Ecologico International Film Festival

The Festival aims to discover and promote the independent film social national and international engaged on topical issues typical of contemporary society and of giving the public the opportunity to meet authors and works otherwise difficult to use and approved through traditional distribution channels.

2 – The Festival will take place in the city of Roma in the month of October 2021 (dates and locations soon available on this website).

3 – The competition is open to all professionals and non-professionals (authors) who are at least 18 years of age. Entry to the competition is free.

4 - Only films completed after January 1st, 2018 will be considered for official selection. Film submissions include stories and explorations of urban and rural spaces; relationship between social communities and between those with the environment; anthropology; racism; human rights; diversity; pluralist democracy and the rule of law; wildlife; the coexistence of different peoples, religions and ethnicity; social, cultural and political environments; health and environment; climate change; human displacement; war; globalization; water; green and blue economy; forests; food security and more. All styles and genres are welcome, including but not limited to documentaries, dramatic, experimental, and educational.
Films shot in any format can be submitted , in Italian or foreign language. Foreign movies must be subtitled in Italian or at the time of submission must be accompanied by a dialogue list with timecode in English.All foreign language films must have English subtitles.

5 – The competition is divided into four sections: “International Feature Films Competition” (over 51 minutes), “International Medium Lenght Films Competition” (between 17 and 50 minutes), “International Short Films Competition” (max. 16 minutes), “International Animated Film Competition”.

6 – Films of every genre can be submitted .

7 – Each author can participate with more than one work.

8 – Submitters must also provide:
- The trailer max 60 “(allowed formats: MPEG2, MPEG3, mpeg4, avi, mov)
- The photo of the director (jpeg, 300 dpi resolution)
- Two stills from the film (jpeg, 300 dpi resolution)
- Dialogue list with timecode

Complete Rules & Regulations are published on the official website of the festival at the address: www.eiff.it

Participation in the Ecologico Internationall Film Festival (EIFF) implies understanding and acceptance of these regulations:
1) EIFF is hereby granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes.
2) The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations.
3) The submitter shall indemnify and hold harmless EIFF from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered.

Please contact info@eiff.it for questions or concerns regarding any of the aforementioned rules and regulations