Kalonism APS organizes the fourth edition of Hexagon Film Festival, an event aimed at all Italian and foreign directors and filmakers, who have made a short film or a videoclip, with the aim of giving visibility to emerging authors and promoting the short film as the artistic and expressive language of choice of contemporaneity. The festival will be held in the city of Grosseto from 8 to 10 September (for the Corti in Vetrina section) and from 15 to 17 September 2022 (for the other sections).
Hexagon Film Festival (name inspired by the hexagonal shape of Grosseto walls and the symbolism linked to the number 6) is a narrative short films festival, of a maximum duration of 20 minutes (including titles), based in the city of Grosseto, the Tuscan Maremma chief town. Direct expression of the city and the professionals that live there, Hexagon Film Festival brings the best of Italian and international short film production to the attention of the public of Grosseto, putting it on the map of film festivals.
Hexagon Film Festival, specialized in narrative cinema (by choice, in contrast with the spread of documentary style), is a contest with live screenings, divided into four sections: Tiferet (name of the sixth Sephirot of the Cabal, which indicates Beauty, Compassion, Harmonizing Principle, Glory), open to short films in live action with a free theme; Bereshit (Genesis in Hebrew, translated as "the one who created the six"), open to animated short films with a free theme; Il lato positivo/The Silver Lining, open to short films both for animation and live action, with the theme of disability; Rasenna (name of the eponym of the Etruscans ('Ρασέννας) and denomination with which the Etruscans designated themselves), open to short films produced by Tuscan filmakers or filmed in Tuscany; both for animation and live action Corti in vetrina/Shorts in Shops, an innovative way of combining cinema and commercial activities: free-technique short films and videoclips with a free theme (but with a preference for works with a low word content) projected on the windows of shops in the historic center, with a popular jury.
The Hexagon Film Festival has 5 different sections:
• Tiferet: free-action live-action short films of a maximum of 20 minutes (including titles)
• Bereshit: free-themed short films of a maximum of 20 minutes (including titles)
• Il Lato Positivo: animated short films and live action on maximum disabilities
20 minutes (titles included)
• Rasenna: animated and live action short films shot in Tuscany or by authors born in Tuscany of a maximum of 20 minutes (including titles)
• Corti in Vetrina: short films and video clips with free technique and theme (but with preference
of low-word works) of maximum 10 minutes (including titles)
The finalist short films of the Corti in Vetrina section will be judged by a popular jury, formed by the public who will follow the projections made in the windows of the participating shops, which will have the opportunity to cast their vote through the official app of the festival and will award a celebratory artifact and a cash prize to be defined.
To the winning works of each of the 5 categories of the competition, the jury will assign a celebratory artifact and a cash prize to be defined, while all the selected short films will be eligible for the Absolute Award, consisting of a celebratory artifact and a cash prize of 1000 €.