๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—œ๐— ๐——๐—ฏ-๐—ค๐—จ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—™๐—ฌ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ข ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก

๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ, ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€, ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ. We don't care what the starting budget is, or what biggest star act in it: ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข.

โ›ฐ Pollino Film Fest is an independent film festival set in the heart of the Pollino National Park, in Southern Italy.

๐Ÿ“The festival focuses on short films and emerging voices, with a selection that values strong storytelling, visual research and original perspectives.

โ›ฐThe new edition introduces a renewed format. The festival will take place in Masistro, a natural setting where cinema extends beyond traditional screenings into a shared experience.

๐ŸŽญAlongside the film program, Pollino Film Fest hosts workshops, concerts and outdoor activities. Participants can stay on site, creating a direct and collective environment between filmmakers and audience.

๐ŸŽฌWe are interested in films that are honest, necessary and capable of creating a real connection.

Pollino Film Fest is a curated space: a limited selection, attention to detail, and a context that encourages exchange rather than competition.

๐—๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฆ

LORENZO PALLOTTA
Director

GIULIA COSENTINO
Director

ANTONIO LA CAMERA
Venice Film Critics' winner director

ELENA REBELCA CARINI
Director

๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—™๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ
โ€ขKinoCaravan
โ€ข Desenzano Film Fest
โ€ข Castrovillari Film Festival

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

๐—”๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐——๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ญ๐—˜๐—ฆ

Grand Jury Prize โ€“ โ€œGrande Pino Loricatoโ€
Awarded to the film that stands out for its overall artistic value and impact.
500โ‚ฌ

Best Short Film โ€“ โ€œPino Loricato dโ€™Oroโ€
Awarded to the best short film in the international competition.
โ‚ฌ 300

Best Calabrian Short Film โ€“ โ€œPino Loricato dโ€™Argentoโ€
Awarded to the best short film by a filmmaker from Calabria.
300โ‚ฌ

Young Talent Award โ€“ โ€œGiovane Pino Loricatoโ€
Awarded to an emerging filmmaker for originality and potential.

๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—›๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐——๐—ฆ
โ€ข Best Leading Actor
โ€ข Best Leading Actress
โ€ข Best Cinematographer
โ€ข Best Editor
โ€ข Best Original Score

โ€ข Short films, animation films and short docs must be under 45 minutes of length.
โ€ข Short film with languages other than English or Italian must be subtitled in English. In case of selection, we will require italian subtitles.
โ€ข Short films must be shot after 1/1/2017
โ€ข Author must declare to possess all right to screen the short movie.
โ€ข By submitting you agree to share your data (email) to our partner festivals.

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  • Thank you so much for the awards for my film 'Wild Will' and the Pollino Film Festival's support of independent cinema. An incredible program of films and a big honour to be included in the lineup.

    July 2022
    Response from festival:

    Thank you Alan for your precious film!

  • Barbara Lauria

    What a wonderful festival! I am very honored that my screenplay "The Curse, the Cure, and the Wedding" was included among the Official Selections. Grazie di cuore!

    April 2022
    Response from festival:

    Thank you Barbara for your great contribution!

  • Fred Perry

    A truly superior festival. Outstanding communication/updates with filmmakers and writers. Pollino International Film Fest gets a solid 10 out of 10.

    March 2022
    Response from festival:

    Thank you Fred for your review!

  • Merci thanks grazie for your fabulous work in promoting indie films or music vidรฉos.
    Good luck.

    March 2022
  • Ruby Girard

    Thank you for selecting my film. It was a joy to be part of your festival.

    March 2021
    Response from festival:

    Thank you so much Ruby for being a part of it!