The Bridge Film Festival is a five days festival taking place each July in two wonderful locations by the river in Verona (Italy).
Each year, we chose a theme to develop through documentaries, realistic cinema, docu-fiction, experimental, short or medium feature films, screened in and out of our competition. The line-up is a selection of works by both internationally renowned and emerging local or foreign directors.
There is a theme changing year by year, which works as "fil-rouge" in the selection of competing films and for all the other activities (out of competition screenings, workshops, performances, talks). For the 11th year the theme is "'Cause Boys Don't Cry", a reflection on male affectivity and stereotypes.
Nevertheless, the theme is considered in a very wide sense, in order to give primarily attention to different points of view and world cinematographies.
- The BFFestival Jury Award The Golden Cocai will be awarded to the best long or medium metrage among films of BFF Official Selection by a panel of cinema professionals. The panel will work independently of the festival organization and in compliance with its rules. The artistic directors, if necessary and upon request from the members of each panel, can be consulted for advice regarding merely technical and procedural matters. Anyone who has taken part in the production or in the selection of the works cannot be a member of the panel.
500 euro
- The BFFestival People’s Award The Silver Cocai will be awarded to the best short metrage among BFFestival Official Selection by people in the audience, who will be called to indicate their preference on BFF Official forms.
200 euro
- The BFFestival Youth Award will be awarded to the best long, medium or short metrage among BFFestival Official Selection by a panel of the students at University of Verona, Academy of Fine Arts and Conservatory. Anyone who has taken part in the production or in the selection of the works cannot be a member of the panel.
100 euro