From the birth of the Venice International Film Festival to the new scenarios of the digital ecosystem, the volume Festivals and Criticism: An Intertwined History reconstructs the complex relationship linking film festivals and film criticism, examining the ways in which these two institutions have jointly contributed to shaping the cultural identity of cinema. Through theoretical reflections and historical analyses, case studies, and dialogues with critics and programmers, the book offers a dynamic panorama in which festivals become critical devices and criticism turns into a curatorial practice, continually negotiating the historical meaning and social value of the Seventh Art.
