Every year La Guarimba travels around the world with the official selection, an exhibition, and workshops. We screen fiction, animation, and documentary shorts, display the works of amazing illustrators, organize workshops for adults and children alike, hold masterclasses on cinema, and host discussions and conferences.

Our available film programmes: La Guarimba, a selection of the Best of our last edition competition; La Grotta dei Piccoli, a children’s animation film programme; Insomnia, an experimental selection; Karmala, best of african short films; Italy, italian contemporary short films; Latin America, stories from America Latina from drama to comedy; Migrarti, a special program of italian films about second generation italians.

11, 25 JULY and 8 AUGUST 2024
TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL
Tampere, Finland
Screening of the program “Short Films From Amantea – A Town in Calabria, Italy” produced by La Guarimba during Kino Guarimba Film Residency. In collaboration with Pirkanmaa Film Center.

29 JUNE – 4 JULY 2024

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE OPEN CAMP
Nairobi, Kenya
Award for the winners of SEOC 2023, visit to the social enterprises in Nairobi, supported by OPES-LCEF.

28 JUNE 2024
IL CINEMA IN PIAZZA
Rome, Italy
Screening of a short films preview from the 12th Edition of the festival, in collaboration with Piccolo America and Scomodo Magazine.

22-23 MAY 2024
SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
Auckland/Wellington/Christchurch, New Zealand
Screening of an Italian animated shorts selection in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Wellington.

15 MARCH 2024
ESTÁ JEVI
Caracas, Venezuela
Screening of a Feminist Porn shorts selection at Casino Caracas.

27-29 FEBRUARY 2024
UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA LUIS AMIGÓ
Medellín, Colombia
Guest lectures for the Social Communication course.

27 FEBRUARY 2024
CENTRO CULTURAL FACULTAD DE ARTES, UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA
Medellín, Colombia
Screening of an Italian animated shorts selection, in collaboration with Casa Italia Medellín.

2-7 FEBRUARY 2024
CLERMONT-FERRAND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Participation at the festival and at the industry market.

16 DECEMBER 2023
CALABRIA DESIGN FESTIVAL
Cosenza, Italy
Speakers at the event, presentation of our projects.

5-10 NOVEMBER 2023
INTERNATIONALE KURZFILMTAGE WINTERTHUR 
Winterthur, Switzerland
Guests of the festival and participation at the industry market event.

28 OCTOBER 2023
LIBRERIA SIN TARIMA
Madrid, Spain
Screening of a short film selection.

23-28 OCTOBER 2023
SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Sharjah, UAE
Guests as festival partners.

20-23 OCTOBER 2023
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE OPEN CAMP
Todi, Italy
Participants of the workshop of social entrepreneurship.

17-21 OCTOBER 2023
ATWORK
Milan, Italy
Participants of the workshop “Who’s The Stranger in Me?”.

17-19 OCTOBER 2023
CULTURA Y CIUDADANÍA 
Valladolid, Spagna
Presentation of Il Terrenito project.

12 OCTOBER 2023
MEDITERRANEA UNIVERSITY
Reggio Calabria, Italy
Guest lecture for the Graphic Design course.

10-12 OCTOBER 2023
MOLESKINE FOUNDATION
Milan, Italy
Meeting with the international community of Creativity Pioneers.

28 SEPTEMBER – 1 OCTOBER 2023
ANIMASYROS
Ermoupoli in Syros, Greece
Attendees of the festival.

28 SEPTEMBER – 1 OCTOBER 2023
ENCOUNTERS FILM FESTIVAL
Bristol, United Kingdom
Guests as partners of the festival.

30 AUGUST – 3 SEPTEMBER 2023
RENA SUMMER SCHOOL
Matera, Italy
Participants with a scholarship to the 13th edition of the residency.

18-20 AUGUST 2023
CLETO FEST
Cleto, Italy
Screening of a selection of short films produced during Kino Guarimba.

24 JUNE 2023
SIN TARIMA BOOKSHOP
Madrid, Spain
Screening of a short film selection.

21 APRIL 2023
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
San Francisco, USA
Guest lecture and presentation for the students.

9 MARCH 2023
JEFFERSON SCHOOL
Caracas, Venezuela
Guest lecture and presentation for the students.

4 MARCH 2023
SIN TARIMA BOOKSHOP
Madrid, Spain
Screening of a short film selection.

24-25 FEBRUARY 2023
BRESCIA PORTO DEI MONDI
Brescia, Italy
Guests of the event “Brescia Porto dei Mondi: La Cultura Incontra le Migrazioni”. Screening of a short film selection in collaboration with Le Cattedre Unesco Italiane. 

8 FEBRUARY 2023
MEDITERRANEA UNIVERSITY
Reggio Calabria, Italy
Evaluation of the graphic design projects about La Guarimba presented by the students of the Design course.

10 DECEMBER 2022
SIN TARIMA BOOKSHOP
Madrid, Spain
Screening of a short film selection.

15-20 NOVEMBER 2022
INTERFILM BERLIN
Berlin, Germany.
Guests as partner of the festival.

