Organization
Linea d'Ombra Festival is an international film and audiovisual festival, conceived and promoted by the SalernoInFestival Association Ente del Terzo Settore (ETS), supported by the Ministry of Culture, the Campania Region, and the City of Salerno, and created with the contribution of other public and/or private entities, associations, foundations and sponsors. The Festival is a member of AFIC (Association of Italian Film Festivals) and CFCC (Coordination of Film Festivals of the Campania Region).
Date
The 31st edition takes place in Salerno from November 7 to 14, 2026.
Project
Linea d'Ombra Festival is an event that aims to publicize and promote the best international film and audiovisual productions, particularly European ones, to relate the different forms of youth creativity and promote awareness of them among the public, to develop projects that have an effective educational and productive spin-off, to encourage the creation of collective works by young artists from different experiences, and finally to enhance the cultural potential of the Campania Region territory on a national and international level.
Loads of famous international and Italian directors such as Kenneth Branagh, the Dardenne Brothers, Ken Loach, Peter Cattaneo, Abbas Kiarostami, Eran Riklis, Marco Bellocchio, Paolo Sorrentino, Nanni Moretti, Marco Tullio Giordana as well as many actresses and actors have been part of our festival throughout the years.
Juries and Prizes
The Linea d'Ombra Prize for the best film in the Passaggi d'Europa section, with a cash prize of €3,000, will be awarded by a jury of experts composed of at least three experienced figures from the world of cinema and audiovisual media, chosen by the artistic direction of the Festival. The prize money is gross of the withholding taxes required by Italian law. The Public Jury (registered and present in the auditorium) will award the Linea d'Ombra Festival Award Plaque to the best film of the Passaggi d'Europa section. The Artistic Direction, after consulting the Expert Jury, may give special mentions to films that have shown special technical and creative qualities.
The Jury of Experts may, at its discretion, split the prize money in the event of an ex aequo situation. The sum of €3,000 shall be paid to the director or co-directors of the winning film. The term ‘director’ refers to the person listed as such in the credits of the audiovisual product submitted to the competition. Third parties other than the director, whether natural or legal persons (e.g. production and distribution companies, etc.), are not eligible to receive the cash prize, even if they hold the copyright or economic exploitation rights to the film, unless otherwise specified by the director.
