The Azimut Theatrical Festival is organised by Azimut Distribution, an Italian distributor that is bringing the best arthouse feature films to the Italian audience. Check out the website for more info on our titles.

For the festival we will select only 10 short films that will be distributed in Italian cinemas for 3 months, from November until January, with more than 30 screenings all around Italy.
At the end of the theatrical run, in February there will be the AZIMUT AWARDS night, the final event in Rome where a short film from the selection will have the opportunity to win the 500 Euro cash prize for BEST SHORT FILM and other awards.

We believe that short films deserve to be distributed in cinemas just like movies do, that's why we are launching this festival in its 1st edition 2023-2024.

Awards & Prizes

We will select 10 short films from around the world to be distributed in Italian cinemas from November until January, with more than 30 screenings in major Italian cities, among which:
- MILAN
- TURIN
- VENICE
- TRIESTE
- UDINE
- BOLOGNA
- REGGIO EMILIA
- FLORENCE
- PISA
- ROME
- PERUGIA
- ANCONA
- PESCARA
- NAPLES
- PALERMO and more...

At the end of the theatrical run, the festival jury will assign the awards and announce them in February at the AZIMUT AWARDS night in ROME, at the historic CINEMA FARNESE in Campo de' Fiori.
The official jury will be announced in December and it will be composed by well renowned artists from the Italian cinema industry.

The list of awards to be assigned at the AZIMUT AWARDS night in February include:

- BEST SHORT FILM - 500 Euro cash prize
- BEST ACTOR
- BEST ACTRESS
- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Rules & Terms

a) Any genre short film from any part of the world produced after 31st December 2020 can be submitted, with a maximum length of 20 min.

b) We don't require any premiere status.

c) If selected, a 2K Quicktime or .mp4 is required, along with all the relevant marketing materials, such as poster, press kit, director photos, film stills. Complete documentation for each selected film is to be made available to our team when required within 7 days of sending the request.

d) All works must be presented in their original language with English subtitles (films in Italian or English don't need English subtitles).
"Original language" means the language in which the short film has been or will be shown in its country of origin.
We will create the 2K DCP for the screenings at no cost for the short film productions selected, but all subtitling expenses are to be covered by the film's producer.

e) Once a film has been selected, it cannot be withdrawn from the festival programme during the event. Notification of selection will take place by 14 October 2023.

f) AZIMUT THEATRICAL FESTIVAL accepts submissions through the platform FilmFreeway only. We will not accept and we will not be responsible for any package or any other material sent to our offices.

g) The attorney of Azimut Distribution in Rome has the power to settle all cases not covered by the present rules and regulations.

h) Participation in the Azimut Theatrical Festival implies acceptance of all the aforementioned regulations and respect of preselection conditions.

The organisers are free to invite short films to the festival.