Love Film Festival
Edition 2026 Cinema Short film Independent cinema

Love Film Festival

The first Italian film festival dedicated to the theme of love, in the center of Perugia

Perugia — Perugia (054) Since 2015
Dates 29 May — 31 May 2026
Location Perugia (054)
Prices Free
Status Confirmed

About Love Film Festival

Three days of cinema dedicated to one of the most universal feelings: love. The Love Film Festival is the first Italian film festival entirely built around this theme, and every year it brings screenings, previews, meetings with directors and actors, retrospectives, and prestigious guests to Perugia. Between the Nuovo Cinema Méliès, the Sala della Vaccara, and the Sala dei Priori, it is an event that combines great auteur cinema with attention to inclusion issues, with free admission until seats are filled.

The Italian festival dedicated to love in cinema

The Love Film Festival is the first film festival in Italy entirely dedicated to the theme of love. It takes place in the historic center of Perugia, under the artistic direction of Daniele Corvi, and every year it offers screenings, previews, retrospectives, and meetings with protagonists of Italian and international cinema.

Screenings, guests, and retrospectives

The program intertwines previews of recent films, classics of cinema history, meetings with directors and actors, book presentations, and tributes to great performers. Screenings are held in the city's venues: the Nuovo Cinema Méliès in Via della Viola, the Sala della Vaccara, and the Sala dei Priori in Palazzo dei Priori. Each edition revolves around a central theme and an exceptional patron.

Cinema and inclusion

Over the years, the festival has strengthened its commitment to issues of inclusion and rights, interpreting the narrative of love in all its forms. Admission is free until seats are filled, a choice that makes the event accessible to a wide audience and contributes to its rooting in the cultural life of the Umbrian capital.

Love Film Festival — edition 2026

The 12th edition of the Love Film Festival took place in Perugia from May 29 to 31, 2026, dedicated to the theme of inclusion, with patron Barbara Chichiarelli. Among the guests were Gabriele Lavia, Fausto Russo Alesi, and Jaele Fo, with previews, retrospectives, and meetings in the city's venues.

The 2026 edition, the twelfth, had inclusion as its central theme and the actress Barbara Chichiarelli as its patron. Directed by Daniele Corvi, the festival opened on May 29 with the film "La bolla delle acque matte" by Anna Di Francisca, in tribute to Umbria, and hosted directors and actors such as Gabriele Lavia, Fausto Russo Alesi, and Jaele Fo. Screenings, retrospectives, and meetings took place at the Nuovo Cinema Méliès, Sala della Vaccara, and Sala dei Priori.

Programme Love Film Festival 2026

Friday, May 29

  • 10:00 AM — Screening of "Le tre regole infallibili" (2025)
  • Screening of "Francesco" (1989) by Liliana Cavani
  • 8:30 PM — Opening night with "La bolla delle acque matte" by Anna Di Francisca, in the presence of the director and Fausto Russo Alesi

Saturday, May 30

  • 8:30 PM — Screening of "Io non sono nessuno" (2025) with director and cast present
  • Book presentations with journalist Luigi Garlando

Sunday, May 31

  • 5:00 PM — Sala della Vaccara: meeting with Gabriele Lavia and retrospective of "La lupa" (1996)
  • 9:00 PM — Closing event: preview of the RAI Fiction series "Estranei", in the presence of director and actor Marco Cocci

Patron of the edition: Barbara Chichiarelli. Program at perugialovefilmfestival.com.

Highlights Love Film Festival 2026

The meeting with Gabriele Lavia, the opening with "La bolla delle acque matte", the preview of the series "Estranei", and patron Barbara Chichiarelli.

Prices Love Film Festival 2026

Free admission until seats are filled.

Practical information — Love Film Festival

How to get there

The festival venues are located in the historic center of Perugia: the Nuovo Cinema Méliès is at Via della Viola 1, the Sala della Vaccara and Sala dei Priori are in Corso Vannucci. By train: Perugia Fontivegge station + Minimetrò.

Admission

Screenings and meetings are free admission until seats are filled.

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Where does it take place — Love Film Festival

Nuovo Cinema Méliès, Sala della Vaccara, Sala dei Priori

Via della Viola 1, 06122 Perugia

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Love Film Festival in brief

Cinema Short film Independent cinema Young audience Inclusion Outdoor Free Multidisciplinary Perugia

History of Love Film Festival