Assurdo Film Festival

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Assurdo Film Festival

Film festival with monthly awards for alternative, independent and absurd cinema.

02/06/2026

🏆 Awards of Awards of May 2026
🏆 Vinciitori di Maggio 2026 - Assurdo Film Festival 🇮🇹 FilmFreeway

03/05/2026

🏆 Awards of Awards of April 2026
🏆 Vinciitori di Aprile 2026 - Assurdo Film Festival 🇮🇹

26/04/2026

Photo of the festival - part 3
The exceptional photos you can admire are by Silvia Castellucci

26/04/2026

Photo of the festival - part 1
The exceptional photos you can admire are by Silvia Castellucci

19/04/2026

ABSURD FILM FESTIVAL 2026 - THE WINNERS

Reality sucks. We rebelled with absurdity.

The final evening of the 8th Absurd Film Festival concluded with extraordinary success. The Auditorium "Il Pertini" in Cinisello Balsamo was packed and the audience response to the competing films was enthusiastic and warm.

Here are the winners of the 2026 edition:

BEST FILM
Bells - Christine Jezior, Piotr Gromek - Germany

BEST LOMBARD FILM
Manifesto del Post-Neorealismo - Ilaria Pezone - Italy

BEST ITALIAN FILM
Plumbing adv: a guide to promoting your business - Daniele Bagolin - Italy

REBEL VISION AWARD
Slap - Grant Barbeito - United States

SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Il gusto del pompelmo - Nicolò Donatello Milano - Italy

Congratulations to all winning filmmakers and to all finalists who made this unforgettable evening possible.

Absurd cinema never stops. Submissions for the 9th edition are already open on FilmFreeway.

Keep creating absurdity!

The festival staff
Absurd Film Festival

04/04/2026

🎬 ABSURD FILM FESTIVAL 2026 - OFFICIAL SELECTION

Reality sucks. Let's rebel with absurdity.

These extraordinary films will be SCREENED IN FULL at our annual event on Saturday, April 18th, 2026 at Auditorium "Il Pertini" in Cinisello Balsamo, Milan.

🌟 OFFICIAL SELECTION:
- Unfairy Tale - Letizia Zocco (Italy)
- Atlante degli errori - Luca Bozzoli (Italy) .lab
- Don't Bury It - Kristian Fitsall (UK)
- Mantis Te Vidit - Nicolò Tonani (Italy)
- Laundry Day - Ben Sibulkin (UK)
- Il gusto del pompelmo - Nicolò Donatello Milano (Italy) .goderecci
- Bells - Christine Jezior, Piotr Gromek (Germany)

Congratulations to all selected filmmakers! Keep creating absurdity.

Full details: www.assurdofilmfestival.com

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Paolo Casarolli

04/04/2026

🏛️ BEST LOMBARD FILM - FINALISTS

Honoring the creative spirit of Lombardy. These remarkable films represent the best of our regional cinema!

A clip from each finalist will be shown at our event. The winner will receive a full screening.

🏆 FINALISTS:
- Where is your soul? - Manuele Granelli, Jacopo Zuccarella
- Beyond the Sea - Vladimir Scavuzzo .visual
- Almiro - Francesco Azzini .azzinii
- Manifesto del Post-Neorealismo - Ilaria Pezone
- The Day the Strawberries Will Arrive - Omar Cremon .cremon
- Torat - Claudio Bongiovanni, Niccolò Conti, Giorgia Crescenzi

Saturday, April 18th, 2026 - Cinisello Balsamo, Milan

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04/04/2026

🇮🇹 BEST ITALIAN FILM - FINALISTS

Celebrating the finest Italian independent cinema. These exceptional films are competing for our Best Italian Film award!

A clip from each finalist will be shown at our event. The winner will receive a full screening.

🏆 FINALISTS:
- I am calabrese - Antonio Malfitano
- Plumbing adv: a guide to promoting your business - Daniele Bagolin
- Geometrie del tempo - Lo scarafaggio - Francesca Ferrario .ferrario_
- Una vita da orsacchiotto - Fabio Canciello
- 9,99 - Rosa Maria Roccatagliata
- Rats and demons - Michał Stenzel, Miguel de Brito

Saturday, April 18th, 2026 - Cinisello Balsamo, Milan

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04/04/2026

⚡ REBEL VISION AWARD - FINALISTS

The boldest, most original, and truly independent works that embody the spirit of rebellion. Perfection isn't required — only a fearless creative vision.

A clip from each finalist will be shown at our event. The winner will receive a full screening.

🏆 FINALISTS:
- Te L(e)o Comando - Leonardo Valenti (Italy)
- Coming Soon - Antonio Malfitano (Italy)
- Slap - Grant Barbeito (USA)
- VOL – Volare tra le stelle - Ilaria Pezone (Italy)
- Ketchup - Tjeerd Dam (Netherlands)
- American Breakfast - John Muse (USA)

Saturday, April 18th, 2026 - Cinisello Balsamo, Milan

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04/02/2026

🏆 Awards of Awards of January 2026
🏆 Vinciitori di Gennaio 2026 - 🇮🇹 Assurdo Film Festival

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