September 2, 2026 – On September 8 and 9, a special event focusing on cinema from the Adriatic border will take place in Venice during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. This initiative is a continuation of last year's successful initiative , which featured several films addressing themes related to Remembrance Day on a highly prestigious stage, linked to one of the most prestigious international film festivals.

The initiative is organized by the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia in collaboration with the Federation of Associations of Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Exiles, the Multimedia Documentation Center of Julian, Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Culture, CINIT – Italian Film Forum, Isola Edipo, the Veneto Region, the Municipality of Venice, the Venice Biennale, and the Experimental Cinematography Center.

On Tuesday, September 8th, at 5:00 PM, the "Adriatic Border Cinema Award" will be held at the Veneto Region/Veneto Film Commission Space at the Hotel Excelsior on the Venice Lido. Actors, directors, and producers who have created works related to the themes of the eastern border will receive awards.

Speakers will include Valeria Mantovan (Councilor for Culture, Veneto Region); Donatella Schürzel (Vice President, ANVGD); Maria Pia Ammirati (Director, Rai Fiction); Selene Gandini (Actress); Andrea Pennacchi (Actor); Maximiliano Hernando Bruno (Director), and Massimo Martino (Producer). Coordination will be provided by Alessandro Cuk (Film Critic).

On Wednesday, September 9th, at 10:15 a.m., in the Sala Polivalente S. Maria Elisabetta (Riviera S. Maria Elisabetta, 3), there will be a teacher refresher course on the topic of “Cinema and History: the Foibe and the Julian-Dalmatian Exodus,” organized by ANVGD in collaboration with the Veneto Regional School Office, the Veneto Region, and the Ministry of Education and Merit.

The event will begin at 10:15 a.m. with official greetings, followed at 10:30 a.m. by Lorenzo Salimbeni (journalist and freelance historical researcher) on "The Tragedy of the Foibe. The First and Second Phases." This will be followed at 11:10 a.m. by Donatella Schürzel (Europaeus PhD in European History) on "The Julian-Dalmatian Exodus. From the Steamship Toscana to the Refugee Camps." Finally, at 11:50 a.m., Alessandro Cuk (film critic) will speak on "From Rosso Istria to the Little Girl with a Suitcase."

Also on September 9th at 3:30 pm, a preview screening of the documentary produced by Venicefilm in collaboration with the National League, “In odium fidei. The Christian martyrs of Tito's persecution,” will be held at the Cinema Laguna, at Via Pietro Buratti 1. The film, dedicated in particular to the beatified Istrian priests Don Francesco Bonifacio (martyred in odium fidei exactly 80 years ago), Lojze Grozde, and Miroslav Bulesic, will be introduced by Alessandro Cuk (Film Critic), Renzo Codarin (President of FederEsuli), Paolo Sardos Albertini (President of the National League Trieste), Maximiliano Hernando Bruno (Director), Alessandro Centenaro (Producer), and Gianfranco Bonifacio (Nephew of Blessed Francesco Bonifacio).