Pollino International Film Fest

We are looking for new international authors that make independent cinema with style, language, aesthetics, ideas and authorship. We don't care what the starting budget is, or what biggest star act in it: we just care about pure cinema.

The first edition of our festival was a great success. The small city of Castrovillari, in the heart of Calabria's hills, reacted very well to the screening. We had a crowded cinema full of people that were keenly interested in the films and gave us a nice Q&A session.

We're looking forward for an even bigger 2nd edition!

If you think you can qualify to be one of the next generation of cinema authors, submit! Screenings will take place in the 27th of december 2019 at Cinema Atomic Café in Castrovillari, in the heart of Calabria, where the best coffee in the world is made.

Our logo represents a "Pino loricato", a special kind of pine tree that only grows on our mountains: the shape of this tree is the result of the resistance to any kind of wind or harsh climate.

JURORS

Antonio Romagnoli - President of the Jury
Director, Screenwriter

Alessandro D'Orazio - Juror
Writer, Screenwriter, Film Critic. His magazine won "Best Italian Film Critic Online Magazine of 2015"

Antonio La Camera - Juror
Director, Editor

Andrea Gatopoulos
Director of photography, Director, Producer

This film festival is partnered with:
PRISMA Film Awards
Il Varco International Short Film Festival
Pollino Film Fest
Desenzano Film Fest

Winning films will be suggested to the jurors of the partner festivals.