In the historic enchanted village of Campo di Giove, in the province of L'Aquila, the second edition of the "Giove International Film Festival" will take place on August during the summer program organized by the "Pro Loco Campo di Giove".

Short and Feature Films from all over the world will be screened live in an evening dedicated to the seventh art in a location surrounded by greenery and full of tourists who populate this diamond of the Majella National Park every year during the summer.

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Nello storico borgo incantato di Campo di Giove, in provincia de L'Aquila, durante la rassegna estiva organizzata dalla Pro Loco Campogiovese, si terrà la seconda edizione del "Giove International Film Festival".

La rassegna vedrà la proiezione di cortometraggi e lungometraggi provenienti da tutto il mondo in una serata all'insegna della settima arte all'interno di una cornice immersa nel verde e ricca di turisti che ogni anno popolano questo piccolo diamante del Parco Nazionale della Majella durante il periodo estivo.

*** IMDb qualifier Festival - With your submission you automatically considered also for Technical & Performance Awards. ***

With your submission you automatically considered also for Technical & Performance Awards.

Multiple entries are allowed for each filmmaker and each entry may be entered in multiple categories.

Official Certificate and Live Screening for the Winners of the following categories:

- Best International Short Film
- Miglior Cortometraggio Italiano
- Best Feature Film
- Best Documentary Feature
- Best Feature Script
- Best Short Script
- Best TV Pilot Script
- Best Photography
- Best Documentary Short
- Best Animation Short
- Best Comedy Short
- Best Drama Short
- Best Experimental Short
- Best First-Time Filmmaker Short
- Best Horror Short
- Best Micro Short
- Best Music Video
- Best Nature/Environmental Short
- Best Sci-Fi Short
- Best Student Short
- Best Thriller Short

Official Laurel for all the Official Selected Movies.

With your submission you automatically accept our Rules and Terms!

To submit a film, you must have created the project yourself, own the rights or have permission from the owner of the content to submit the film to us, you are entitled of that responsibility and you as a filmmaker YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE RIGHTS OF YOUR FILM.

1. Only work created after 2019 is acceptable.
2. You agree to use parts of your film (including trailer/teaser/film poster/stills) for promotional purpose.
3. Multiple entries are allowed for each filmmaker and each entry may be entered in multiple categories.
4. Entry fees are non-refundable.
5. By submitting to the festival you confirm that you own the rights to the work submitted.
6. No short films longer than 40 minutes.
7. No Premiere status is required.
8. We do not accept extremist or propaganda content from religious or political organizations.
9. If your movie will be selected for a live screening session, we do not pay for accomodations or any other expenses. The festival WILL NOT cover any filmmaker expenses. You will be totally responsible for your airfare, accommodation and other travel expenses.
10. Films only be accepted with English subtitles. We will ask for Italian or English subtitles in case of screening selection (it is not a mandatory).
11. We accept scripts in languages ​​other than English, but they may be automatically translated before reading.
12. Only the movies notified before the live event via mail will be screened.
13. "Giove International Film Festival" DOES NOT PAY SCREENING FEES.
14. You confirm that you have all rights of your project.
15. If the movie is not in Italian, in case of screening selection we will ask you a SUB-ITA or at least a SUB-ENG version of your movie.
16. The Festival will give screening priority to films with representatives. The priority is for those who are at the Festival (Including Local Filmmakers). If you are not able to come but your project win something, we will sent your certificate via email.
17. If your film is selected by our festival, you automatically agree that we may use images from your project for marketing purposes for our festival. If you do not agreed, and do not consent to give us promotional rights to your material, please let us know via email; and then we will withdraw your film from the promotion of our festival. If we do not receive any notification from you within 48 hours after your film is selected, we will assume that you agree this policy.
18. Write us for a pdf of Rules & Terms at the date of your submission or copy them.
19. At our discretion, we may choose to transfer a film to the correct category, but only if the appropriate level of submission fee has been paid.

With your submission you also accept all the Rules, Terms and Policies of FilmFreeway.

Disclaimer and Privacy Policy:

- GIFF has three associate events: Robinson FIlm Awards, Courtyard Independent Film Festival and World Indie Film Awards. Every Festival has their own judges, different focus, locations and moods, only the organization company is the same ( "JLS Films"). Any resemblance to other events is purely coincidental. We do not represent or can be represented by any other organization.
- We do not disclose any kind of information with third parties.
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- Finally, please be aware that we do not ask for or accept any kind of donations.

Judging Process

- All submissions will be viewed in their entirety. Submissions will be judged and scored based on criteria including: quality of screenplay, acting, production quality, originality, technical proficiency, cinematography, sound design, editing and set design. We support indie filmmaking and will award additional points to projects produced on a micro budget and/or minimal crew. The annual winner movies selected for live screening will be notified via mail before the event.

- If you do not receive a notification regarding the screening of your project it means that IT HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED FOR SCREENING.

- The eventual status of "Quarter Finalist" or "Semi Finalist" means that the film HAS NOT REACHED THE NEXT ROUND AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR SCREENING, but that it has nevertheless passed the selection phase and can use our official laurel .

Notification
The directors of submitted films that are accepted will be notified via e-mail.

Venue & Event Date
The Festival venue or the event date could be change during the organization due to events, technical choices or circumstances.

Fee Waivers
We work hard to keep our submission fees as low as possible – consequently we cannot provide fee waivers.

WITH YOUR SUBMISSION, YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY OF SUCH TERMS, CONDITIONS, RULES, POLICIES OR PROCEDURES, DO NOT SUBMIT.

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  • I thank all the staff for the opportunity given to "VIOLATOR" to be able to be finalist. Thank you for appreciating my short film.

    February 2024
  • Guido Galante

    E' stato un onore ed un immenso piacere poter partecipare al vostro bellissimo festival per poter promuovere il progetto. Avanti tutta!!!

    September 2023
  • Good communication. Thank you very much for the Best Actor Award for my performance in Holestepper. A highly recommended festival

    August 2023
  • I was not able to attend but was thankful to the Giove International Film Festival for selecting my films You Don’t Know Jack for screening.

    August 2023
  • Norman Ng

    GIFF is a well-coordinated and responsive festival for short films depsite its young age. I am so happy my effort spent in making Glass Works is duly recognized by the judges. Thank you, Giff. And all the best as we grow together.

    August 2023