Exclusive coverage from Nòt Film Fest in Santarcangelo di Romagna, Italy. Discover filmmaker interviews, reviews, and behind-the-scenes stories from one of Europe’s most innovative independent film festivals.
Italian filmmaker Francesco Barozzi’s "Hardcore", selected for Nòt Film Fest, blends raw storytelling with biting social commentary on debt, exploitation, and survival, all realized through fiercely independent filmmaking.
At Nòt Film Fest, Conor McCormick’s "Bunker Baby" transforms the anxieties of moving back home into a surreal, darkly comedic portrait of young parenthood under Ireland’s housing crisis.
At Nòt Film Fest 2025, Alexandra Punch’s "All Roads Lead to Here" captures the fragile intimacy of one pivotal night between two people navigating heartbreak and connection.
At Nòt Film Fest, Marco La Ferrara’s "La Blatta e la Formica" (The Cockroach and the Ant) delivers a poetic, nonlinear meditation on Alzheimer’s and the fragile love between a mother and her son.
At Nòt Film Fest, Valentina Garrett’s "Madonna Mia" transforms Catholic guilt into a playful, heartfelt queer coming-of-age story about love and acceptance.
At Nòt Film Fest, Marco Mazzone’s "T.I.N.A." blends irony and melancholy to question the centrality of work in young people’s lives.
At Nòt Film Fest, the Ray Sisters’ "Spit It Out" blends humor and heartfelt drama as a father’s DNA test uncovers family secrets spanning generations.
At Nòt Film Fest, "Di Noi 4" offers an intimate look at millennial couples grappling with the fragile dream of starting a family in precarious times.
Australian-born filmmaker Emma Rozanski, now based in Colombia, presents her contemplative arthouse drama-western "El Vaquero", following Bernicia’s transformative encounter with a stray horse.
Julia Hebner’s provocative short "Jeff", inspired by her real-life experience as a phone sex operator, explores unsettling moral boundaries with raw intimacy.
At this year’s Nòt Film Fest, Javier Cutrona’s debut feature "Alucina (Fishgirl)" blurs the line between fantasy and reality in a poetic meditation on identity, loss, and memory. Rooted in personal inspiration, the film transforms creative constraints into an immersive, introspective experience.
At this year’s Nòt Film Fest, Nick Dugan’s Foxhole follows a meditative groundskeeper confronting the weight of his past in a quiet countryside inn.
At this year’s Nòt Film Fest, Morgan Gruer’s "Fire At Will" transforms a personal family conflict into a sharply humorous, emotionally charged story about sibling rivalry and the place of artists in family hierarchies.
At this year’s Nòt Film Fest, Deborah Puette’s "Such A Pretty Girl" offers a tender, personal exploration of family expectations and unconditional love.
At Nòt Film Fest, Jeroen Zeegers’ "Butterflyman" delivers an absurd yet tender portrait of introversion and suspicion through the eyes of a butterfly keeper.
At this year’s Nòt Film Fest, Matheus Malburg and Larissa Murai’s "We’re Still Here" turns real-life conversations into an intimate portrait of an ex-couple reunited at a party.
