ROMETTI CELEBRATES
CINEMA AT THE
UMBRIA FILM FESTIVAL 2026
MONTONE

From 15 to 19 July, the medieval village of Montone welcomed directors, actors, producers, and film enthusiasts from around the world, celebrating thirty years of cinema, dialogue, and culture in the heart of Umbria. As Main Sponsor of the 2026 edition, Rometti accompanied some of the Festival's most significant moments through a selection of works that reflect the richness of its archive and the ongoing creative research of the manufactory, bringing together designers from different generations and artistic sensibilities. Elio Germano, the Festival's Guest of Honour, was presented with Venere, designed by Ambrogio Pozzi—one of the most iconic works in Rometti's recent history and a perfect expression of the designer's refined and essential aesthetic. Film director Gurinder Chadha, recipient of the Excellence Award, was presented with Lori from Monica Castiglioni's Emoji collection: an ironic and contemporary ceramic sculpture that interprets the language of ceramics through free forms and a strong expressive identity. The Mani sculptures, designed by Ugo La Pietra, were selected as awards for the winners of Amarcorti and ShortsUP, the Festival's short film competitions. These works celebrate the creative gesture and the value of craftsmanship, honouring those who choose cinema as a medium for research and experimentation. For Arnaud Louvet and Abdallah Al-Khatib, protagonists of two of the Festival's most anticipated conversations, Rometti selected two creations inspired by the manufactory's historic illustrations—a tribute to an iconographic heritage that continues to inspire new interpretations of ceramics. Each work presented during the Festival tells a different chapter of Rometti's story: from the great masters of design to collaborations with contemporary artists, and the rediscovery of the graphic heritage that has accompanied the manufactory since its beginnings. It is this diversity of languages and perspectives that makes the dialogue with a Festival that has brought together different visions, cultures, and generations for thirty years feel so natural. A relationship that continues to grow over time, reaffirming how art, design, and cinema can share the same vocation: giving form to ideas that endure.