Florence is one such destination in the world which boasts of its legendary art work. The city has been a setting for numerous movies and it is a center of attraction due to its main Documentary Film Festival. If you are one of the documentary movie lovers, then Festival dei Popoli is the dream event for you with its rich and entertaining history since past 50 years.

In 1959, the Festival dei Popoli was started as non-profit festival by a group of media experts, ethnologists, sociologists, anthropologists to discuss and support documentary cinema and from then it has become an important part of Florentine culture. The other important aim of this carnival was conservation and restoration of archives as well as the creation of workshops and courses for inspiring directors and documentary film-makers.

It is a film festival of Florence featuring both Italian as well as international category cinemas. When it was started, the main motive of this event was to bring the world closer to Florence. This festival is celebrated in November which lasts for a week. Its screening takes at various venues.

It is one of the most important events which bring together filmmakers, key personalities, academics and the audience. People come here for and far-reaching debate of pressing issues and an admiration of documentary cinema. It also features number of titles in its film archive. You can also explore many languages and secret wonders of documentaries.

The Festival dei Popoli is one of the important documentary film festivals and from its beginning; it has shown the best documentaries of international authors. Every year, the festival has a chosen theme, the schedule of the festival ranges as per the debates, workshops and film previews. It attracts a crowd by its guest speakers who are participating in the event and at the same time as they analyze the students during seminars and group discussions.

This Documentary Film Festival arranges many special events, where you can see things in different perspective and you can find new thoughts, images as well as can explore different dimensions of the cinema.