Cinema Damàre 2026 - The program, guests and everything you need to know about the 9th edition of the cinema by the sea in Castiglioncello

published Friday, May 29, 2026
Since 2018, Cinema Damàre has offered over 90 free seaside screenings to promote culture and youth gathering, becoming over time a summer hub for the local and holiday-making community. 

The 9th edition returns for the 2026 season with 11 events (from June 6th to August 21st), continuing this precious tradition. 

The collaboration between the production company Mondo Rosso Productions, the Screenworld editorial staff, and the Bagni Etruria beach resort in Castiglioncello, with the support of Nannini Marco's Unipol Rosignano, combines the flavor of summer with the thrill of great cinema, putting the importance of short films as vehicles for great stories back at the center. 

Film evenings by the sea with free admission to the Cinema Damàre Castiglioncello Film Festival (CDCFF) produced by Mondo Rosso (now in its ninth edition), during which each evening will be punctuated by a pre-show offered by the Screenworld and Mondo Rosso editorial staff to present the screening to the public.

The evenings will follow the traditional Cinema Damàre format: on the standard dates, screenings will begin at 10:00 PM, while the LIVE events will feature Giuseppe Grossi and Giacomo Giaquinto of ScreenWorld and film critic Niky Argento presenting introductory talks and dedicated film clubs starting at 9:00 PM.

JUNE 2026
  • LIVE SATURDAY 6 — 9:00 PM Giuseppe Grossi, Giacomo Giaquinto and Niky Argento present VELOCE COME IL VENTO by Matteo Rovere on the occasion of the tenth anniversary. 
  • SATURDAY 13TH — DIVA FUTURA (Giulia Steigerwalt, 2024)
  • SATURDAY 20TH — 9TH - THE MOVIE
    9:30 PM Exclusive interview with director Shane Acker
  • SATURDAY 27 — TRAP (by M. Night Shyamalan, 2024) 

JULY 2026
  • FRIDAY THE 3RD — THE CONSTANT GARDNER (Fernando Meirelles, 2005)
  • FRIDAY THE 10TH — SINBAD - Legend of the Seven Seas (Tim Johnson & Patrick Gilmore, 2003)
  • LIVE FRIDAY THE 17TH — TBC
  • FRIDAY THE 24TH — THE FAVORITE (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2018)
  • FRIDAY THE 31ST — BEOWULF (Robert Zemeckis, 2007) 
    9:30 PM Exclusive interview with the cast
AUGUST 2026
  • LIVE FRIDAY 7 — 9:00 PM Giuseppe Grossi, Giacomo Giaquinto and Niky Argento present
    THE KINGDOM OF GA'HOOLE - The Legend of the Guardians, by Zack Snyder (2010). 
  • FRIDAY THE 21ST — THE NINTH GATE (Roman Polanski, 1999)
    9:30 PM Exclusive interview with the cast