Kinocaravan is a travelling cinema housed inside a fully equipped camper, bringing short films on the road across Italy.

From major cities such as Rome, Palermo, and Rimini to remote Alpine villages and seaside locations, Kinocaravan creates unique screening experiences wherever people gather. In 2026, the project will tour through 20 events across Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Umbria, Marche, Lazio, Calabria, and Sicily.

Our goal is simple: to bring short films closer to audiences. By transforming squares, gardens, beaches, and unconventional spaces into open-air cinemas, we create opportunities for discovery, dialogue, and connection between filmmakers and the public.

The events are enriched with musical performances, art exhibitions, and photography displays, creating a multi-disciplinary cultural experience.

The showcase has two clear goals: to rediscover the cinema as a space for connection and social reflection, and to continue promoting short films without age restrictions, while concretely supporting filmmakers with a 70$ fee for each selected and screened work.

Kinocaravan is not just a festival; itโ€™s a shared experience that celebrates short films as a form of art and dialogue.

A total of 2.800$ for the shorts selected. We offer 70$ fee for every selected short film.

Audience as the Jury:
At every event, the audience decides the winner. Each location offers a unique prize:

"๐—–๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ" ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ:
A winery Cantine Scolari trophy.

"๐—–๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ-๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ" ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ:
A handcrafted wooden statuette by artist Stefano Mendeni.

"๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ" ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ:
A hand-forged iron piece created by the master blacksmiths of Bienno.

We ask filmmakers and producers to accept simple regulations:

๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—น๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜

1 โ€ง Free theme or subject;
2 โ€ง Shorts must have a maximum running time of 40';
3 โ€ง No production year required.
4 โ€ง Shorts must be either shot in italian or have english or italian subtitles;
5 โ€ง You can submit only one short per subscription fee: multiple shorts require multiple subscription fees;
6 โ€ง The author declares to own all rights (music and film) for its short. Our festival is not responsible for any claim about copyright.
7 โ€ง Selected films must acknowledge that kinocaravan reserves the right to promote the films on kinocaravan's website and social media using poster, stills and trailer that you provide. Any form of online projection remains prohibited

๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜

1 โ€ง Free theme or subject. Every project needs a minimum of 3 photos.
2 โ€ง At the organisation's discretion, Kinocaravan may cover the printing costs of the selected project.
3 โ€ง Kinocaravan will not cover the shipping costs for the selected works.
4 โ€ง No exhibition fee will be provided to the authors.