Il Cinema Ritrovato (meaning "cinema rediscovered") is a festival dedicated to the history of cinema, screening classics, retrospectives and showcasing the latest restored films from labs and archives around the world. The majority of the films shown are from early cinema to the 1960s. It is organised every summer by the
Cineteca di Bologna
The Cineteca di Bologna is a film archive in Bologna, Italy. It was founded on 18 May 1962.
Since 1989, it has been a member of the Fédération internationale des archives du film (FIAF). It has been a member of the Association des cinéma ...
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, and is the world's major festival of film restoration. It was founded in 1986 as a three-day event but over time it became bigger, screening 500 films over nine days in 2018.
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External links
Il Cinema Ritrovato official site
Film festivals in Italy
Recurring events established in 1986
Annual events in Italy
Culture in Bologna
Tourist attractions in Bologna
1986 establishments in Italy
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