Milan (Italy) – from October 7 to 11– has hosted “ & 2025 – 43rd ” Final of cinema, television, culture and sports and Olympic image at the conclusion of 21 Festivals (in the 5 Continents) of the “World FICTS Challenge”. The Festival was organized by FICTS – Fédération Internationale Cinéma Télévision Sportifs (recognized by the IOC – International Olympic Committee) and chaired by Prof. Franco Ascani, Member of the IOC’s Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission. The Festival’s core venue was the Testori Auditorium of the Lombardy Region, with screenings at the Cinema Centrale, the Brera International Center, and the FICTS Headquarters. The 2025 edition stood out for its high institutional and cultural value thanks to the support of the Minister for Sport and Youth, the collaboration with the Lombardy Region, the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation, Sky Sport, the patronage of Sport e Salute, Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), Paralympic Committee (CIP), the Municipality of Milan. Institutional partner ICSC – Institute for Cultural Sports Credit.

The President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella awarded FICTS with the “President’s Medallion” for “SPORT MOVIES & TV 2025”.

The main topic of the 2025 edition was “SPORT, TRUCE AND OLYMPIC PEACE” with the International Conference as its highlight. A moment of high institutional, cultural and international significance, attended by representatives of the worlds of sport, institutions, diplomacy and culture from 130 FICTS joined Countries, scholars, athletes and prominent spokespeople.

  • FRANCO ASCANI, Presidente FICTS (moderatore) – IOC Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission (Italia)
  • ANN MARI ALBERTSEN Fondatrice di Heim Tv(Norvegia)
  • LISTON BOCHETTE Atleta olimpico, artista Membro Consiglio Fort Myers (Usa)
  • JOËL BOUZOU Presidente “World Olympians Association” e “Peace and Sport” (Francia)
  • LUCIANO BUONFIGLIO Presidente CONI – Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (Italia)
  • RAFFAELE CATTANEO, Sottosegretario Relazioni Internazionali ed Europee Regione Lombardia (Italia)
  • KIRSTY COVENTRY Presidente Comitato Internazionale Olimpico
  • GUIDO CROSETTO, Ministro della Difesa del Governo Italiano
  • MIRCO CUSSIGH Responsabile Cultura FICTS (Svizzera)
  • ROBERTO DANEO Senior advisor for Games Delivery Plan Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 (Italia),
  • MARIO DELPINI, Arcivescovo di Milano (Italia),
  • ALEXANDRA DE NAVACELLE DE COUBERTIN Pierre de Coubertin Family Association, Member – IOC Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission (Francia)

  • MARGRIET DE SCHUTTER Documentarista, Olimpionica di short track (Olanda)
  • ATTILIO FONTANA, Presidente di Regione Lombardia
  • LORENZO GARZARELLI, Consigliere Delegato ai Grandi eventi del Comune di Genova (Italia)
  • LIU KAN, Console Generale della Repubblica Popolare Cinese a Milano
  • ROCKY KANG-RO YOON President of International Sport Diplomacy Institute | Member – IOC Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission (Corea)
  • HOU KUN Executive Vice President of Chinese Sport (Cina)
  • KHUNYING PATAMA LEESWADTRAKUL, IOC Member (Thailandia)
  • GIOVANNI MALAGÒ, Presidente Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026
  • VÉNUSTE NIYONGABO, primo campione olimpico nella storia del Burundi
  • FABIO PAGLIARA, Presidente Fondazione SportCity (Italia)
  • GHILDA PENSANTE Giornalista Sky Sport (Italia)
  • MARIA ROSA QUARIO Giornalista ed ex sciatrice (Italia)
  • GARY RHODES Director Center for Global Education (Usa)
  • FRANCESCO RICCI BITTI Membro d’Onore del Comitato Internazionale Olimpico (Italia)
  • MARCO RIVA Presidente CONI Lombardia, Membro Giunta Nazionale CONI (Italia)
  • MURADOVA SHAKHADAT Commissione Technical Innovation & Mktg Communications (Uzbekistan)
  • ANTONIO TAJANI, Vice Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri della Repubblica Italiana e Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale
  • BONNIE TIELL, Professore Management Tiffin University (Usa)
  • CHARILAOS TSOLAKIS, Presidente of the International Olympic Academy
  • GIUSY VERSACE Senatrice della Repubblica, atleta Giochi Paralimpici

SPORT MOVIES & TV 2025 (with free entrance) – part of the “Cultural Olympiad of Milano Cortina 2026” – was enhanced by the presence of 63 all-time Lombard Olympic Champions with 84 medals, who signed the “Olympic Wall” a symbolic installation permanently located at the headquarters of the Lombardy Region.

Prestigious guests who attended contributed to the success of the event (dedicated to Giorgio Armani): Ignazio La Russa, President of the Senate of the Italian Republic, Andrea Abodi, Minister for Sport and Youth, Attilio Fontana, President of the Lombardy Region, Federica Picchi, Undersecretary with responsibility for Sport and Youth of the Lombardy Region, Francesca Caruso, Councillor for Culture of the Lombardy Region, Liu Kan, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Milan, Giovanni Bozzetti President of the Fondazione Fiera Milano, Luciano Buonfiglio, President of the , Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), , President of Italian Olympic Committee Region Lombardy and member of the Executive Committee NOC Italy.

For the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation: Diana Bianchedi, Chief Strategy Planning & Legacy Officer of the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation and Deputy Vice President of NOC Italy, Domenico De Maio, Education & Culture Director, Roberto Daneo, Senior Advisor for Games Delivery Plan and Andrea Monti, Chief Communications Officer. The IOC Members: Kirsty Coventry (video message), President, Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, Francesco Ricci Bitti, Ivo Ferriani, Shamil Tarpishchev.

