Italian director Valerio Ialongo, also with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, will be present in competition in the International Competition – Feature Films section.
The 44th edition of the Festival International du Film sur l’Art will also include the participation of Fabrizio Zappi, Director of Rai Cultura, as a member of the jury, also attending with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal. On Monday, March 16th, he will also take part in the panel discussion “The Documentary Markets Stand Where do We Stand?”.
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Sunday March 22nd, 2026 – 5pm Université Concordia – J.A. de Sève, LB-125, Pavillon J. W. McConnell “Wider Than the Sky” by Valerio Ialongo Italy-Switzerland / 2025 / 1 h 23 Min / English / Subtitles : French |
We would also like to highlight the other Italian-produced art films that will participate in the 44th edition of the Festival International du Film sur l’Art.
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Saturday March 14th, 2026 – 6:30pm Cinémathèque québécoise – Salle Fernand-Seguin “La Marseillaise des ivrognes” by Pablo Gil Rituerto Italy-France-Spain / 2024 / 1 h 36 Min / Italian-French-Spanish-Basque / Subtitles : French |
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Sunday March 15th, 2026 – 5:30pm Cinémathèque québécoise – Salle principale “Miracle à Maiori” by Anouk Baldassari-Phéline Italy-France / 2025 / 29 Min / Italian / Subtitles : French |
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Monday March 16th, 2026 – 2pm Centre Sanaaq “Cinema paradiso” by Giuseppe Tornatore Italy / 1988 / 2 h 05 Min / Italian / Subtitles : French |
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Monday March 16th, 2026 – 7:30pm Office national du film du Canada – Salle Alanis-Obomsawin “data_transform” by Cris War Italy / 2025 / Without Dialogue |
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Tuesday March 17th, 2026 – 4pm Centre Sanaaq “8½” by Federico Fellini Italy / 1963 / 2 h 18 Min / Italian / Subtitles : French |
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Wednesday March 18th, 2026 – 7:45pm Cinémathèque québécoise – Salle principale “Frente a Guernica” by Yervant Gianikian, Angela Ricci Lucchi Italy – Spain / 2023 / 1 h 43 Min / Italian / Subtitles : English |
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Wednesday March 18th, 2026 – 8pm Cinéma du Musée – Auditorium Maxwell-Cummings “Ai Weiwei’s Turandot” by Maxim Derevianko Italy-USA / 2025 / 1 h 17 Min / Italian, English, Chinese / Subtitles : English |
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Thursday March 19th, 2026 – 7pm Théâtre Outremont “Landed” by Marlene Millard Italy-Canada / 2025 / 18 Min / Italian / Subtitles : French |
The Festival International du Film sur l’Art (FIFA) is dedicated to promoting films on art and media arts on an international scale. Its 44th edition will take place from March 12 to 29, 2026.
For the complete programme: Le Festival International du Film sur l’Art