il mio bene by Mimmo Verdesca
• Tutta colpa del Rock by Andrea Jublin
• La città proibita by Gabriele Mainetti
• Come ti muovi, sbagli by Gianni Di Gregorio
• L’abbaglio by Roberto Andò
• Diamanti by Ferzan Özpetek
• Nonostante by Valerio Mastandrea
• Familia by Francesco Costabile

At a Glance

• Film Festival: Italian Film Festival 2025
• Location: Cinema in the KulturBrauerei
• Start: 11 November 2025
• End: 16 November 2025
• Admission Fee:
  €10 per movie
• Program: www.italianfilmfestivalberlin.com