Torino Film Festival 2025: The city transforms into a creative capital. A journey into cinema, through places, emotions, and landscapes waiting to be discovered.

Every year, autumn in Turin is more than orange leaves and soft lights under the arcades: it’s a season in which the city changes its skin. From 21 to 29 November 2025, the Torino Film Festival (TFF) returns to fill cinemas and streets with a rare energy—one that brings together film lovers, travellers, industry professionals, and anyone curious enough to be surprised.

The TFF is not just an event: it’s a lens on the world, a place where new perspectives meet and where the most vibrant and experimental side of contemporary cinema comes to life. It blends tradition, cultural identity, and innovation—one of the many reasons why Turin is now recognized as one of Europe’s most dynamic cultural cities.

A Festival that Lives Within the City: Between History and the Future

The 43rd edition of the Torino Film Festival arrives at a symbolic moment: both the National Museum of Cinema and the Film Commission Torino Piemonte are celebrating their 25th anniversary. These two institutions have played a key role in reinventing the city, transforming Turin into a creative hub—an urban “laboratory” where films, series, documentaries, and visual experiments are born.

With its international outlook and strong focus on independent cinema, the TFF fits seamlessly into this vision. For nine days, Turin becomes:

• a crossroads of productions and premieres,

• a meeting point for emerging directors and established masters,

• a space for intercultural dialogue,

• a widespread stage of stories, encounters, debates, and workshops.

Every year, the Festival draws audiences from all over Italy and abroad: a young, engaged crowd, eager to explore new narratives and artistic trends that shape the future of cinema.

What Makes the TFF Unique Compared to Other European Festivals

The Torino Film Festival has a very different identity compared to more glamorous festivals like Venice or Cannes. Here, the heart of the event isn’t the red carpet, but research, depth, and the chance to discover works that would struggle to find space elsewhere.

What makes it special:

1. The quality of its selectionEvery year, the TFF presents films and documentaries from around the world, with a strong focus on debut and second features, independent productions, and innovative cinematic languages.

2. The active presence of filmmakersMany directors personally accompany their films, creating opportunities for conversations, Q&As, masterclasses, and genuine insights into the creative process.

3. A human-scale atmosphereThe Festival offers an informal, open, and curious environment where it’s easy to chat with a filmmaker, meet renowned critics, or discover emerging talent over a coffee.

4. Turin as a natural film setThe city itself becomes part of the experience: elegant, cinematic, with districts that feel like scenes from an art-house film and others that would perfectly suit a contemporary series.

Where the Festival Takes Place and What to See Nearby

The main venues of the TFF — such as Cinema Massimo, the screening rooms of the National Museum of Cinema, and several other spaces scattered throughout the city center — are all easily reachable on foot or by public transport.Visitors in those days can combine film screenings with a true urban itinerary, exploring:

• the Mole Antonelliana, the city’s unmistakable icon

• the historic cafés, perfect for a break between screenings

• the streets of the Quadrilatero Romano, lively with restaurants, bookshops, and local hangouts

• the Royal Museums, a journey into Savoy history

• Parco del Valentino, ideal for a walk after a day at the cinema

The TFF is the perfect opportunity for anyone who wants to experience Turin in a more intimate, cultural, and glowing atmosphere.

Staying in Turin During the Torino Film Festival

For those who choose to experience the Torino Film Festival from the inside — or simply want to enjoy the city at its most vibrant — our holiday home Heimat Torino becomes an ideal retreat after a day of screenings, encounters, and emotions.

It is a three-room apartment surrounded by greenery, located in a quiet area that invites you to slow down while staying perfectly connected to the city center thanks to the metro. Just a short walk away lie the paths of Parco del Valentino and the evocative Medieval Village, perfect spots for a breath of fresh air between one film and the next.

The apartment, featuring two bedrooms for a total of four guests, welcomes visitors into a bright, quiet space carefully designed with attention to detail. Its amenities — a fully equipped kitchen, washing machine, coffee machine, kettle, and hairdryer — are intended to make your stay simple, comfortable, and truly relaxing.

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Why It’s Worth Planning a Trip to Turin During Those Days

The Torino Film Festival is not just an event for cinema enthusiasts: it is a way to immerse yourself in the culture, identity, and creativity of a city that has made quality of life and everyday beauty part of its essence.

It is an opportunity to:

• watch films that rarely reach traditional cinemas

• discover new stories and emerging talent

• take part in inspiring talks and conversations

• experience Turin at its most authentic, elegant, and vibrant

• feel part of a cultural community constantly in motion

Above all, it is a journey that brings together art, place, hospitality, and discovery — exactly what we love to share.