Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival

Rules & Terms

The Festival consists in:
1- The main International Competition of short films directed by film school students or university students;
2- The High Schools competition - centered on short movies directed by high school students;
3- The International Competition of Music Videos directed by film school students or university students.

Only films that meet the following conditions may be chosen for invitation in the official selection:
a) All films must not exceed 30 minutes in length.
b) All films must have been completed after January 1st, 2024;
c) All films must be submitted in digital format (HD video, preferably MOV or MP4 files, web links);
d) Non-English-language films must be subtitled in English.

The deadline for submissions is December 20th, 2024.
Applicants may submit the film via Filmfreeway.com or to cafoscarishort@unive.it; Wetransfer, MyAirBridge, Dropbox, Vimeo and similar services can be used. Please note that if you submit your film via FilmFreeway and/or the above mentioned services, they may collect and process your personal data as an independent data controller. Your personal data and the film will be then shared with Ca' Foscari for the following steps of the selection procedure in which a complete privacy notice will be handed to you

Applicants will be informed of the selection of their film by January 17th, 2025. Once the selection has been completed, no selected movie may be withdrawn from the Festival program.

The submission of the selected movies must be completed including the following:
a) A filled and signed PDF copy of the entry form the Festival staff will send when selected;
b) The film in digital format, or a link to a streaming copy of the movie, with English
dialogues/subtitles; a dialogue list must be included;
c) A teaser/trailer, or a one-minute extract of the movie, and 3 stills.

The Festival invites film directors of the main International Competition as its guests; we offer free Festival accreditation and free accommodation when available. Travel expenses are not covered.

Jury / Awards
The Artistic Director of the Festival appoints an International Jury of three members. No jury member may have been involved in the production or promotion of any of the films included in the competition. The International Jury awards the Grand Prix, and the mention to the movie offering the most significant contribution to cinema as an expression of art.
Different juries are in charge respectively with the award for the first prize of high Schools competition, and the first prize for the International Competition of Music Videos, and the special mentions do the international competitions: Best Soundtrack – Best Script – Best Cinematography.

The submitted films will be preserved in Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival Archive for further free screenings within University programs.