Bergamo Film Meeting was founded in 1983 by Sandro Zambetti and Angelo Signorelli and managed by Associazione Bergamo Film Meeting ONLUS.
[1][2] Initially established as a non-competitive film exhibition, in 1987 the festival introduced a competitive section Mostra Concorso.
The main prize Rosa Camuna in gold, silver and bronze was distributed by audience voting.
[3] The international competition includes feature films by emerging authors that have not been released in Italy.
[4] In 2012, the city government of Bergamo awarded the festival with a Gold Medal of Civic Recognition.