Casale Cineforum

The 2025 edition of Casale Cineforum confirmed the festival's commitment to bringing leading voices of Italian culture to Casalfiumanese.

It opened on June 17th with mountaineer Reinhold Messner, in an evening organized in collaboration with CAI Imola: presentation of the book Kalipè, a discussion with Roberto Paoletti and Carlo Macchirelli, and screening of the film La vetta degli dei.

On June 24th, it was the turn of geologist and educator Mario Tozzi, with the documentary Materia fuoriposto; on June 30th, writer and politician Walter Veltroni accompanied the screening of Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini. The festival concluded on July 9th with journalist Pablo Trincia and director Margherita Ferri, during a picnic evening in the park of Villa Manusardi.

June 17 — Reinhold Messner

Evening in collaboration with CAI Imola: presentation of the book Kalipè, discussion with Roberto Paoletti and Carlo Macchirelli, and screening of the film La vetta degli dei.

June 24 — Mario Tozzi

The geologist and educator from CNR, in collaboration with the GeoL@b APS association, discussed with Professor Alessandro Buscaroli and Giacomo Buganè before the screening of the documentary Materia fuoriposto.

June 30 — Walter Veltroni

The writer and politician accompanied the screening of the film Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini, in conversation with Chiara Sorbello.

July 9 — Pablo Trincia and Margherita Ferri

Double guest for the closing evening: journalist and podcast author Pablo Trincia and director Margherita Ferri, for a picnic evening in the park of Villa Manusardi starting at 7:30 PM.

• Opening evening with the great mountaineer Reinhold Messner
• Scientific outreach by Mario Tozzi
• A look at the 20th century by Walter Veltroni
• Narrative journalism by Pablo Trincia with director Margherita Ferri