Festival International du Film de Mons

40^th Edition

when:	March 7^th - 15^th, 2025
address:	Rue de Nimy 12 B 7000 Mons – Belgique
email:	programmation.festivaldemons@hotmail.com
website:	www.festivaldemons.be/
deadline:	December 31st, 2024
entry form:	Online Submission

The Mons International Film Festival has as its purpose to reveal, to valorise andto promote films, authors and cultural identities from all the world.
The theme of the films presented in the Festival is “Love” expressed in all itsforms on the screen and in the broad sense of the term.
Film Festival are open to feature films and belgian short films. Films that have been exhibited commercially in Belgium or in Belgian festivals before the festival are usually not admitted.

participations

2024	The Best Century Of My Life by Alessandro Bardani: Premières Eldorado by Mathieu Volpe: Competition des Courts Metrages Belges Fireworks by Giuseppe Fiorello: Premières Maria Montessori by Léa Todorov: Séances Spéciales Mia by Ivano De Matteo: Compétition Internationale Orlando by Daniele Vicari: Premières
2023	Chiara by Susanna Nicchiarelli: Compétition Internationale des 400 coups Olimpia's Way by Corrado Ceron: Compétition Internationale des 400 coups Run to you by Riccardo Milani: Les premières Spotty & me by Cosimo Gomez: Compétition Internationale des 400 coups Where life begins by Stéphane Freiss: Les premières
2022	The Legionnaire by Hleb Papou: Séances spéciales
2021	Io sto bene by Donato Rotunno: Premières The Ties by Daniele Luchetti: Premières
2020	Ordinary Happiness by Daniele Luchetti: Les Premières Sole by Carlo Sironi: Compétition Internationale - Prix de la Mise en Scène When Mom is Away by Alessandro Genovesi: Les Premières
2019	Friedkin Uncut by Francesco Zippel: Doc Cinéma Hotel Gagarin by Simone Spada: Les Premières Just Believe by Alessandro Aronadio: Les Premières Twin Flower by Laura Luchetti: Migration
2017	L'età d'oro by Emanuela Piovano: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Indivisible by Edoardo De Angelis: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Italian Race by Matteo Rovere: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Quo Vado? by Gennaro Nunziante: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Seven Days by Rolando Colla: Cinémas du Monde The Silence by Farnoosh Samadi, Ali Asgari: Compétition Internationale des Courts - Prix du Jury Solo by Laura Morante: Panorama du Cinéma Italien La vita possibile by Ivano De Matteo: Compétition Internationale Worldly Girl by Marco Danieli: Compétition Européenne
2016	Anna by Giuseppe Gaudino: Compétition Internationale Arianna by Carlo Lavagna: Compétition Européenne God Willing by Edoardo Falcone: Compétition Européenne An Italian Name by Francesca Archibugi: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Me, Myself and Her by Maria Sole Tognazzi: Panorama du Cinéma Italien The Sled by Emanuela Ponzano: Courts Métrages Tale of Tales by Matteo Garrone: Panorama du Cinéma Italien
2015	Black Souls by Francesco Munzi: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Blue by Denis Rabaglia: Marie Christine Barrault, marraine The Dinner by Ivano De Matteo: Compétition Internationale - Prix du Public A Flat for Three by Carlo Verdone: Tribute to Carlo Verdone A Golden Boy by Pupi Avati: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Happy to be Different by Gianni Amelio: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Hungry Hearts by Saverio Costanzo: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Intrepido - A lonely hero by Gianni Amelio: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Io loro e Lara by Carlo Verdone: Tribute to Carlo Verdone Like the Wind by Marco Simon Puccioni: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Mafia & Tomatoes by Giulio Manfredonia: Panorama du Cinéma Italien La sapienza by Eugène Green: Regards croisés Sotto una buona stella by Carlo Verdone: Tribute to Carlo Verdone We are Francesco by Guendalina Zampagni: Panorama du Cinéma Italien
2014	Cosimo and Nicole by Francesco Amato: Panorama du cinéma italien First Snowfall by Andrea Segre: Compétition Internationale How strange to be named Federico! by Ettore Scola: Panorama du cinéma italien Italian Movies by Matteo Pellegrini: Compétition Européenne No Place like Home by Rolando Ravello: Panorama du cinéma italien Salvo by Antonio Piazza, Fabio Grassadonia: Compétition Européenne Stop the Pounding Heart by Roberto Minervini: Regards croisés Those Happy Years by Daniele Luchetti: Panorama du cinéma italien
2013	Anche se è amore non si vede by Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Balancing Act by Ivano De Matteo: Compétition Internationale - Best Leading Actor Every Blessed Day by Paolo Virzì: Panorama du Cinéma Italien The Landlords by Edoardo Gabbriellini: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Me and You by Bernardo Bertolucci: Avant-Premières The son's room by Nanni Moretti: Coups de Coeur