Official film SPORT MOVIES & TV 2025

Selected from 51,066 participants from 95 schools, students and teachers attended the “Ragazzi …in gamba – TROFEI DI MILANO CORTINA 2026” Awards Ceremony (part of the Education Gen26 Program of the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation). Speakers included: Hon. Bruno Molea, President of AICS National and CSIT, Stefania Belmondo, multiple Olympic cross-country skiing champion, Marco Bussetti, Director of the Veneto Regional School Office, Edoardo Cioni, CEO of Buona Spa, Claudia Colla, Representative of the European Commission for Northern Italy, Director of the Milan Office, Daniela Fumagalli, Regional Coordinator of Motor, Physical and Sports Education at the Lombardy Regional School District (USR) and Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti, Director of Pediatrics at the Vittore Buzzi Children’s Hospital.

Five days with a lineup of sports champions who provided thrills: Zlatan Ibrahimović, Senior Advisor to RedBird AC Milan; , 15-time world motorcycling champion; Fabio Capello, television commentator; Roberto Donadoni, Cristian Brocchi, Fabio Galante, Luigi Apolloni, coaches and former footballers and Fabio Fognini, tennis player. Paralympic athletes Mirko Testa, silver and bronze medalist at Paris 2024 and Federico Andreoli, paracycling world champion, were introduced by journalist Claudio Arrigoni.

Prof. Franco Ascani was awarded with the “Sport Education Global Impact Award” by the Olympian Liston Bochette and Bonnie Tiell of Tiffin University (USA), “which celebrates those individuals who champion accessible, high-quality sport learning experiences across diverse cultural and international contexts and  dedication to promoting sport education through film and cinema, and his efforts to create opportunities for all ages – particularly in conjunction with the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games Milano Cortina“.

The Minister of Sport and Youth, Dr. Abodi, awarded Prof. Ascani with the “Certificate of Solemn Commendation” “for his irreplaceable contribution in promoting and uniting culture, sport, and communication through cinema and television worldwide”.

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The short film ” THE SIXTH CIRCLE – GenerAZIONE2026” produced with the contribution and support of the Treviso, Belluno | Dolomiti Chamber of Commerce, received the “Futuro Vincente Award”

The presentation of the documentary “Tacchi e tacchetti, le ragazze del Navile” about the Italian National Nuns’ football event, featuring Moreno Buccianti. A tribute evening for Luciana Rota’s “Coppi è per sempre (Coppi is forever”) featuring composer Rossella Spinosa and Andrea De Luca, Deputy Director of Raisport.

A flattering outcome, with interesting results, especially given the event’s strong international appeal, complemented by widespread national participation and a critical and public success. These are the elements that characterized the event that presented SPORT MOVIES & TV 2025 to the public. 116 screenings (selected from 63 countries), 207 directors and producers, 6 exhibitions, meetings, workshops, Side events, 85 production companies and 64 television networks, 129,623 participants (in person and online) brought the 2025 edition to life through documentaries, reports, TV commercials, fiction, cartoons, etc. for a total of 95 hours of screenings.

The complete list of winners, divided by Section, awarded with the “Guirlande d’Honneur”, the “Mention d’Honneur” and the “Special Prizes”: https://www.sportmoviestv.net/2025/juryminutes2025.pdf .

All the official pictures, the Official Catalogue (108 pages) with the 116 productions in competition, as well as the detailed Program, can be found at the following link: https://linktr.ee/fictsfederation.

The Official Film: https://youtu.be/YaeFJwS-Qgw

e) con le 116 opere in concorso, nonché il Programma dettagliato, sono consultabili al link: https://linktr.ee/fictsfederation

Le 6 mostre di SPORT MOVIES & TV 2025 sono state realizzate sia negli spazi interni sia negli spazi esterni delle diverse sedi per tutta la durata del Festival e saranno accompagnate dalla proiezione di immagini esclusive in loop (8 ore al giorno) con schermi ad hoc per un totale di 400 foto con riferimento ai valori Olimpici e in particolare a Milano Cortina 2026:

Foyer Auditorium Testori

  • “Emozione dei Giochi” → “Emozioni Olimpiche”

−“Olympic Emotions”: Immagini Olimpiche esclusive che catturano l’essenza dello spirito olimpico, celebrando momenti di eccellenza, inclusione e determinazione

− “Il percorso della Torcia”: un percorso attraverso le torce olimpiche che hanno acceso sogni, attraversato continenti e incarnato lo spirito dei Giochi: quando il design incontra la storia, la fiamma diventa memoria viva.
− “Da Cortina 1956 a Milano Cortina 2026”: un viaggio fotografico con i poster dei Giochi Olimpici Invernali da Cortina 1956 a Cortina 2026

  • “Milano Cortina 2026”: è partito il viaggio verso i Giochi Olimpici e Paralimpici Invernali 2026. Le immagini esclusive verso i prossimi Giochi di Milano Cortina 2026 messe a disposizione dalla Fondazione.

Piazza Città di Lombardia

• “Olympic space – en plein air exhibition”: il racconto dei Giochi attraverso immagini iconiche, in una narrazione unica e coinvolgente e un Ledwall con video olimpici.
• “Beijing 2022 – Milano Cortina 2026: Winter Olympic and Paralympics Games” in collaborazione con il BODA-Beijing Olympic Development Association saranno esposte immagini che raccontano il legame tra i Giochi di Beijing 2022 e quelli di Milano Cortina 2026