cinemagia cinema damare ()

Festival start: 11 June 2026      Festival end: 13 June 2026

From June 11 to 13, 2026, Miramare Castle in Maccarese will host the fifth edition of Cinemagia - Cinema Damare, an international open-air film festival dedicated to independent productions. The program features a selection of films, documentaries, and short films from various countries, with the aim of showcasing new auteur voices and promoting the dissemination of innovative languages.

The seaside location gives the festival a distinctive character: screenings take place in an evocative and accessible setting, attracting a diverse audience, particularly younger generations, who are invited to enjoy a cultural experience outside of conventional channels.

Cinemagia - Cinema Damare therefore presents itself as a cultural event that combines the international scope of independent cinema with a participatory format, strengthening the dialogue between filmmakers and audiences and making a significant contribution to the promotion of new forms of expression.

Screening Fee Shorts: 15€
Screening Fee Features: 15€

The jury is composed of:

Ugo di Tullio: jury president
teaches Film Industry Organization and Legislation at the University of Pisa. He is a financial and legal consultant specializing in gap financing in the film industry. He has led Mediateca Toscana Film Commission and has served on the boards of directors of the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and the Orchestra della Toscana. He has been a speaker at numerous conferences in Italy and abroad. His most recent publications include: "Movie Cluster e
Green Set“ (3rd ed.), ”Hollywood Film Guarantees: the completion bond and the self completion guarantee,“ ”Il Cinepolo green di Napoli,“ and ”Data Business & Social Media." He is currently coordinating a research project already in the experimental phase: a manga that, superimposed transparently on the video, particularly small and non-invasive, translates an already completed film into LIS (Sign Language).

Elly Senger Weiss: Film producer
Nello Pepe: Director

Monica Ciccolini: Board member, Auditorium di Roma

Roberto Bessi: Film producer

The following may be submitted:

-films
-documentaries
-short films

from different countries.