Castellammare Film & Series Festival

From July 27 to 31, Castellammare del Golfo will host the first edition of the CFSF – Cinema Film & Series Festival, five days dedicated to cinema, TV series, and audiovisual media, featuring screenings, masterclasses, discussions, and special events at Piazzale Stenditoio in Cala Marina. The festival is conceived and promoted by Vinians Production S.r.l., a company led by producer Annamaria Alaimo, in collaboration with the Municipality of Castellammare del Golfo (Mayor Giuseppe Fausto, Department of Culture, Sports, Tourism, and Youth Policies, headed by Giovanni D’Aguanno) and with institutional partners such as ANAC, ANEC, PRAP, and Aldeas Scholas Film, the Holy See’s film production company. Artistic direction by Annamaria Alaimo and Antonio Enea. Among the first guests announced: Donatella Finocchiaro, Sergio Friscia, Daniele Ciprì, Rossella Leone, Martina Scrinzi, Gianni Chiffi, Paolo Licata, Giusy Buscemi, Heidrun Schleef, Ludovico Di Martino, Michele Enrico Montesano, Giovanna Sannino, Greta Ragusa, Paolo Briguglia, Vincenzo Ficarra, Massimo Bonetti, Rosario Terranova, Aurelio Grimaldi, Tony Sperandeo, and Eva Henger. Among the most anticipated events is the Stracult Live Show, an evening dedicated to great Italian cult cinema featuring Marco Giusti and Francesco Scimemi, hosted by Alessio Viola. The first edition (Summer Section, open to the public) will be followed in the fall by the Industry Days, dedicated to industry professionals. Evening events begin at 9:00 p.m.