Starting from 2020, for the first time, Bif&st will be hosted in three beautiful theatres in Bari, each at a short distance: Teatro Petruzzelli and the newly restored Teatro Niccolò Piccinni and Teatro Margherita, besides the screens of Multicinema Galleria. A fourth theatre, the Kursaal, will be restored soon

Teatro Petruzzelli will host the International Premières, with eight films selected by the artistic director among the most recent world productions, absolute Italian premières, and the International Panorama competition, featuring twelve films from all over the world, Italian or world premières, with a jury – headed by a renowned film director – which will confer these three awards: Bif&st International Award for the best director, Bif&st International Award for the best leading actress, Bif&st International Award for the best leading actor.