mater Art Film Festival
1st edition
festival
november 21 - 23, 2025
temporary
exhibition
november 23, 2025
february 15, 2026
Pav. B - 2nd floor
thu. h. 18:00 - 24:00
fri. sat. sun. h. 11:00 - 24:00
In the Flashback Habitat complex, ex children institute and maternity clinic, in the tallest building where the Mater sign stands out, a home for arthouse and art films is born, aiming to host and welcome the contemporary audiovisual arts movement through screenings, reviews, festivals, exhibitions and publishing projects.
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In 2025, mAFF, the mater Art Film Festival, is born. In its first edition, it hosts an international selection of short audiovisual works that represent, interpret or simply pay homage to the archetype of the mother in all her forms.
For its first edition, mAFF aims to showcase the state of the art in audiovisual media through international authors, artists and directors who explore the theme of motherhood (Mother/Mom) with productions from 2020 to 2025.
Screenings, exhibition and award
During the three days of the festival, the 12 selected videos will be presented and projected in the Video Area of
Pavilion C.
The special jury (composed of Diana Bagnoli, Gianluca De Serio, Christian Caliandro, Marla Francis e Chiara Pellegrini) has selected the six finalists, which are displayed to the public in a dedicated exhibition at the second floor of Pavilion B.
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Here are the 6 finalist short films:
Fresh oranges into the ocean – Silvia Giordano, Nuanda Sheridan (Italy)
Talk to me – Yuliya Tabenska (Poland)
The Scapegoat – Ali Fard (Iran)
This is Raquel's Not-so-secret Diary – Raquel Agea Ramos (Spain)
Two one two – Shira Avni (Canada)
Ya Hanouni – Lyna Tadount, Sofian Chouaib (France)
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Until mid-February 2026, the exhibition will be open to the public, who will be able to vote for the final prize, the mAff Trophy, which will be awarded on the closing night of the exhibition.
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Flashback Habitat
Corso Giovanni Lanza 75, Turin
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