FIC Federazione Italiana Cineforum

FIC Federazione Italiana Cineforum

Federazione Italiana Cineforum ETS

Bergamo, Italy

Arts & CultureEducation
Network or umbrellaFounded 1956National reach
Profile last updated: May 3, 2026

About

Founded in 1956, FIC Federazione Italiana Cineforum is a non-profit network based in Bergamo, Italy working on arts & culture, education.

FIC Federazione Italiana Cineforum ETS is a national association founded in Bologna in 1956 and now based in Bergamo, recognised by the Ministry of Culture to promote film culture. It coordinates a network of cineforum and film club circles across Italy, both in large cities and small towns. Its work includes distributing classic and independent films through the cultural circuit via its Lab 80 film film library, running training courses and seminars, offering media education for schools, organising festival accreditations and publishing Cineforum Rivista, a film criticism magazine it has published since 1961. It also advises member circles on regulatory and management matters.

Location

Bergamo, Italy

Founded

1956

Organisation type

Network or umbrella

Legal form

ETS

Legal name

Federazione Italiana Cineforum ETS

Registration

00248300279

VAT number

01700110164

Focus areas

film culturecineforumfilm distributionfilm criticismmedia educationcultural network

Languages

IT

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureEducation

Works for

StudentsCommunities

How they work

Awareness & educationCapacity buildingCommunity programmes

Programmes

Cinema al cuore

Arts & Culture · Italy

Cultural programme in Bergamo and Brescia, Italian Capital of Culture 2023, linking cinema with local heritage, music, wine and food through screenings, talks and tours.

Play It Again!

Education · Italy

Media education courses on visual literacy for teachers and students of schools at all levels, available in person and online.

AVANTI!

Arts & Culture · Italy

Project with Italian film festivals that selects films for public screening and provides digital copies and promotional materials.

Bad Guys Tour

Arts & Culture · Italy

In-person lecture cycle on villains in cinema, run with Cineforum Rivista.

Countries of operation

Italy

Funding & support

Ways to support

MembershipShop

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Intesa Sanpaolo, A2A, Brembo, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, SACBO, Fondazione Cariplo, Università degli Studi di Bergamo, MPLC, Abbonamento Musei

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