2012	The Entrepreneur by Giuliano Montaldo: Compétition Internationale The Father and the Foreigner by Ricky Tognazzi: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Immature, Generation Crash by Paolo Genovese: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Lighthearted Boy by Marco Gianfreda: Compétition Internationale des Courts Métrages Loose Cannons by Ferzan Ozpetek: Séances Spéciales Martino's Summer by Massimo Natale: Compétition du Meilleur Premier Film Européen Rita by Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza: Séance spéciale Courts Métrages A Second Childhood by Pupi Avati: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea Segre: Compétition du Meilleur Premier Film Européen This must be the place by Paolo Sorrentino: Avant-Premières Unlikely Revolutionaries by Lucio Pellegrini: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Videogioco - Loop Experiment by Donato Sansone: Séance spéciale Courts Métrages
2011	Afraid of the Dark by Massimo Coppola: Compétition du Meilleur Premier Film Européen Basilicata coast to coast by Rocco Papaleo: Compétition du Meilleur Premier Film Européen Clash of Civilization over an elevator in Piazza Vittorio by Isotta Toso: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Gorbaciòf by Stefano Incerti: Compétition Internationale - FedEx Award, Best Actor La nostra vita by Daniele Luchetti: Avant-Premières One life, maybe two by Alessandro Aronadio: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Petty letters and love crimes by Gianfrancesco Lazotti: Panorama du Cinéma Italien
2010	Baarìa by Giuseppe Tornatore: Avant-Premières The Big Dream by Michele Placido: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Christine by Stefania Sandrelli: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Focaccia Blues by Nico Cirasola: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Freedom by Davide Ferrario: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Giulia doesn’t date at night by Giuseppe Piccioni: Panorama du Cinéma Italien One Day In A Life by Stefano Tummolini: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Ten winters by Valerio Mieli: Panorama du Cinéma Italien We Can Do That by Giulio Manfredonia: Competition
2009	Black and White by Cristina Comencini: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Black Sea by Federico Bondi: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Bye Bye Darling by Amedeo Procopio: Short Competitiom Good morning heartache by Anna Negri: In Competitiom Love, Soccer and Other Catastrophes by Luca Lucini: Panorama du Cinéma Italien Mid-August Lunch by Gianni di Gregorio: Avant-Premières Se chiudi gli occhi by Lisa Romano: Panorama du Cinéma Italien
2008	Il 7 e l'8 by Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone, Giambattista Avellino: Panorama Italian Cinema Disengagement by Amos Gitai: Avant-premieres Fallen Heroes by Paolo Franchi: In Competition Haiti in my Heart by Claudio Del Punta: In Competition: Best Screenplay Award The Kreutzer Sonata by Maurizio Sciarra: Panorama Italian Cinema Manuale d'amore 2 by Giovanni Veronesi: Panorama Italian Cinema Only Metro by Marco Cucurnia: Panorama Italian Cinema Retreating by Elisabetta Bernardini: In Competition Tutte le donne della mia vita by Simona Izzo: Panorama Italian Cinema
2007	Don't tell by Cristina Comencini: Panorama cinéma italien The goodbye kiss by Michele Soavi: In Competition Grazing by Angelo Orlando: Panorama cinéma italien Ma l'amore... sì by Tonino Zangardi, Marco Costa: Panorama cinéma italien Mario's War by Antonio Capuano: Panorama cinéma italien Never Again as Before by Giacomo Campiotti: Panorama cinéma italien The Perfect Man by Luca Lucini: Panorama cinéma italien
2006	Buongiorno by Melo Prino: Courts Metrage Hors Competition Destinies by Giovanni La Pàrola: In Competition The life i want by Giuseppe Piccioni: Les Films d'Italie Sacred Heart by Ferzan Ozpetek: Les Films d'Italie Saimir by Francesco Munzi: Les Films d'Italie The tiger and the snow by Roberto Benigni: Les Films d'Italie Tu la conosci Claudia? by Aldo Giovanni e Giacomo: Les Films d'Italie Under the black sun by Enrico Verra: Les Films d'Italie
2005	13 at a table by Enrico Oldoini: Panorama Another life by Michele Placido: Panorama The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things by Asia Argento: Panorama I can see it in your eyes by Valia Santella: Panorama The munchies by Paolo Vari, Antonio Bocola: Panorama Not me by Simona Izzo, Ricky Tognazzi: Young Jury Prize Now and forever by Vincenzo Verdecchi: Panorama A Sicilian Miracle by Giuseppe Cino: Panorama The spectator by Paolo Franchi: Kodak Prize Tartarughe sul dorso by Stefano Pasetto: Panorama
2003	Across the border by Rolando Colla: C.I.C.A.E. Jury Award, Cinéfemme Awards. The best day of my life by Cristina Comencini: Panorama: Italian Cinema Days by Laura Muscardin: Panorama: Italian Cinema The embalmer by Matteo Garrone: Panorama: Italian Cinema Grazia's Island by Emanuele Crialese: Audience Award, Best Actress (Valeria Golino) Our tropical island by Marcello Cesena: Panorama: Italian Cinema Saint Maradona by Marco Ponti: Panorama: Italian Cinema Truth and lies by Piergiorgio Gay: Panorama: Italian Cinema
2002	Saint Maradona by Marco Ponti

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