1. The GPAS Short Film Fest is a project of the Centro Studi Sereno Regis. Participation in the Competition is free: you can register and send video works starting from Friday 14 April 2023. The deadline for registering for the Competition and for sending the works is 15 August 2023. The screening of the films to the public selected will be held in Turin
from 6 to 8 October 2023.
2. Fiction and documentary short films made by Italian and foreign authors that reflect on the theme of the current edition are admitted to the Competition.
The Give Peace A Screen competition welcomes works that deal with all the themes included in the nonviolent culture: opposition to war, education for peace, denunciation of injustices, struggles for the affirmation of rights, the search for a nonviolent relationship with Nature . During the festival the films will be presented divided into thematic areas.
3. Films made no earlier than 1 January 2021 and whose duration does not exceed 30 minutes, including opening and closing credits, are eligible. Two works for each director can be entered in the festival.
4. Only those who, on the expiry date of the announcement (15 August 2023), have not completed the thirty-fifth year of age will be admitted to the Competition. Authors over 35 and works longer than 30 minutes may eventually be selected for the Out of Competition section.
5. All works not in Italian must be accompanied by a file of subtitles in Italian and English in .srt format and by the list of dialogues in Italian and/or English. Works already entered in other festivals are also admitted.
6. All the works received and considered compliant with these regulations will be viewed by a commission which, at its sole discretion, will choose those admitted to the Competition and presented to the Jury which will award the prizes. The selected works will be evaluated by a Jury which, at its sole discretion, will award the prizes:
Gandhi's Glasses prize of 1000 euros for the best film;
Michelangelo Pistoletto’s “Preventive peace” prize of 1000 euros;
Adonella Marena prize of 1000 euros.
Pertinace Award for Best Director;
Aurora Award for Best Screenplay.
7. In order to participate in the Competition, the authors must necessarily send an email to givepeaceascreen@serenoregis.org by and no later than August 15th 2023 containing the following materials:
a) the unlisted link (e.g. on youtube, vimeo) or private link with password to allow the selection committee and the jury
to view the film online; the indication "Section - Title of the work";
b) a brief synopsis (max 500 characters) indicating the name/s of the authors and the director;
c) 3 good resolution images relating to the film (minimum 300 dpi) and a photograph of the director;
d) indication of whether or not the film is free from rights and whether it contains literary or musical passages for which
authorization has not been requested;
e) an indication of whether the short has already been screened before and on what occasion.
8. Only in the event of selection in the Competition will the authors be required to promptly send the high definition file of their film, in the manner and within the times indicated by the organization of the Competition.
9. Participation in the announcement implies acceptance of all the rules contained in these regulations and implies the release of consent to the Centro Studi Sereno Regis to use the works for the purposes of the competition, also in any future non-profit screenings, consistent with the spirit of the proposing entity, with the mention of the intellectual property of the author who will be informed of any eventual projection.
The selected films will become part of the Centro Studi Sereno Regis archive, which will be able to use them for any free screenings for educational, research or other purposes, in various venues and in various contexts linked to the competition, always and exclusively non-commercial nature.
10. The request to register for GIVE PEACE A SCREEN implies the unconditional acceptance of these regulations. This document, duly signed by each director – bearing the title of the work and name and surname of the author/author in capital letters – serves as a release for the screening of the works held by the CSSR association during the events organized by the Association (subject communication to the director/production company).
11. For information, write to the following email address: givepeaceascreen@serenoregis.org
