Quality films under the stars in the Santa Cecilia Courtyard
In Città di Castello, a city of art in the Province of Perugia in the Upper Tiber Valley, CdCinema is the summer open-air cinema festival that has graced July evenings for over fifteen editions. The main venue is the Santa Cecilia Courtyard, a secluded and evocative space in the heart of the city, where the audience gathers for screenings under the stars.
Each year, the programme offers a selection of quality films, from auteur comedies to Italian and international cinema, interspersed with special evenings and meetings with directors and actors. Over the years, it has hosted directors such as Roberto Pischiutta, Andrea Magnani, and Caterina Carone, who have presented their films to the local audience.
In recent years, CdCinema has adopted a travelling format, extending screenings to nearby hamlets and municipalities – from San Giustino to Trestina, from Petrelle to Badia Petroia – actively involving local communities. Organised by the association's volunteers with the support of the Municipality of Città di Castello, the festival has become a regular fixture of the Umbrian summer.
CdCinema returns again in summer 2026 with its open-air cinema festival at the Santa Cecilia Courtyard in Città di Castello and with travelling evenings in the hamlets and municipalities of the region. The festival confirms its tried-and-tested formula: quality films under the stars, meetings with directors, and special evenings throughout July.
Currently, the precise dates and the list of films in the programme have not yet been published; the complete schedule is released each year a few weeks before the start on the official website and the festival's channels.
The detailed programme for the 2026 edition, including dates, films, and special events, has not yet been published. It will be announced closer to summer on the official website. In past years, the festival took place in the second half of July (in 2025 from July 13th to 31st) with about a dozen screenings at the Santa Cecilia Courtyard and in the region's hamlets.
Città di Castello is reachable by car from the E45 (Cesena-Orte link), exit Città di Castello, and by train via the Ferrovia Centrale Umbra. The Santa Cecilia Courtyard is located in the historic centre.
Screenings require an entrance ticket; prices and season tickets are published on the official website and the festival's channels closer to summer.
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Cortile di Santa Cecilia
Cortile di Santa Cecilia, 06012 Città di Castello