Linea d’Ombra Festival is an international film and audiovisual festival conceived and promoted by the SalernoInFestival Association (ETS), supported by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, the Campania Region and the Municipality of Salerno, and implemented with the contribution of public and/or private entities, associations, foundations and sponsors. The Festival adheres to AFIC (Association of Italian Film Festivals) and to CFCC (Coordination of the Campania Region Film Festivals).
Dates
The twenty-ninth edition will take place in Salerno from 9 to 16 November 2024.
Project
Linea d'Ombra Festival is an event that aims to raise awareness and to promote the best international cinematographic and audiovisual productions, to relate the different forms of youth creativity and to promote their knowledge among the public, to develop projects that have an effective educational impact and productivity, to encourage the realization of collective works of young artists coming from different experiences, finally to enhance the cultural potential of the Campania Region on a national and international level.
Loads of famous international and Italian directors such as Kenneth Branagh, the Dardenne Brothers, Ken Loach, Peter Cattaneo, Abas Kiarostami, Eran Riklis, Marco Bellocchio, Paolo Sorrentino, Nanni Moretti as well as many actresses and actors have been part of our festival throughout the years.
The Linea d’Ombra Festival award for the best film in the Passaggi d’Europa section, worth € 3000, will be awarded by the Jury of Experts and is to be understood as gross of the withholding taxes envisaged by Italian legislation. The Popular Jury (registered and present) will award the Linea d’Ombra Festival Award Plate for best film in the Passaggi d’Europa section. The Artistic Direction, having consulted the Expert Jury, will be able to attribute special mentions to those films that have shown particular technical and creative qualities.