Ischia Film Festival

The first edition of the festival was held in 2003 under the direction of Michelangelo Messina, when it was called the Foreigner Film Festival.{{cite web | title=Catalogo Ischia Film Festival 2003 | via=Issuu | date=31 July 2003 | url=https://issuu.com/ischiafilmfestival/docs/catalogo_2003 | access-date=29 October 2023}}{{cite web | title=I edizione 2003 | website=Ischia Film Festival | url=https://www.ischiafilmfestival.it/index.php/en/storia/iff-storia/64-storia-delle-edizioni/28-i-edizione-2003 | access-date=29 October 2023}} By the second edition it had changed its name to Foreign Film Festival (subtitled European Location Film Festival), and by the third edition in 2005 it had changed its name to Ischia Film Festival.{{cite web | title=IFF storia | website=Ischia Film Festival | url=https://www.ischiafilmfestival.it/index.php/en/storia/iff-storia | access-date=29 October 2023}}

The 21st edition ran from 25 June 25 to 1 July 2023.{{cite web | title=Ischia Film Festival | website=FilmFreeway | date=2023 | url=https://filmfreeway.com/IschiaFilmFestival | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326215113/https://filmfreeway.com/IschiaFilmFestival | archive-date=26 March 2023 | url-status=live | access-date=28 October 2023}}

The festival is dedicated to film locations, hosting films which have a particular emphasis on their locations.{{cite web | title=Ischia Film Festival's blog | website=Filmfestivals.com | date=10 July 2010 | url=https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/ischiafilmfestival | access-date=29 October 2023}}{{cite web | title=Ischia in the Movies | website=Ischia Review.com | url=https://www.ischiareview.com/ischia-in-the-movies.html | access-date=29 October 2023}} It runs an international competition for feature films, short films, and documentaries.

It is organised by the Art Movie & Music Association, and held each year from late June into early July{{cite book | title=The Rough Guide to Naples, Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast | publisher=Apa Publications | series=Rough Guides | year=2018 | isbn=978-1-78919-422-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8qKWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT62 | access-date=28 October 2023 | page=62}} in the Castello Aragonese.{{cite book | title=Fodor's The Amalfi Coast, Capri & Naples | publisher=Fodor's Travel | series=Full-color Travel Guide | year=2019 | isbn=978-1-64097-167-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o2moDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT65 | access-date=28 October 2023 | page=65}}{{cite book | last1=Sandoval | first1=E. | last2=Bocco | first2=F. | title=Lonely Planet Naples, Pompeii & The Amalfi Coast | publisher=Lonely Planet | year=2023 | isbn=978-1-83758-187-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ajEEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT230 | access-date=28 October 2023 | page=230}}{{cite book | last=Hueneke | first=E. | title=The World's Most Amazing Castles: Timeless Treasures Around the Globe | publisher=Centennial Books | year=2020 | isbn=978-1-951274-33-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NzYGEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT71 | access-date=28 October 2023 | page=71}}

Each year, the IFF presents a Lifetime Achievement Award to international filmmakers and actors, after which the winners become part of a permanent honour committee of the festival. The committee includes Margarethe von Trotta, Peter Greenaway, John Turturro, Krzysztof Zanussi, Vittorio Storaro, and Tony Servillo.{{cite web | title=Comitato d'Onore | website=Ischia Film Festival | url=https://www.ischiafilmfestival.it/index.php/en/il-festival/comitato-d-onore-permanente | access-date=28 October 2023}}

Feature films are eligible for the following awards:

• Ischia Film Award, for best international film
• Castello Aragonese Award, for best director
• Epomeo Award, for best cinematography
• Aenaria Award, for the film that has best incorporated the location in its narrative

Awards are given in the following categories for best film in each, along with special mentions for each:

• International Short Films
• Location Denied
• Campanian Scenarios

{{as of|2023}}, the organisers of the festival include:

• Artistic director: Michelangelo Messina
• Artistic consultant: Gianni Canova
• Coordinator: Enny Mazzella
• Guest coordinator: Sara Messina

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• {{official website|http://www.ischiafilmfestival.it}}

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