The Matera Film Festival, scheduled for November 8-16, 2025, celebrates cinema in the picturesque city of Matera. The event features screenings of high-quality films, workshops, and meetings with directors and actors. Matera, famous for its Sassi, is a privileged film set, hosting successful productions. Attending the festival is a unique opportunity to discover new talents and experience an unforgettable cultural journey in the heart of Basilicata.
Rediscovered in the 1960s by members of the La Scaletta cultural club and baptized in the 1990s by Sgarbi as the Sistine Chapel of rock wall painting for its wonderful early medieval frescoes, dating back to the 9th century, this cave church was known locally as the Grotta of the Hundred Saints.