Appel aux voyages...

Du 16 au 23 février 2027

Événement incontournable de la vie culturelle et cinématographique de la métropole rennaise, la 38^e édition du festival de cinéma Travelling se déroulera du 16 au 23 février 2027, et fera à nouveau battre le cœur de ses publics cinéphiles ! 

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Chaque année, le festival de cinéma de Rennes Métropole invite le public à explorer une ville à travers le prisme du cinéma, révélant les multiples facettes de son identité, de son histoire et de sa culture. Pour sa 38^e édition, Travelling mettra le cap sur Naples, cité fascinante où s’entrelacent passé et présent, splendeur et chaos, réalités et imaginaires.

Clair Obscur proposera une vision kaléidoscopique de la capitale de la Campanie, Naples, pour tenter de restituer au mieux toutes les facettes cinématographiques d’une ville-monde dominée par le Vésuve, imprégnée d’histoires millénaires, dans laquelle le stéréotype (souvent négatif) et la tradition (souvent folklorisée) sont parmi les premiers éléments véhiculés au grand public. Travelling révèlera les multiples talents du cinéma napolitain d’hier et d’aujourd’hui sans oublier d’explorer la ville emblématique du sud de l’Italie, théâtre de luttes politiques et sociales, personnage à part entière qui résiste et se réinvente dans les marges.

Véritable invitation aux voyages, Travelling sillonne les territoires renouvelés de l’image, au gré de rencontres avec cinéastes, d’avant-premières, de ciné-concerts, de spectacles et d’expositions. 

• Séances spéciales · Une sélection de films de tous horizons soigneusement choisis présentés en avant-première !
• Junior · En parallèle de ses compétitions internationales et francophones de courts métrages et de ses coups de cœur, la section dédiée aux plus jeunes des cinéphiles accompagnera les familles à la découverte du cinéma italien pour la jeunesse, Viva Italia !
  + Actualité : Appel à films courts (compétitions)
• Musique & Cinéma · Créations de spectacles musicaux en partenariat avec des structures culturelles du territoire rennais.
• À l'Ouest ! invite Ty Films. Créée en 2005 à Mellionnec, au cœur du Centre Bretagne, Ty Films a pour objet de promouvoir le documentaire sous toutes ses formes, de favoriser les échanges autour de ce genre cinématographique, et de contribuer à une culture critique et participative.

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38th edition – 16 to 23 February 27

Every year, the Rennes Métropole Film Festival invites the public to explore a city through the lens of cinema, revealing the many facets of its identity, history and culture. For its 38^th edition, Travelling will be heading to Naples, a fascinating city where past and present, splendour and chaos, reality and imagination intertwine.

Naples · A city on the silver screen 

Clair Obscur will present a kaleidoscopic view of the capital of Campania, in an attempt to capture all the cinematic facets of this global city dominated by Mount Vesuvius and steeped in millennia of history, where stereotypes (often negative) and traditions (often romanticised) are among the first impressions conveyed to the public. Over the years, Neapolitan cinema has responded to these stereotypes in various ways.

Firstly, by embracing them, with so-called ‘popular’ film genres: the melodramas of the silent era (the work of Elvira Notari); the musicarelli of the 50s and 60s – a sub-genre designed to promote the records of fashionable singers or to capitalise on the musical hits of the moment – or the B-movies of the 80s and 90s centred on the Camorra. Although often dismissed on the grounds of an overly rigid distinction between ‘high’ and ‘low’ cinema, these films nonetheless depict a reality and deserve to be rediscovered.

Secondly, by deconstructing and analysing them to show us what lies behind the scenes, such as in arthouse cinema (Eduardo De Filippo, Francesco Rosi, Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, Mario Martone, Paolo Sorrentino), or through the offbeat perspective of Antonio Capuano and the generation of other Vesuviani (Pappi Corsicato, Antonietta De Lillo, Stefano Incerti), or, for the past two decades, through the language of contemporary documentary (Leonardo Di Costanzo, Gianfranco Rosi, Maurizio Braucci).

And finally, by playing with them. The characters of Totò and Peppino De Filippo, the social comedy of Massimo Troisi and Luciano De Crescenzo, and the ironic and bitter tone of Lina Wertmüller’s films, as well as the performances of great actresses – above all Sophia Loren – in classic Italian films (The Gold of Naples; Marriage Italian Style; Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow) have often turned the stereotype on its head, using it as a means of reinterpreting reality.

Travelling will showcase numerous past and present talents of Neapolitan cinema, whilst also exploring this iconic southern Italian city that has been the theatre of political and social struggles, a character in its own right that endures and reinvents itself on the fringes.
Offering an invitation to embark on a journey, Travelling explores new frontiers of cinematic art through meetings with filmmakers, previews, screenings with live music, shows and exhibitions.

Offering an invitation to embark on a journey, Travelling explores new frontiers of cinematic art through meetings with filmmakers, previews, screenings with live music, shows and exhibitions.

• Special screenings · A carefully curated selection of films from all genres, presented as preview screenings!
• Junior · Alongside its international and Francophone short film competitions and its top picks, the section dedicated to young film fans will introduce families to Italian films for young people. Viva l'Italia!
  + news: call for short films
• Music & Cinema · Creation of musicals in partnership with cultural organisations operating in and around Rennes.

• À l'Ouest ! invites Ty Films. Founded in 2005 in Mellionnec, in the heart of Central Brittany, Ty Films aims to promote the documentary in all its forms, to encourage discussion around this film genre, and to contribute to a culture of critical thinking and public participation.

Join us from 16 to 23 February 2027 at a wide range of partner venues for a festival that continues to celebrate travel, a diverse range of genres and a love of film on the big screen.