14-20 NOVEMBER 2022
PLURALS – BROADEN HORIZONS
Mazzarino, Italy
Co-organizer of a cultural training course for teenagers, in collaboration with Farm Cultural Park.

25 OCTOBER 2022
BITBANG ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Guests as partner of the festival and curators of an animation program.

17 OCTOBER 2022
LUMSA UNIVERSITY
Rome, Italy
Guest lecture and presentation for the Management of Cultural Events course.

13 OCTOBER 2022
MEDITERRANEA UNIVERSITY
Reggio Calabria, Italy
Guest lecture and presentation for the students of Graphic Design course.

10-15 OCTOBER 2022
SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Sharjah, UAE
Guests as partner of the festival and speaker of the conference “Distribution for Short Films”.

27 SEPTEMBER – 2 OCTOBER 2022
ENCOUNTERS FILM FESTIVAL
Bristol, UK
Guests as partner of the festival. 

17 MARCH 2022
CREATIVE EUROPE DESK MEDIA
Rome, Italy.
Speaker at the conference “Best Practices in Southern Italy”, held in Casa del Cinema in Rome.

12 MARCH 2022
SCREENING FOR UKRAINE
Amantea, Italy.
Screening of the Sundance-winner documentary “The Earth Is Blue as an Orange” by Iryna Tsilyk. In collaboration with: Ukrainian Embassy in Italy; Lithuanian Embassy in Italy; Lithuanian Cultural Institute; Cineteca Milano; Z-Power-Young People Back to the Movies.

10 MARCH 2022
UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA
Cosenza, Italy.
Speaker at the presentation of the book “Al Sud del Sud” with the author Giuseppe Smorto.

14-16 JANUARY 2022
VILNIUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Vilnius, Lithuania.
Curator of a children animation program at the 15th edition of the festival.

8 DECEMBER 2021
ESCUELA DE CINE CASA COMAL
Ciudad Guatemala
Speaker for the event Encuentro Internacional De Cineastes Emergentes.

5-9 NOVEMBER 2021
NORDIC FILM FEST
Rome, Italy
Participation and partner at the 10th edition of Nordic Film Fest.

10-15 OCTOBER 2021
SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Sharjah, UAE
Members of Jury for Sharjah International Film Festival For Children and Youth 2021.

20 SEPTEMBER 2021
CREATIVE EUROPE DESK MEDIA
Online
Speaker for the webinar “Greening In The Film Industry: Putting Words Into Action”.

22-24 JULY 2021
GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL
Giffoni Valle Piana, Italy
Participation as guests to Giffoni 50Plus edition.

7 JULY 2021
ACAMPADOC
La Villa De Los Santos, Panama
Speaker for the masterclass “Distribution for short films”.

20 JUNE 2021
COLOR FEST
Gizzeria, Italy
Jury members of Supernova Contest.

11-13 JUNE 2021
GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL
Giffoni Valle Piana, Italy
Participation of the meeting of Italian film festivals directors.

3 MAY – 3 JUNE 2021
TRASCENDANZA
Perugia, Italy
Jury Members and partners of the contemporary art exhibition “Guerriglia Semiologica”.

1-5 FEBRUARY 2021
CLERMONT-FERRAND FILM FESTIVAL
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Participation at the Short Film Market. 

30 JANUARY 2021
SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Sharjah, UAE
Speaker at the webinar “Children’s Cinema Global Forum – Session 3: Future of Festivals”.

9 DECEMBER 2020
UNIVERSITÀ MEDITERRANEA REGGIO CALABRIA
Reggio Calabria, Italy
Speakers for a lecture of Multimedia Communication – Architecture School.

30 OCTOBER 2020
NORDIC FILM FEST
Rome, Italy
Speaker for the webinar “The Norwegian Short Film: Possibilities of Co-Production”, with a screening of a Scandinavian short film selection.

16 OCTOBER 2020
SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Sharjah, UAE
Speaker for the webinar “The Effects of the Pandemic on the Film Industry”.

3 FEBRUARY 2020
FESTIVAL DU COURT METRAGE DE CLERMONT-FERRAND
Clerremont-Ferrand, France
Festivals in Person, Short Film Market

15-20 JANUARY 2020
VILNIAUS TARPTAUTINIS TRUMPŲJŲ FILMŲ FESTIVALIS
Vilnius, Lithuania
Workshop “Social Media for Cultural Organizations”

4-7 DECEMBER 2019
KORTFILMFESTIVAL LEUVEN
Leuven, Belgium
Jury Members and La Guarimba Award

2 DECEMBER 2019
ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA
Santiago, Chile
Screening of Italian Films

27 NOVEMBER – 1 DECEMBER 2019
ANTOFACINE FILM FESTIVAL
Antofagasta, Chile
Jury Members and Screening of La Grotta dei Piccoli Program

7-10 NOVEMBER 2019
KURZFILMTAGE WINTERTHUR
Winterthur, Switzerland
Market meetings

