PADOVA 4TH WALL INDIE FILMMAKER FESTIVAL is a live short-film festival organized by a non-profit filmmaking community (4th Wall) based in Padua, in the North-East of Italy.
The festival will take place during this year with a selection of these category: DRAMA, ROMANCE, HORROR, COMEDY, THRILLER, SCI-FI/FANTASY, anche for 2023 also an award for BEST MUSIC VIDEO and BEST PRODUCTION, and BEST SHORT SCRIPT.

MISSION & GOALS:
- 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;
- 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;

You'll have the chance to win one or more of the following awards:
- Best Genre Film - Jury Prize
- Honorable Mention - Audience Prize

The live (or online) event will be a film screening open to all people with free entry.
The jury panel will consist of a selection of local filmmakers and film academics.

AWARDS
We are non-profit community, that means we can’t provide any money prize, so winning provides the following:
- Promotion via social media and official website for the films selected and awarded during the year.
- An official P4WIFF *Category* AWARD LAUREL CERTIFICATE to the awarded shorts during the category live event.
- Every film awarded in each category will be shown at the final event (live or online)

- Short films must have been produced from January 2020.
- Short films must have a 30 minutes max duration time.
- You can submit multiple films and multiple categories.
- There is no premiere requirement.
- Submissions are accepted exclusively via the FilmFreeway platform.
- By submitting your film, you are agreeing for it to be shared, linked in our social channels and screened in our online streaming service.
- You are the copyright owner or producer.
- We don’t pay travel/trips to live event locations; we don’t pay screening fees to show films.
- We won’t sent you the award plate, but we’ll email the laurel.
- We are not responsible for any copyright infringement of your material.
- By agreeing with our term, you give us permission to publish stills, posters and trailers of your short film on our website and/or social media pages.
- By submitting, the sender declares to own the rights of the works, that the contents don’t violate the in-force laws and that the same contents are not libelous. In every case, the authors relieve us from every possible loss, damage, responsibility, costs and obligations of any kind that can follow the projection of their movies. SIAE matters and the payment for the related rights, in case of music executed by a third party, are competence of the authors.
- All fees are non-refundable.
- We reserve the right to make any necessary changes in regulations, award or event scheduling.
- By entering the competition, the senders accepts these rules.

Overall Rating
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  • Lorenzo Olson

    Excellent festival. I'm honored that my film received an award, especially from this group of very talented filmmakers.

    January 2021
  • cameron moon

    One of the VERY best Festivals I have submitted to. They really appreciate and look after your work. Everything is 100% perfect!

    December 2019
  • Grande Festival.. ottima organizzazione.. grazie per tutto

    December 2019