The Floating Cinema offers an enchanting blend of entertainment, culture, and gastronomy, all nestled in the unique setting of Venice’s lagoon. This event, coinciding with the Venice Film Festival, provides an intimate yet vibrant alternative for cinema enthusiasts and culture seekers.

The setting—a cinema screen set up in the middle of the water, accessible by boats and with a dedicated platform for viewers without their own vessel—creates a remarkable atmosphere that reimagines the concept of a movie-going experience. It fosters a direct interaction between the audience, the elements, and the art on display. Cinema Galleggiante – Acque Sconosciute (Floating Cinema – Unknown Waters) distinguishes itself by its curated content from historical cinematic practices, like shadow theatre and magic lanterns, to contemporary film screenings and digital performances.

The magical cinema experience in the open lagoon is enhanced by impeccable food provided by TOCIA! Cuisine and Community, an interdisciplinary platform that involves chefs operating in the lagoon area and beyond to create a collective, popular, and sustainable cooking experiment, characterised by locally sourced, low-impact products from the lagoon islands.

Altogether, the Floating Cinema presents a harmonious blend of art, technology, food and nature, providing guests with a multisensory experience beyond film festivals’ traditional boundaries.