13-19 OCTOBER 2019
SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Special Guests

8-10 OCTOBER 2019
SEDICICORTO FILM FESTIVAL
Forlì, Italy
Jury Members

6 OCTOBER 2019
NON FARMI MURO: SETTIMANA TEDESCA IN ITALIA
Teatro MAXXI, Rome, Italy
Short Films Program in collaboration with
Embassy of Germany in Italy

27 SEPTEMBER 2019
ENCOUNTERS FILM FESTIVAL
Bristol, UK
Collaboration Colloquy of Short Film Festivals

5-8 SEPTEMBER 2019
BARTOUN MEDITERRANEAN FILM FESTIVAL
Batroun, Lebanon
Jury Members and La Guarimba Award

23 AUGUST 2019
GIOIA TAURO FILM FESTIVAL
Gioia Tauro (RC), Italy
Special Guests

6-9 DECEMBER 2018
LEUVEN INTERNATIONAAL KORTFILMFESTIVAL
Leuven, Belgium
La Guarimba Award for Best Flemish Documentary


30 NOVEMBER 2018
FESTIVAL DEL CINE ITALIANO DE MÁLAGA
Malaga, Spain
Screening of the program “Women in film”

17 NOVEMBER 2018
CORK FILM FESTIVAL
Cork, Ireland
AVA kick-off meeting and screening of italian films

3 OCTOBER 2018
BALKAN FILM MARKET
Tirana, Albania
Workshop on audience development for cultural
and creative industry organizations

14 SEPTEMBER 2018
EUROPA CREATIVA: VERSO SUD
Bari (BA), Italy
Introducing AVA Project

20 AUGUST 2018
CLETO FESTIVAL
Cleto (CS), Italy
Short film screening

4 AUGUST 2018
COLOR FEST
Platania (CZ), Italy
Short Film Screening

24,25 JULY 2018
APPRODI MEDITERRANEI
Reggio Calabria (RC), Italy
Painted Wall by Sara Fratini

16 JULY 2018
PICCOLA RASSEGNA FUORI LUOGO
Lamezia (CZ), Italy
Short Film Screening

22 APRIL 2018
EARTH DAY
Amantea (CS), Italy
Environmental Short Film Screening

20-25 MARCH 2018
SHORT WAVES FESTIVAL
Poznan, Poland
Giulio Vita was part of the Polish Competition Jury

5 FEBRUARY 2018
FESTIVALS IN PERSON
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Meeting the directors at Clermont-Ferrand Film Market

21 DECEMBER 2017
GUARIMBA PER LO IUS SOLI
Florence (FI), Italy
Screening and conference about Jus Soli

18 DECEMBER 2017
GUARIMBA CONTRO LA VIOLENZA SULLE DONNE
Florence (FI), Italy
Short Film Screening Against Violence on Women

6-10 DECEMBER 2017
LEUVEN INTERNATIONAAL KORTFILMFESTIVAL
Leuven, Belgium
Giulio Vita was part of the Flemish Competition Jury

20-25 NOVEMBER 2017
INTERFILM BERLIN
Berlin, Germany
Guests as partners of the festival

17 NOVEMBER 2017
CORK FILM FESTIVAL
Cork, Ireland
Panelists in “CURATING DOCUMENTARY – THE IMPORTANCE OF
FESTIVALS TO THE LIFE OF NON-FICTION FILM”

12-26 NOVEMBER 2017
CERTAMEN INTERNACIONAL CORTOS SORIA
Soria, Spain
Screening of “La Grotta dei Piccoli” Program

27 OCTOBER 2017
Dialogo tra accessibilità, inclusione e coinvolgimento
Trento (TN), Italy
Talk on cooperation for cultural organisations

13, 14, 15 OCTOBER 2017
PERIFERIE ANIMATE
Bari (BA), Italy
Screening of “La Grotta dei Piccoli” Program

19, 20, 21 AUGUST 2017
CLETO FESTIVAL
Cleto (CS), Italy
Short Film Screening and Illustration Exhibition

Do you want to host a tour?

Write us to info@laguarimba.com

-Transport (including bus / taxi fees from the airport)
from where we are to the place that hosts us (round trip)

-Accommodation for the days of the event

-Breakfast lunch and dinner

WE HAVE BEEN IN: New York (USA), Chicago (USA), San Francisco (USA), New Orleans (USA), Ismailia (Egypt), Stepanavan (Armenia), Medellín (Colombia), Caracas (Venezuela), Nicosia (Cyprus), Sharjah (UAE), Malaga (Spain), Barcelona (Spain), Madrid (Spain), Formentera (Spain), Clermont-Ferrand (France), Milano (Italy), Trento (Italy), Pompeii (Italy), Castiglione Delle Stiviere (Italy), Cleto (Italy), Favara (Italy), San Vito Dei Normanni (Italy), Lecce (Italy), Cosenza (Italy), Catanzaro (Italy), Riva del Garda (Italy), Salerno (Italy), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Berlin (Germany).