Born as a limelight for young independent directors, it quickly established itself as an international festival, counting among its guests and jurors great personalities from the world of academicism and film criticism, as well as renowned actors, dubbers and producers. Every year hundreds of directors from all over the world have submitted their works to be selected and run for the three categories of “Fiction”, “Animation” and “Documentary”, and thus compete for the Jury Prize (with cash prize) and for the Audience Award.
Throughout its tenth editions, Florence Short Film Festival has received the patronage of the most important local institutions (the Municipality of the City of Florence and the Tuscany Region) and, more importantly, has been able to intercept a large transversal audience that has voted its loyalty to the festival every year: the audience of FSFF numbers hundreds of people and embraces both the university student who wants to live the cultural life of the city, and to the cinephile who wants to discover the directors of tomorrow, thanks to the varied proposal that the festival can offer.
Since the 8th edition Florence Short Film Festival is proud to offer masterclasses by guests of the caliber of Alessandro Roia, Giovanni Veronesi, Gianfranco Pannone and Alessandro Rak, demonstrating that teaching is a fundamental point for training the new directors of tomorrow and that the dissemination of cinematographic knowledge is at the basis of the intentions of the festival.
The 12th edition of the Florence Short Film Festival (4th, 5th and 6th of February 2027 - Cinema La Compagnia, Firenze) aims to bring the event to a further level by strengthening the internationality of the proposal, consolidating and expanding the public and involving famous personalities of Italian and international cinema.
Guests and jurors of previous editions:
Ugo Chiti, screenwriter
Ugo Pagliai, actor, dubber
Alessandro Roia, actor, director
Paola Gassman, actress
Francesco Pannofino, dubber, actor
Paola Randi, director
Carlo Sironi, director
Valentina Bellè, actress
Duccio Chiarini, director
Tommaso Santambrogio, director
Svevo Moltrasio, actor, director
Daniela Morozzi, actress
Cosimo Calamini, screenwriter
Omar Rashid, producer, author
Antonio de Matteo, actor
Gaia Nanni, actress
Marco Cocci, actor
Cinzia Th Torrini, director
Gianna Giachetti, actress
Antonio Frazzi, director, juror for the David di Donatello and European Film Academy
Alessandra Acciai, actress, producer
Cosimo Calamini, screenwriter and writer
Luigi Nepi, professor of Film Criticism at the University of Florence
Stefano Socci, Professor of History of Cinema at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence
Elisabetta Vagaggini, journalist
Donatella Pascucci, Mibac - Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities
Simone Bartalesi, artistic director of OFF Cinema
Marta Innocenti, director
Caterina Liverani, journalist
Manfredi Lucibello, director
The prizes will be awarded by the jury and the public. The winners selected by the jury, one per category, are entitled to a cash prize in addition to the recognition scroll. The winners selected by the public, one per category, are entitled only to the recognition scroll.
FICTION - JURY AWARD (€500 + scroll)
ANIMATION - JURY AWARD(€500 + scroll)
DOCUMENTARY - JURY AWARD (€500 + scroll)
FICTION - AUDIENCE AWARD (scroll)
ANIMATION - AUDIENCE AWARD (scroll)
DOCUMENTARY - AUDIENCE AWARD (scroll)
DOCUMENTARY - “FABRIZIO BORGHINI SPECIAL AWARD” (sculpture)
