Fabriano Film Fest

We will be accepting fiction and animated short films of any subject. We do not accept documentaries, music videos or video art. Each director can participate with a maximum of two works, created starting from 1 January 2023.
Short films must have a maximum running time of 20 mins, including credits. Works already enrolled in other festivals are also accepted. Films of any origin or language are allowed.
The winning films will be screened in festivals or events twinned with the Fabriano Film Fest.
ATTENTION: For all non-Italian films, also in English, Italian and/or English subtitles will be required, plus the dialogue list in Italian and/or English.
It will be possible for the public, after accreditation, to view the selected films on the platform(s) chosen by the festival
The organization reserves the right to admit to the contest short films notwithstanding the current regulations.
Fabriano Film Fest accepts short films that can be of particular interest giving a fee waiver. However, if the film wins in one of the categories for which there is a cash prize, the film cannot win the amount of the cash prize, as it has not paid any fee. It would not be correct for those who sign up by paying regular fees.
By enrolling to the contest, every author and distributor agrees to these rules and declares himself/ herself responsible for the content of his/her work. In case of failure to comply with these conditions the candidate will be excluded from the event. All entries that comply with the current regulation will be screened by the organizing commission, which, at it's sole discretion, will select participants of the contest to be presented to the award-assigning jury.

Submitted material will not be returned, and will be archived. It is possible that some material may be re-used in other events, as clips, for non-commercial use.

The selection of the admitted short films and the corresponding screening days will be communicated in good time on the following site: www.fabrianofilmfest.it and on the Facebook and Instagram pages of the festival, so as to allow the authors to be present at the screening and/or, eventually, at the awards ceremony.

The Jury, made up of journalists and cinema professionals, will assign the awards and any special mentions. The Young Jury will also decide on the best film of the festival. There will also be a prize awarded by the public audience present at the screenings.

Personal data (L. 675/96) will be processed for the purposes of the festival only.
Registration for enrolment implies full acceptance of the current regulations. For any information not provided, the Italian Civil Code rules apply.