Phlegraean Film Festival

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The Cultural Association Drazil Production presents the seventh edition of the "Phlegraean Film Festival", with the aim of enhancing short cinema, as a form of artistic expression by national and international authors.

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The participation of works of any cinematographic genre is allowed.
The works sent must, under penalty of exclusion:
- maximum lenght of 30 minutes (including opening and closing credits);
- not to contain or constitute advertising, industrial, promotional or video messages;
- all works in non-Italian language must have subtitles in English and / or Italian.
The works must be provided in MP4 H.264 / H.265, or MOV format.
Each author can register a maximum of one work, even if not unpublished, provided that it is made after January 1, 2024 that is compliant with all the requirements required by this regulation.
All the works will compete for the winners of the prizes listed in the Art. 7.

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The Phlegraean Film Festival will take place on September 2026 in Bacoli (Naples).
The works must be sent by July 31th, 2026 through FilmFreeWay.com platform.

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The organization reserves the right to suspend or modify the event if it deems it necessary without having to make any justification.

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The works sent will be part of the heritage of the organization's archive.
The organization reserves the right to use the material received for any subsequent events with the obligation to cite the source.

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By submitting their works, the author declares to be the holder of all the rights to use them and that the contents do not violate the laws in force, nor do they contain any defamatory elements of any kind.
The authors are responsible for the contents of the respective works sent and the broadcast through them of non-original music protected by copyright and music and / or original images. All works of a racist or defamatory nature will be excluded.
In any case, the author raises the organization of the "Phlegraean Film Festival" from any responsibility for the contents of the short films projected in public.

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The jury will award the following prizes:
- Best Short;
- Best Director;
- Best Screenplay;
- Best Cinematography;
- Best Actor;
- Best Actress;
- Best Soundtrack;
- Best Animation Short;
- Best Documentary Short;
- Best Music Video;
- Best EcoShort;

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Works created using artificial intelligence will not be accepted.

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The decisions of the organization, the artistic direction and the jury of the competition are final. The organization will also have full decision-making power, for what is not provided for in this regulation.

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Pursuant to art. 13 of Legislative Decree 196/2003, personal data will be processed for the sole purpose the organization of "Phlegraean Film Festival" and any subsequent events and initiatives organized or promoted by the organizers.
The program and all the updates related to the "Phlegraean Film Festival" will be published on the official social pages of the Festival

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We stipulate conventions with Distribution Companies: for information contact us via email at phlegraeanfilmfest@gmail.com

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For more information and to know the list of any agreements with structures in the area, send an email to phlegraeanfilmfest@gmail.com