Il Messina Opera Film Festival è un luogo d’incontro e confronto per l’approfondimento del rapporto tra cinema e opera lirica attraverso le varie prospettive e tendenze artistiche. Il Messina Opera Film Festival è l’unico evento del panorama cinematografico italiano a trattare questa interazione e presenta al pubblico una variegata offerta culturale composta da proiezioni, concerti, presentazioni e mostre. Tutta la programmazione è esclusivamente dedicata al rapporto tra la Settima Arte e una delle più grandi tradizioni culturali italiane, il Melodramma. Sono presenti sezioni non competitive e una sezione, dedicata ai cortometraggi, che invece ha natura competitiva. Il concorso è a tema e sono ammessi solo lavori della durata massima di 15 minuti (titoli inclusi) in cui siano presenti storie ispirate ad opere liriche o suoi personaggi o che abbiano musica o arie tratte da opere liriche oppure un’ambientazione in teatro lirico.

The Messina Opera Film Festival is a meeting and discussion place for delving into the relationship between cinema and opera through various artistic perspectives and trends. The Messina Opera Film Festival is the only event in the Italian cinematic landscape that addresses this interaction and offers the public a diverse cultural program consisting of screenings, concerts, presentations, and exhibitions. The entire program is exclusively dedicated to the relationship between the Seventh Art and one of the greatest Italian cultural traditions, Melodrama. There are non-competitive sections and a section dedicated to short films, which is competitive in nature. The competition is thematic, and only works with a maximum duration of 15 minutes (including titles) are admitted, which must feature stories inspired by operatic works or their characters, or that include music or arias from operas, or a setting in an opera theater.

Per il concorso cortometraggi sono previsti i seguenti Premi:

Premio "Emi Mammoliti" per il miglior cortometraggio (montepremi di € 1.200,00)
Premio speciale della Giuria (montepremi di € 500,00)
Premio alla migliore interpretazione (montepremi € 300,00)

For the short film competition, the following Awards are planned:

"Emi Mammoliti Award" for the best short film (prize money of €1,200.00)
"Jury Special Award" (prize money of €500.00)
"Best performance Award" (prize money €300.00)

La selezione dei film avviene a cura e giudizio insindacabile della Direzione del Festival.
Possono partecipare a questa sezione opere italiane e internazionali, della durata
massima di 15 minuti (titoli inclusi) in cui siano presenti storie ispirate ad opere liriche, ai
suoi personaggi o ai compositori o che utilizzino musica, cori o arie tratte da opere liriche
oppure un’ambientazione in teatro lirico. Vista la estrema particolarità del tema del
concorso sono ammesse anche opere non inedite e quindi presentate anche in altre
manifestazioni.
Le opere in lingua diversa dall’italiano dovranno disporre dei sottotitoli in italiano.

The selection of films is carried out at the sole and unquestionable discretion of the Festival's Direction. Both Italian and international films can participate in this section, with a maximum duration of 15 minutes (including titles), featuring stories inspired by operatic works, their characters or composers, or using music, choruses, or arias from operas, or a setting in an opera theater. Given the extreme uniqueness of the theme of the competition, films that are not new and thus have been presented in other events are also admitted.
Films in languages other than Italian must have Italian subtitles.

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  • NIANYU ZHONG

    A very wonderful experience. Thank you to the film festival organizing committee and the judges.

    December 2024
  • Gemma Dixon

    An absolutely brilliant festival. We had lots of opportunity to meet other filmmakers and we were extremely well looked after. A very cool place to visit and the quality of the films was very high. It was extremely well organised too and just fantastic to have a festival dedicated to opera and cinema. Thank you for awarding our film Josefine with the Best Short Film prize.

    December 2024
  • Our best days of December. We felt at home, they made sure we had everything we needed and the people we met were wonderful. It's a festival with a varied and valuable content, a pleasure to have our film in this wonderful program. È stato un piacere!

    December 2024
  • Ken Barrett

    A beautiful specialist festival, very hospitable to film makers with a well curated mix of film and events. Highly recommended.

    December 2024