A cinema that travels, is shown, and is heard. From cine-concerts to festivals, from academic film series to school screenings, the works of Elvira Coda Notari continue to circulate, move audiences, and engage with the present. This page brings together public screenings organised, promoted, or supported by cultural and institutional bodies that share the Committee’s vision. A living and ever-expanding archive, tracing the journey of her films across time and space.
21 and 25 June 2026, Bologna – Il Cinema Ritrovato
In the prestigious setting of Il Cinema Ritrovato, Carmela, la sartina di Montesanto (1916), a film by Elvira Notari, returns to the screen in the Ritrovati e Restaurati section. The surviving fragment of the work, restored in 2026 by CSC – Cineteca Nazionale, will be screened at Cinema Lumière – Sala Officinema/Mastroianni on 21 June at 6.30 pm and 25 June at 9.00 am. The 25 June screening will be accompanied by an introduction by Maria Coletti, film historian at Cineteca Nazionale, who will also present the box set dedicated to Elvira Notari.
29 May 2026, Rome – UnArchive Found Footage Fest
As part of UnArchive Found Footage Fest, on 29 May at 10.00 pm at Live Alcazar in Rome, Elvira will be presented, a live performance by Silvia Cignoli and Federica Foglia, produced by AAMOD in collaboration with CSC – Cineteca Nazionale. The work weaves together fragments from Elvira Notari’s films, home movies, and archival images, accompanied live by a score for electric guitar, electronics, and voice.
Under the patronage of the Elvira Notari 150 Committee
19 April 2026, Taranto – Speciale CINEMARCORD
As part of CINEMARCORD, a project devoted to the leading figures of Italian cinema through images and critical reflection, on 19 April at 10.30 am, in the Biblioteca civica Pietro Acclavio di Taranto, an event dedicated to Elvira Notari, pioneer and first woman director of Italian cinema, featuring the presentation of the book Elvira by Flavia Amabile and the screening of excerpts from films restored by CSC – Cineteca Nazionale. The event, with free admission, is organised by La Bottega delle Idee ETS, in collaboration with Cinema Teatro Orfeo and in partnership with Fondazione Taranto 25.
Under the patronage of the Elvira Notari 150 Committee
16, 18 April 2026, Bolzano Film Festival
As part of the 39th edition of the Bolzano Film Festival, in the BFFB Special section, two events were dedicated to Elvira Notari at Capitol 2. On 16 April at 9.00 pm, screening of ’A Santanotte with live music; on 18 April at 6.15 pm, screening of the documentary Elvira Notari. Oltre il silenzio by Valerio Ciriaci.
Under the patronage of the Elvira Notari 150 Committee
30 March 2026, Naples
As part of Marzo Donna 2026 – “Il tuo nome, Donna. Chi siamo e da dove siamo partite”, at the Cinema Metropolitan (6.00 pm), a free screening of Elvira Notari. Oltre il silenzio by Valerio Ciriaci, followed by a conversation with Teresa Armato, Councillor for Tourism and Productive Activities of the Comune di Napoli, Antonella Di Nocera (producer), Simona Frasca (ethnomusicologist), Antonella Monetti (performer and singer), and Cristina Vatielli (photographer).
Under the patronage of the Elvira Notari 150 Committee
24 March 2026, ICI London
’A Santanotte – live score by Silvia Cignoli
The initiative forms part of the celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Elvira Notari and of the support promoted by the IIC di Londra for a series of screenings in the United Kingdom and Ireland of the documentary Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence, accompanied by events dedicated to the filmmaker and her legacy. Event under the patronage of the Comitato Nazionale Elvira 150.
Under the patronage of the Elvira Notari 150 Committee
19 and 27 March 2026, Villasanta (MB)
From 19 to 27 March in Villasanta, Associazione Controluce dedicates to Elvira Notari a three-part programme of cinema, live music, and storytelling. The programme includes the screening of the documentary Elvira Notari – Oltre il silenzio by Valerio Ciriaci at Cineteatro Astrolabio on 19 March at 9.00 pm, the presentation of the novel Elvira by Flavia Amabile on 27 March at 5.00 pm at the Sala Congressi di Villa Camperio, and the screening of ’A Santanotte by Elvira Notari with live piano accompaniment by Rossella Spinosa, on 27 March at 9.00 pm, again at Cineteatro Astrolabio.
Under the patronage of the Elvira Notari 150 Committee
14 March 2026, MAXXI, Rome
As part of CUSTODI DI SOGNI – I TESORI DELLA CINETECA NAZIONALE
Elvira Notari. Pioniera del cinema italiano
Presentation of the Elvira Notari box set by Cineteca Nazionale with Maria Coletti, Antonella Di Nocera, Elena Mosconi, Maria Assunta Pimpinelli, and Simone Starace
Followed by ’A Santanotte by Elvira Notari (1922, 61’) – cine-concert by Silent Frame Music Ensemble: Anastasia Cecere (flute), Simona Frasca (clarinet), Umberto Maisto (classical guitar, guitarlele), Antonella Monetti (voice and accordion), Michele Signore (violin, mandolin, mandoloncello, battente)
in collaboration with Penny Video, Comitato Nazionale Elvira Notari 150, AiRSC
Under the patronage of the Elvira Notari 150 Committee
7 February 2026, Elvira Notari Day – Naples
At Teatro Bolivar, an evening with the cinema of Elvira Notari: a double tribute to Italy’s first woman director, between a contemporary gaze and the origins. At 6.30 pm, screening of Valerio Ciriaci’s documentary, presented in Venice and returning from a long tour across Italy marked by packed theatres and sold-out screenings. This is followed by ‘A santanotte (1922) in cine-concert, with live original music by the Silent Frame Italia Ensemble, on a score by Michele Signore.
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Under the patronage of the Elvira Notari 150 Committee
3 February 2026, Caserta Doc Focus
Cinema Teatro di Pace – Puccianiello, 8.00 pm
Screening of Elvira Notari. Oltre il silenzio by Valerio Ciriaci. Remarks by producer Antonella Di Nocera
Introduced by Maria Beatrice Crisci
Under the patronage of the Elvira Notari 150 Committee
7 January 2026, Palermo
At Cinema Rouge et Noir (7.00 pm), screening of Elvira Notari. Oltre il silenzio, in collaboration with Centro di ricerca narrativa e cinema and the Efebo d’Oro Film Festival, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia – Sede Sicilia, Comitato Nazionale Elvira Notari, the journal MezzoCielo, Sicilia Queer FilmFest, and Cine Rouge et Noir.
Followed by a discussion with Valerio Ciriaci, Antonella Di Nocera, and the event partners.
Under the patronage of the Elvira Notari 150 Committee