2021 seems to be a little complicated, but UFF has an important message for you. “Hugs”, the wonderful short film by Laura Federici, was created with the help of the little children of Montone and it was shown last year at the Festival. MIUR and MIBAC awarded the ACTION MOVIES 2.0 project, allowing us...
We all know how many unexpected and challenging turns this year has taken. Notwithstanding all the ups and downs, UFF had succeeded once again in bringing its magic to Montone. UFF 24 was a success, also thanks to your loyal and continued support! We would therefore like to dedicate you our best wishes for a...
Eighty years old and still going strong! Umbria Film Festival celebrates its President, Terry Gilliam, who today hits a round figure as bold and eclectic as ever. We will renew our wishes to Terry next year from 6th to 11th July in Montone, when we’ll celebrate him together with the twenty-five years of his Festival!...
The Finnish director and screenwriter, author of the comedy “Mestari Cheng”, talks about himself at the Umbria Film Festival and offers us the opportunity to take a look behind the cameras and the production process, through the director’s eyes and perspective. Mika Kaurismäki explains what led him to shoot “Mestari Cheng”: he wanted to...
This year our President, Terry Gilliam, could not be with us to open the 24th Umbria Film Festival. He wanted to be present in some way, to give us his support in these difficult times. Therefore, he decided to send us a message, in which he invites everyone to be amazed and surprised by this...
The latest edition of UFF wouldn’t have been possible without the collaboration of an extraordinary staff! Out team is made of talented, professional and passionate people who are always looking for the next challenge. We would like to thank them in this way: with some very special Spaghetti Western style credits, created by Mana...
Drawings 2020 was screened on the very first evening of the Festival and surprised everyone! The short film has dragged the audience into a world full of colors and imagination, in which the dreams still exist: they become true if you just believe in them, as the children of Drawings do.
Another edition has ended. This year, Umbria Film Festival has been different from the previous ones, but still exceptional. We had to deal with the difficulties due to the Covid-19 emergency, but despite everything UFF has kept its purposes: to bring the magic of cinema to the streets, making it available to everyone, to excite...
In April of this strange year, in the middle of the virus emergency, we decided to set up a project with the Danish director Lone Scherfig that documented children’s dreams in Montone. The idea was to see their thoughts and wishes for the future depicted on any surface and with any tool. Therefore, we have...
