Naples will host the third edition of SàFF – Social Action Film Festival from 5 to 10 October 2026, with its main venue at the Complesso Monumentale di Donnaregina in the historic centre.
The festival was launched in 2024 in the Rione Sanità, building on the work of Apogeo ETS, and has since moved its principal base to the historic centre. The 2026 edition carries the claim “Il cinema è comunità.”
More than 60 free events across four sections
The programme is organised into four sections: Cinema, Masterclass, Meeting and Events. More than 60 events are announced as free.
Planned activities include competition screenings and curated film strands, panels and discussion tables, performances, exhibitions and concerts.
The detailed day-by-day schedule, screening times, the full list of films in competition, and arrangements for admission, booking and venue capacity have not yet been published in the available sources. Readers planning to attend should check the festival channels closer to October for the complete programme.
Guests, third sector and film industry
Announced guests include Mario Martone, Trudie Styler, Dana Durr, Franco Ricciardi and Eugenio Bennato. The sources do not specify which dates or individual events each guest will attend.
The festival reports the involvement of more than one hundred Third Sector organisations, alongside international audiovisual platforms including Netflix, Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios, SKY and HBO Max.
First SàFF Social Pitch Open Arena
The third edition will introduce the first SàFF Social Pitch Open Arena. Fifteen social-innovation projects will be selected and presented before a jury and businesses.
The format connects the cinema programme with social action: filmmakers, nonprofit organisations and companies meet around projects intended to continue beyond the festival week.
What to know before you go
The confirmed reference points are the dates, 5–10 October 2026, and the main venue, the Complesso Monumentale di Donnaregina. Use these to organise travel and accommodation, then confirm individual screenings and meetings once the full lineup is released.
Because the programme spans film, training, meetings and live events, it helps to decide in advance whether your priority is competition screenings, masterclasses, industry and Third Sector discussions, or evening performances and concerts.
