INTERVALLI FESTIVAL - CINEMA is a live film festival based in the city of Padua, in the North-East of Italy. We love to bring films on the big screen for audiences and we welcome all kinds of world cinema with a soft spot for genre films, productions from Veneto and shorts by young directors.
The Festival takes place across 4 LIVE SCREENING DAYS in cinemas in Padova. During the event films are screend for jury and audience and prizes are awarded to the winners.
We accept films under the following categories:
- SHORT FILM
- FEATURE FILM
- SHORT FILM UNDER 23 (director must be under 23 years of age)
- SHORT FILM from VENETO (director or production company must be from Veneto)
- ANIMATED SHORT FILM
- MUSIC & DANCE SHORT FILM
- MINI SHORT FILM (max 2 minutes)
The festival also offers out-of-competition screenings of old silent films with live scoring, classic and recent underground movies and a selection of virtual reality shorts in collaboration with the River Film Festival.
MISSION & GOALS
Intervalli Festival is a multidisciplinary Festival dedicated to arts of Padova (Italy). It was born in August 2020 from the collaboration of Honolulu Association and Sangre Malo Film Association. It hosts events, shows and exhibts for music, dance, theater, classical art and, of course, cinema.
We aspire to:
- to celebrate the art of filmmaking;
- to connect artists around the world, creating a strong network of filmmakers, talents and opportunities;
- to consolidate the city of Padua as an interesting destination for independent cinema in Veneto and Italy;
- to showcase the works of emerging and independent filmmakers, offering visibility and support;
- to support diversity in the world of filmmaking;
- to advance innovative filmmaking in Italy
- BEST SHORT FILM - JURY PRIZE: prize for the best film of the whole event!
- AUDIENCE PRIZE: prize for the best film chosen by audience.
- SPECIAL MENTIONS: special mentions to those short films considered particularly deserving.
- BEST ACTOR
- BEST ACTRESS
- BEST DIRECTOR
- BEST FILM from VENETO
Winners are granted:
- An official INTERVALLI *Category* AWARD CERTIFICATE and PERSONALIZED LAUREL to the awarded shorts during the live events.
- PROMOTION via social media and official website for the films selected and awarded during the Edition.
- A personal INVITE to the festival.