Aracnea Film and Book Festival

Aracnea Film and Book Festival 2025

The third edition was held in Castellaneta from April 4 to 6, 2025, with venues split between the Aracnea Hub – Auditorium and the museum dedicated to Rodolfo Valentino. The event, promoted by the Associazione Aracnea with the support of the Regional Council of Puglia, selected four international short films, eleven national ones, and ten essays by Italian authors specializing in cinema.

Guests included actor Sandro Ghiani and actor-director Rocco Papaleo, who was the star of the closing night. The program combined screenings, meetings with authors, and nature walks with tastings of typical products, involving the "Quinto Orazio Flacco" and "Mauro Perrone" high schools of Castellaneta.