XXVI Festival Internacional De Cine Arqueológico Del Bidasoa: Faunoren sekretua. Ponpeiako ipuina

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the secret of the faun. a tale from pompeii
Faunoren sekretua. Ponpeiako ipuina Pietro Galifi Luigi Giannattasio

May-2026

3' English Italy

A short film set among the ruins of Pompeii in the 1960s. During a guided tour, a young boy encounters a mysterious creature: the little Faun from the famous House of the Faun. Guided by this magical presence, the child journeys through a Pompeii that slowly comes back to life. A timeless tale about childhood, the power of fantasy, and the eternal soul of Pompeii.

Category: Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Experimental

Section: Educational section

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Director

Pietro Galifi

Italy

Biofilmography

Luigi Giannattasio was born in Maddaloni (CE) August 5, 1966. He has been working as Graphic 3D modeller since 1992.
His work in various graphic design studios in Naples and in Rome, has often led him to work with major Italian and foreign companies such as RAI, the University of Tokyo, University of Naples, the Questar of Chicago, the National Geographic in Washington. He mainly specialized in the digital reconstruction of archaeological sites, published on interactive CD-Rom, documentaries and magazines.
Meeting with the dvd-video technology led him to the creation of interactive DVD-Video.
The latest projects he worked at include both the part devoted to modelling and 3D animation, and to visual effects, video post-production and AI.

Director

Luigi Giannattasio

Italy

Biofilmography

Luigi Giannattasio was born in Maddaloni (CE) August 5, 1966. He has been working as Graphic 3D modeller since 1992.
His work in various graphic design studios in Naples and in Rome, has often led him to work with major Italian and foreign companies such as RAI, the University of Tokyo, University of Naples, the Questar of Chicago, the National Geographic in Washington. He mainly specialized in the digital reconstruction of archaeological sites, published on interactive CD-Rom, documentaries and magazines.
Meeting with the dvd-video technology led him to the creation of interactive DVD-Video.
The latest projects he worked at include both the part devoted to modelling and 3D animation, and to visual effects, video post-production and AI.

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Producer

Maria Grazia Nini

Italy

Biofilmography

Luigi Giannattasio was born in Maddaloni (CE) August 5, 1966. He has been working as Graphic 3D modeller since 1992.
His work in various graphic design studios in Naples and in Rome, has often led him to work with major Italian and foreign companies such as RAI, the University of Tokyo, University of Naples, the Questar of Chicago, the National Geographic in Washington. He mainly specialized in the digital reconstruction of archaeological sites, published on interactive CD-Rom, documentaries and magazines.
Meeting with the dvd-video technology led him to the creation of interactive DVD-Video.
The latest projects he worked at include both the part devoted to modelling and 3D animation, and to visual effects, video post-production and AI.

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Producer

Stefano Moretti

Italy

Biofilmography

Luigi Giannattasio was born in Maddaloni (CE) August 5, 1966. He has been working as Graphic 3D modeller since 1992.
His work in various graphic design studios in Naples and in Rome, has often led him to work with major Italian and foreign companies such as RAI, the University of Tokyo, University of Naples, the Questar of Chicago, the National Geographic in Washington. He mainly specialized in the digital reconstruction of archaeological sites, published on interactive CD-Rom, documentaries and magazines.
Meeting with the dvd-video technology led him to the creation of interactive DVD-Video.
The latest projects he worked at include both the part devoted to modelling and 3D animation, and to visual effects, video post-production and AI.

#2 Educational section

9
Films

85
Minutes

16 November
00:00 GMT+01:00

22 November
23:59 GMT+01:00

the secret of the faun. a tale from pompeii
Pietro Galifi
Luigi Giannattasio

A short film set among the ruins of Pompeii in the 1960s. During a guided tour, a young boy encounters a mysterious creature: the little Faun from the famous House of the Faun. Guided by this..

the secret of the faun. a tale from pompeii

faunoren sekretua. ponpeiako ipuina

3 min / English / 2026

campo valdeseko terma erromatarrak
David Salaices
David León

Immersive journey through one of the most important archaeological sites in the northern Iberian Peninsula. Combining historical accuracy, digital reconstruction and cinematic storytelling, the..

las termas romanas de campo valdés

campo valdeseko terma erromatarrak

7 min / Spanish / 2026

découverte exceptionnelle d’un village de l’Âge du bronze à onnaing
François Goulin

An exceptional rural occupation dating from the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age has come to light during excavations in Onnaing (France). Remains of huge buildings, dozens of homes and large..

découverte exceptionnelle d’un village de..

découverte exceptionnelle d’un village de l’Âge du..

4 min / French / 2025

baskoiak eta erromatarrak. hibridazio baten lorratzak
Alaitz Ochoa De Eribe
Nagore Rementeria

In this Teknopolis programme, we set off on a journey into the past. We will visit the exhibition “From Irulegi to Pompelo”, organized by Aranzadi under the direction of the archaeologist Mattin..

baskoiak eta erromatarrak. hibridazio..

baskoiak eta erromatarrak. hibridazio baten lorratzak

30 min / Basque / 2025

baliabide osagarriak
Juan I. García

Short film about all those invisible support tasks involved in any archaeological dig, discussed in a pleasant, relaxed conversation by different professionals in the field.

medios auxiliares

baliabide osagarriak

3 min / Spanish / 2026

arqueomallornauta
José Antonio Moya Montoya

In the summer of 2019, a violent storm swept away the sand from the Arenal beach in Palma de Mallorca. What emerged was not just a remnant of the past, it was a fully intact Roman ship that had..

arqueomallornauta

arqueomallornauta

5 min / Spanish / 2026

découverte: une villa gallo-romaine à auxerre
François Goulin

The site, known since the 19th century but only excavated in depth in 1966 and later in 2025, has revealed a vast Gallo-Roman villa that was occupied between the 1st and 4th centuries, probably..

découverte: une villa gallo-romaine à auxerre

découverte: une villa gallo-romaine à auxerre

4 min / French / 2025

des fortifications médiévales à caen
David Martin

Archaeologists from Inrap (the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research) have conducted a dig in Caen. The excavation, focusing on an area of more than 900 m², has brought..

des fortifications médiévales à caen

des fortifications médiévales à caen

5 min / French / 2026