From 29 to 31 May, Perugia hosts the 12th edition of the Love Film Festival, a film event combining national premieres, retrospectives, author talks and book presentations. Screenings take place at Cinema Méliès (via della Viola 1), with special events at Palazzo dei Priori.

The festival opens on Friday 29 May with the premiere of Le tre regole infallibili by Marco Gianfreda, followed in the afternoon by a retrospective of Liliana Cavani's Francesco (1989). The evening features the premiere of La bolla delle acque matte by Anna Di Francisca, a film shot in Umbria exploring themes such as redemption and inclusion.

Saturday 30 May opens with the presentation of Luigi Garlando's book "Per questo mi chiamo Giovanni", during which the winner of the official short film section will be announced. In the afternoon, at the Sala dei Notari, Garlando also presents "Sandro libera tutti", a biography of Sandro Pertini. The evening brings the premiere of Io non sono nessuno by Geraldine Ottier, based on the true story of Mariasilvia Spolato, the first Italian woman to come out publicly.

Sunday 31 May features the documentary Vackhim by Francesca Pirani and a retrospective of Gabriele Lavia's La lupa (1996). In the afternoon, Lavia receives the Golden Griffon Lifetime Achievement Award at the Sala della Vaccara. The festival closes with the premiere of the pilot episode of Estranei by Cosimo Alemà, featuring Isabella Ferrari, Ricky Memphis and Giulio Scarpati.

All events are free admission while seats last.

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Love Film Festival