Jane Campion to headline Florence Women's Film Festival

New Zealander director Jane Campion will be the guest of honor at the 47th edition of the Festival di Cinema e Donne, scheduled to take place in Florence from October 21 to 25, 2026. The event, directed by Camilla Toschi and organized by the Fondazione Sistema Toscana, is part of the ‘50 Giorni di Cinema a Firenze’ program.

Campion, the first woman to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes and an Academy Award winner for ‘The Power of the Dog’, will participate in several key activities. On the opening night of October 21, she will present Sally Potter’s ‘Orlando’ (1992) and the short film ‘Socks’ by Todd Karehana, which is part of the ‘A Wave in the Ocean’ mentorship project co-founded by Campion and Philippa Campbell.

Additionally, on October 24, Campion will engage in a dialogue with Piera Detassis to introduce a screening of ‘The Portrait of a Lady’ to mark the film's 30th anniversary. A full retrospective of her work will follow at Cinema La Compagnia between November and January.