Festa del Cinema di Mare, from 23 to 27 August in Castiglione della Pescaia
Ambra Angiolini, Beppe Fiorello and Giuliano Sangiorgi among the guests of the 10th edition of the event directed by Giovanni Veronesi. Special awards Mauro Mancini and Guido Parigi
From August 23 to 27, 2025, the Festa del Cinema di Mare - Premio Mauro Mancini / Premio Guido Parigi, a festival now in its tenth edition, returns to Castiglione della Pescaia. Directing the event, for the fifth consecutive year, will be Tuscan director and screenwriter Giovanni Veronesi, a native of Prato who has always been linked to this stretch of Maremma. Here is our last interview with the screenwriter and director
Born in 2016 thanks to the vision of the late Claudio Carabba, a critic for Corriere della Sera, the festival has become one of the most anticipated summer events on the Tuscan coast. A festival that weaves cinema, sea culture and exceptional guests into a schedule of exclusive screenings, meetings, concerts and exhibitions.
Giovanni VeronesiAmong the guests: Ambra Angiolini, Beppe Fiorello, Giuliano Sangiorgi and Piera Detassis
Big names from the Italian film and cultural scene are also expected for 2025. Already confirmed guests include Ambra Angiolini, Beppe Fiorello, Giuliano Sangiorgi, Piera Detassis, Bobo Rondelli and Giampaolo Letta (Vice President and CEO of Medusa Film). Veronesi's artistic direction once again guarantees a refined and popular selection, capable of engaging the general public without sacrificing quality.
Giuliano SangiorgiThe Mauro Mancini Prize and the Guido Parigi Prize
The beating heart of the festival is the Mauro Mancini Award, dedicated to European short films on the theme of the sea, named after the journalist and navigator who tragically died at sea during a venture with Ambrogio Fogar. There are currently about 40 short films entered (selections close July 28), which will be judged by a jury chaired by Veronesi.
Alongside, the Guido Parigi Award created in 2019 for the best short film with a journalistic slant, dedicated to the memory of another great journalist from La Nazione, awarded by a jury of students from high schools in Grosseto, coordinated by an expert. This year the girls and boys of the Youth Editorial Staff will make up the jury, coordinated by Alessio Brizzi. The youngsters will also choose some short films by authors under 40 that will be screened during the festival.
The 2025 program: cinema, music and culture in the heart of Maremma
The Sea Cinema Festival 2025 officially opens on Aug. 23, but will be preceded by a preview on Sunday, Aug. 17, at 9:30 p.m. at the former Bagno Maristella, with a free screening of “No more trouble - What remains of a storm” by Tommaso Romanelli, an intimate and powerful story dedicated to the figure of sailor Andrea Romanelli, who died in the Atlantic in 1998.
From August 23 to 27, the program will consist of:
Evening screenings at Cinema Castello and afternoon screenings (6 p.m.) at the Italo Calvino Library, featuring documentaries and shorts selected by the Youth Editorial Board
Meetings with guests at the Lilli Garden in the late afternoon, presented by Piera Detassis and Giovanni Veronesi
Special concert by Bobo Rondelli and Musica da Ripostiglio on Sunday, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. on the beach at the former Bagno Maristella
Exhibition “Stay Out of the Water” by Claudio Chimenti at the Sailing Club from Aug. 23 (opening at 5:30 p.m.), dedicated to sea monsters in cinema
Presentation of the book on Ambrogio Fogar by Lorenzo Grossi, Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Sailing Club
An important meeting with Italian film producers is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, Aug. 24 (details to be updated)
Almost all the events of the Sea Cinema Festival are free admission, confirming the inclusive and popular vocation of the festival. The goal remains to promote quality cinema and reflect on the relationship between man and the sea through works of fiction, documentaries, short films and animations.
Over the years, the event has hosted protagonists of Italian cinema such as Matteo Garrone, Valeria Golino, Carlo Verdone, Gabriele Muccino, Isabella Ferrari, Marco Tullio Giordana, Elio Germano, Paolo Virzì, Gianni Amelio, Riccardo Scamarcio, Rocco Papaleo and many others.
The festival is promoted by the Maremma Arte association with the support of the Region of Tuscany, Toscana Promozione Turistica, Fondazione CR Firenze, the Municipality of Castiglione della Pescaia and numerous cultural and commercial partners. Full details on the updated program and how to participate are available on the official website: festadelcinemadimare.com
