Carpi Film Festival – The Crafts of Cinema

The 2025 edition of the Carpi Film Fest, the second of the review, was held in Carpi (Modena) from August 30 to September 7 with the theme Narratives and Arts and a program of 27 events. The festival was divided into several sections — Cinema in the Square, Art in Docs, Cine-Literary Salon, Masterclasses, and Cinema Arts Award — held in Piazzale Re Astolfo, the Cloister of San Rocco, the Loria Library Auditorium, and city venues.

Among the guests were director Pupi Avati, who received the Cinema Arts Award, actress Anna Mazzamauro, voice actor Roberto Chevalier, set designer Giancarlo Basili, and psychiatrist Paolo Crepet. Special events included a concert dedicated to Ennio Morricone with the Orchestra Le Muse. The initiative was organized by the Quelli del '29 Association with the support of the Municipality of Carpi, the Emilia-Romagna Region, and the CR Carpi Foundation.

2025 Program (selection): masterclasses at the A. Loria Auditorium with Anna Mazzamauro, Pupi Avati (Cinema Arts Award, with a screening of Ma quando arrivano le ragazze?), Roberto Chevalier, and Giancarlo Basili. Lecture by Paolo Crepet "The Crime of Thinking." Concert dedicated to Ennio Morricone with the Orchestra Le Muse on September 6. Screenings including Jaws, Young Frankenstein, Manhattan, and Shakespeare in Love.

Pupi Avati honored with the Cinema Arts Award, the concert on Ennio Morricone with the Orchestra Le Muse, and masterclasses on cinema crafts with Anna Mazzamauro, Roberto Chevalier, and Giancarlo Basili.