The 10th edition of the PerSo - Perugia Social Film Festival will be held in Perugia from 27 to 29 September and from 3 to 9 October 2024.
"Concept". The Festival describes the complexity of our world through films and stories that talk about us and that are touching, deep and inspiring. Important and high-quality movies are selected from the most famous international festivals and are presented by their authors and protagonists. PerSo is a festival where the audience and the artists, well-known directors and young emerging ones, can meet and share experiences. It is a festival of dialogue about cinema, social issues, artistic research, divulgation and entertainment.
"The Festival at a glance". One city, four movie theatres, six competition categories, the PerSo Lab aimed to professionally develop young film-makers and support new productions, the PerSo Award (Italian premieres) and the Masterpieces (the best documentaries of the year), the movies shown at the Perugia-Capanne prison, the events dedicated to the world of psychiatry and sound documentaries, the PerSo Off, that refers to concerts, events and meetings.
Each edition offers more than 50 free entry events and welcomes 70 guests: directors, producers, judges, celebrities, staff members and volunteers.
PerSo FF is organised by RealMente Ngo, in collaboration with Foundation “La Città del Sole” – Onlus, in the fascinating medieval city of Perugia.

PerSo Award section:
- PerSo Award to the best feature film: € 2.500
- University students jury Award: € 1.000
- PerSo Audience Award: € 500

PerSo Short Award section:
- PerSo Short Award to the best short film: € 500
- PerSo Short Jail (awarded by the prisoners’ Jury): € 500
- School students jury Award: € 500

PERSO AWARD COMPETITION FOR BEST MEDIUM AND FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY FILM
Eligible for the selection process are documentaries of any nationality and language, with no less than 30 minutes running time, concluded after January 1st, 2022 or that had never been publicly screened before this date. The Festival Direction, at its own discretion, may decide to derogate from this deadline for those documentary films that have never been publicly screened out of their country of origin.
The status of Italian premiere will be considered a preferential, but not an exclusive requirement for the selection of films. By films in Italian premiere status, it means they must not have been publicly screened in Italy before the scheduled screening day at PerSo Film Festival 2024 (this pertains to any event and/or platform available: festivals, screenings, any kind of television program, movies streaming services, etc.).
Moreover, the selection will give priority to World, International and European Premiers.
AWARDS
- PerSo Award to the best feature film: € 2,500,00
- University students jury Award: € 1.000
- PerSo Audience Award: € 500

PERSO SHORT AWARD COMPETITION FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Eligible for the selection process are short documentaries of any nationality and language, with a less than 30 minutes running time, concluded after January 1st, 2022 or that had never been publicly shown before this date. The Festival Direction, at its own discretion, may decide to derogate from this deadline for those documentary films that have never been publicly shown out of their country of origin.
The selection will give priority to World, International and European Premiers.
AWARDS
- PerSo Short Award to the best short film: € 500,00
- PerSo Short Jail to the best short film (awarded by the prisoners’ Jury): € 500
- School students jury Award: € 500

"ECOVISIONI" COMPETITION FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES
Eligible for the selection process are short documentaries of any nationality and language, with a less than 30 minutes running time, concluded after January 1st, 2020, whose subjects concern the issues of environmental sustainability. The selection will give priority to World, International, European and Italian Premiers.
AWARD
“Ecovisioni” award: in-kind contribution (to be defined), awarded by the jury of high school students

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  • Giulia Valenti

    Best team , best films , great view !!!!

    October 2024
  • Christian Carmosino Mereu

    One of the best organized and thrilling festival in Italy. Gives great attention to meetings and film exchange and has a fantastic venue.

    October 2023
  • Thibaut Bertrand

    A warm-welcoming festival in the beautiful city of Perugia. Thank you very much for the invite!

    October 2022
  • Eleonora Cecconi

    Festival ben organizzato e di spessore sociale. Il nostro corto "L'ennesimo compleanno" è stato selezionato per la VII edizione e ne siamo stati molto felici. Consigliatissimo!

    October 2021
  • stefano ceccarelli

    Bel Festival, ben organizzato e con proiezioni molto interessanti.
    Un festival a cui ho partecipato con piacere, consigliato!

    October 2020