Ettore Scola Irpinia International Film Festival

The first edition: cinema returns to Trevico

From August 5 to 9, 2025, Trevico, on the rooftop of Campania, hosted the first edition of the Ettore Scola Irpinia International Film Festival, with the awards ceremony on August 9 in Piazza Ettore Scola. Artistic direction by Silvia Scola and Fabio Ferzetti, promotion by the IrpiniaMia association, prizes of 3,000 euro for the best international feature film and 2,000 euro for the best Italian short film.

Alongside the competition, the «Scola, Prima!» review occupied the days from August 7 to 9 between Palazzo Scola, the Arena Ettore Scola, and Piazza Nicola Ferrara, with the exhibition «Half a Century of Cinema» curated by Paolo Speranza — historical posters of Scola's films, on display until August 31 — outdoor screenings, round tables, and a masterclass on archives. A debut that involved all the Baronia municipalities and convinced both the public and critics, leading the organizers to immediately plan the second edition.

«Scola, Prima!» review, from August 7 to 9, 2025. Thursday, August 7 — «Cinema and History»: at Palazzo Scola, 10:00 AM opening of the exhibition «Half a Century of Cinema» curated by Paolo Speranza (historical posters of Scola's filmography, on display until August 31) and 11:30 AM round table with Vittorio Giacci and Silvia Scola; 4:00 PM, at the Food and Wine Station, presentation of Paolo Speranza's book on «We All Loved Each Other So Much», followed at 5:30 PM by the screening of Ettore Scola's film (1974); 8:00 PM opening of stands in Piazza Nicola Ferrara; 9:30 PM, at the Arena Ettore Scola, «Il resto di niente» (2004) with a meeting with director Antonietta De Lillo. Friday, August 8 — Homage to Naples: from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM at Palazzo Scola exhibition, round table «Naples, between misery and nobility» and guided tour; in the afternoon and evening «Naples New York» by Gabriele Salvatores (2024), «Hey Joe» by Claudio Giovannesi (2024), and «Selfie» by Agostino Ferrente (2019), with a meeting with the director. Saturday, August 9 — Archives and Memory: 11:30 AM at Palazzo Scola masterclass on the reuse of archives and found footage with AAMOD, Istituto Luce, and CSC, together with Vincenzo Vita and Marco Bertozzi; in the evening documentaries and, to close, «How Strange to Be Named Federico» (2013), Scola's last film, introduced by Silvia Scola. In Piazza Ettore Scola, the competition awards ceremony.

• First edition: August 5-9, 2025, awards ceremony on August 9 in Piazza Ettore Scola.
• «Half a Century of Cinema» exhibition curated by Paolo Speranza, at Palazzo Scola until August 31.
• Screenings of «We All Loved Each Other So Much» and «How Strange to Be Named Federico», introduced by Silvia Scola.
• Day dedicated to Neapolitan cinema with «Naples New York», «Hey Joe», and «Selfie».
• Masterclass on archive reuse with AAMOD, Istituto Luce, and CSC.