ORTA S.GIULIO - Corto e Fieno, Festival del Cinema Rurale XVII edizione

Place: Via Caire Albertoletti, 31. Address: Via Caire Albertoletti, 31, 28016 - Orta San Giulio (NO). Organizer: Associazione Asilo Bianco, Corto e Fieno Returning to Lake Orta is Corto e Fieno – Rural Film Festival, now in its XVII edition. From 9 to 11 October 2026, the festival arrives in Orta San Giulio in the historic Palazzo Penotti Ubertini, to offer three days of screenings, meetings, workshops and initiatives dedicated to the relationship between cinema and the rural world. Identity is the theme of the new edition, among international cinema, new sections, meetings and itineraries in the area and the guiding thread chosen by artistic director Cristian Cerutti for this new edition: a concept understood as a continuous process of research, transformation and rediscovery. A theme that concerns the festival itself, called over the years to change and renew itself, but also the stories and characters told through cinema. The 2026 programme in fact brings to Orta San Giulio films from four continents, with a rich programme of events. On Friday 9 October the opening evening will present a focus dedicated to Samuel Suffren, Haitian director and Corto e Fieno will present