#๐ฉ๐น๐ฌ๐จ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ๐บ๐ผ๐น๐ญ๐จ๐ช๐ฌ
๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ Oฬทอฬออฬฬอฬฬฬฅฬ ฬฎฬฐฬฬปฬฒฬฆPฬทฬฝอฬฬฬฬฬฟอฬออฬฬผฬบฬฬฉฬซฬฬฐฬฐอฬฅฬอฬจฬฬขฬญอฬอฬฉฬนฬฎอ
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Il Varco Film Festival, ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ, is back for its 6th ๐๐ ๐๐ฏ-๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด edition with a film & script showcase that aims at discovering a generation of authors that can break through the surface of our times and generate a new wave.
๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ฆ
๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐'๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ - Severino Iuliano, Winner Best Film 2017 with "Penalty"
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ข ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ก - Alain Parroni, Best Italian Production 2018 with "Adavede"
๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐ก๐ข ๐จ๐๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐จ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ - Antonio La Camera, "Nel ritrovo del silenzio". 2019
"๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป!" - Giulio Mastromauro, David di Donatello Winner - 2020
๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ช ๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐ช๐๐ฅ๐
Home to some of the most interesting young filmmakers of our time, our competition has hosted Palm D'Or Winners, Oscar Nominees, EFA winners and many great filmmakers who had their beginnings among the selected authors of our previous editions. Our italian competition has also been a reference point for the 90's generation of directors who are now paving their way with their feature films.
๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ช ๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ praises excellence in young filmmaking new tendency, with particular regards to originality, language innovation. aesthetics and artisanality of the image.
We accept submissions in the following categories:
๐ International Short Films under 40 minutes of any genre and theme;
๐ International Short Documentaries under 40 minutes;
๐ Animation Films with every technique under 40 minutes;
๐ Italian films under 40 minutes, both documentaries and fiction;
Selected filmmakers will be screened in November 2022 in Rome and invited to take part in interviews and in a film magazine called "Generazione" that will feature essayistic interventions and writings from the directors themselves.
The main award is assigned by our ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ, a jury made of all the filmmakers that have been selected in our previous editions. Selected directors will be invited to take part in it next year. Winners take home $๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ $๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐.
Jury panel:
- Massimo D'Anolfi & Martina Parenti, Golden Lion nominees
- Fulvio Risuleo, Semane de la Critique Winner
- Lorenzo Berghella, Giornate degli Autori Winner
- Daniele Ciprรฌ, David di Donatello Winner
- Marco Spoletini, David di Donatello Winner
- Lucrezia Guidone, UBU prize actress
- Saverio La Ruina, UBU prize actor
๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
We are hosting a script competition for both Short Screenplay and Feature Screenplay, with $๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ $๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, for both international and italian projects.
We will accept submissions in the following categories:
๐ International Feature Screenplays, any genre and theme, more than 30 pages long, written in English;
๐ International Short Screenplays, any genre and theme, less than 30 pages long, written in English;
๐ Italian Feature Screenplays, any genre and theme, more than 30 pages long, written in Italian;
๐ Italian Short Screenplays, any genre and theme, less than 30 pages long, written in Italian;
We will select 5 finalists for each category.
The 20 finalists will be able to participate to two free workshops:
- A pitching workshop with 1 to 1 tutors offered by Readmyscript;
- A press kit design workshop offered by FEDRAHub;
Then finalists will be required to send us a 5-minute pitch of their stories and will be invited in Rome for the award ceremony. Their screenplays and their pitching will be sent to the jury for the evaluation and we will select one winner for each category.
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ก๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ยฎ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐ช๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ง๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ
Jury panel consists of Italian producers:
Luigi Mascolo, Eliofilm
Giorgio Gucci, Alcor
Simone Bracci, Mad Rocket Entertainment
Andrette Lo Conte, Freak Factory
Gloria Puppi, ReadMyScript
Andrea Italia, Nieminem Film
Orazio Guarino, Naffintusi
Marco Caberlotto, Kublai Film
Andrea Gatopoulos, Il Varco Cinema
We're looking forward to see your new works.
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๐๐ช๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ
FILM COMPETITION
We will select 16 to 20 films. All the finalists will be invited as a lifetime member of our Board of Directors. Winners take home $1000 in cash prizes and $12000 in service prizes. All selected directors are also invited in our Board of Directors jury. The awards are eligible for IMDb Listing.
๐ Hollow Man Award to the Best Short Film: $1000 cash prize
๐ Hollow Man Award to the Best Short Documentary, trophy.
๐ Hollow Man Award to the Best Animation Film, trophy.
๐ Hollow Man Award to the Best Italian Film, trophy.
๐ Prize for outstanding Cinematography, trophy.
๐ Prize for outstanding Editing, trophy.
๐ Prize for outstanding Original score, trophy.
๐ Prize for Best Acting Performance, trophy.
SCRIPT COMPETITION
All the 20 finalists will receive a license of Final Draft, the industry standard and market leader in screenwriting software for 25 years.
๐ Hollow Man Award to the Best Feature Screenplay: $500 cash prize + post production package consisting of eng .srt subtitle service, DCP Link, film poster worth $2000.
๐ Hollow Man Award to the Best Short Screenplay: $500 cash prize + post production package consisting of eng .srt subtitle service, DCP Link, film poster worth $1000.
๐ Hollow Man Award to the Best Italian Short Screenplay: post production package consisting of eng .srt subtitle service, DCP Link, film poster worth $1000.
๐ Hollow Man Award to the Best Italian Feature Screenplay: post production package consisting of eng .srt subtitle service, DCP Link, film poster worth $2000.
๐ Finalist Screenplays: post production package consisting of eng .srt subtitle service, DCP Link, film poster worth $1000.