Ischia Film Festival

The Ischia Film Festival (IFF) is an annual international film festival held in the Aragonese Castle on the island of Ischia, Italy in late June to early July.

Founded in 2003 and as of 2023[update] still directed by Michelangelo Messina, the festival focuses on film locations.

It is organised by the Art Movie & Music Association, and held each year from late June into early July[7] in the Castello Aragonese.

[8][9][10] Each year, the IFF presents a Lifetime Achievement Award to international filmmakers and actors, after which the winners become part of a permanent honour committee of the festival.

The committee includes Margarethe von Trotta, Peter Greenaway, John Turturro, Krzysztof Zanussi, Vittorio Storaro, and Tony Servillo.