“SPORT MOVIES & TV 2026” is the Final of 27 Festivals (around the 5 Continents) of the “World FICTS Challenge” Championship of Television, Cinema, Communication and Sport Culture scheduled in Milan (Italy), from OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 2, 2026 as special edition for the Olympics.

The event is characterized by international and national participation and will be articulated into 70 screenings (selected from 1,965 participating movies and including 25 world and European premieres, exclusive Olympic footages, etc.), 4 meetings, 3 workshops, 4 exhibitions, 2 conferences Press, 8 side events, the Paralympic International Movies & TV Fest and 20 award ceremonies by national and international guests.
A Selection Commission of the Federation will choose some of the best productions that will be sent to the Festivals of the “World FICTS Challenge 2026”.

The International Jury, composed by 7 exponents of cinema, television, media, sport and culture coming from Countries that don’t participate to the Festival, will assign “Guirlande d’Honneur” (“Oscar of Cinema and Sport Television”), “Mention d’Honneur”, “Special Awards” for each 7 Sections.

The event - through “FICTS is Culture through sport” slogan - is organized by FICTS - Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs, joined with 130 Member Countries (chaired by Prof. Franco Ascani Member of “IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Heritage”) and recognized by the International Olympic Committee for which it promotes the values of sport through footages.

The productions sent to the Organizing Committee are evaluated by an international jury that will assign the "Guirlande d'Honneur", the "Mention d'Honneur" and the Special Awards for each of the Sections.
Authorities, numerous sports, film and television personalities, with the intervention of the main network, will attend the "Gala Award" of "SPORT MOVIES & TV 2026". Established in 1983, the "Guirlande d'Honneur" Award, designed by Silvio Gazzaniga, the sculptor of the Soccer World Cup, which reproduces the laurel wreath of the winners of the first Olympic Games, is assigned to the best productions in the respective categories of the Festival and to the characters of Sport, TV, Film and Journalism that "have played a significant role in the promotion of the sports image and the cultural and ethical values of sport"
AWARDS:
- “Candido Cannavò” Award for the “Olympic Spirit”
- “Premio della Critica - Targa Bruno Beneck” Award
- “Sport and Solidarity” Daniele Redaelli Award
- “Opera Prima - Enrica Speroni” Award by “Gazzetta dello Sport” .
- “Gentlemen – Fair Play” Award

FICTS - Fédération Internationale Cinéma Télévision Sportifs (www.sportmoviestv.com) recognized by the International Olympic Committee for which it promotes the values of sports through the images in the 130 Member Countries (11.833 Members), in range of the Worldwide Championship of Cinema and Sport Television “World FICTS Challenge” (Art. 9), promotes and organizes from OCTOBER 7th to 11th in Milan (Italy) “SPORT MOVIES & TV 2026 – 44 MILANO INTERNATIONAL FICTS FEST”. The “World FICTS Challenge” Festival that precede the Final, will be held, under FICTS’ Patronage, in: Beijing (China), Lisbon (Portugal), Barcelona (Spain), Beausoleil (Côte d'Azur - France), Zlatibor (Serbia), Liberec (Czech Rep.), Pristina (Kosovo), Tehran (I. R. Iran), Mayagüez (Puerto Rico), Nagano (Japan), Budva (Montenegro), Giffoni Sport (Italy), Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Fort Myers (USA), Kampala (Uganda), Nairobi (Kenya), Santiago (Chile), Rio (Brasil), Kingston (Jamaica), Rogaška Slatina (Slovenia), Buenos Aires (Argentina) under the slogan “FICTS Is Culture Through Sport”.
The following Festival’s Rules and Regulations have been approved by FICTS Executive Committee on November 8th, 2025.

In order to submit the productions (the number of works for each participant is
unlimited) to the Festival, it’s obligatory to send – in digital format (mailto:
info@ficts.com, wetransfer, vimeo, myairbridge, youtube etc.) - within and no later
July 31, 2026 (the date is mandatory – see Art. 4 /Section 1) the following items:
a) Entry Form (www.sportmoviestv.net/festivalform.doc) properly filled in (and
signed) with Brief synopsis in Italian and English.
b) Copy of video for projection in MP4 or MOV H264 format (Ultra HD) with
English subtitles (for the projection at the Festival of World FICTS Challenge”) and
with Italian subtitles (for the Final in Milan) if the original is in different
language (we request the srt file).
The Organizing Committee also agrees to request a copy of the movie in
Digital Cinema Package (DCP) format compliant with the DCI directives.
c) Copy of trailer (max. length of 3’) in MP4 or MOV H264 format (Ultra HD) to
publish on FICTS website in “Trailer Section” (from Youtube FICTS Channel), to
be showed on television during the “Award Ceremony”, etc.
It is also suitable to use music with copyright-free or with free royalty license.
d) Proof of Payment of the Entry Fee;
e) Bio filmography of Director and/or the Actors and the post-production
dialogue list;
f) Digital HD pictures to be used on the Official Catalogue, Press Office, website
and Festival promotional campaign;
The set of forms must be filled out in English and Italian languages. A not
readable, not understandable and/or incomplete documentation (lack of synopsis,
lack of stills or video in different requested format, etc.) will implicate the
EXCLUSION of the productions from the Festival.
The Entry fee is:
• € 60 (sixty euro) for all the productions;
• € 30 (thirty euro) film realized by a first-time director who has never directed,
either individually or jointly with another director, any feature film or which
has been distributed in cinemas.

In order to submit the productions (the number of works for each participant is
unlimited) to the Festival, it’s obligatory to send – in digital format (mailto:
info@ficts.com, wetransfer, vimeo, myairbridge, youtube etc.) - within and no later
July 31, 2026 (the date is mandatory – see Art. 4 /Section 1) the following items:
a) Entry Form (www.sportmoviestv.net/festivalform.doc) properly filled in (and
signed) with Brief synopsis in Italian and English.
b) Copy of video for projection in MP4 or MOV H264 format (Ultra HD) with
English subtitles (for the projection at the Festival of World FICTS Challenge”) and
with Italian subtitles (for the Final in Milan) if the original is in different
language (we request the srt file).
The Organizing Committee also agrees to request a copy of the movie in
Digital Cinema Package (DCP) format compliant with the DCI directives.
c) Copy of trailer (max. length of 3’) in MP4 or MOV H264 format (Ultra HD) to
publish on FICTS website in “Trailer Section” (from Youtube FICTS Channel), to
be showed on television during the “Award Ceremony”, etc.
It is also suitable to use music with copyright-free or with free royalty license.
d) Proof of Payment of the Entry Fee;
e) Bio filmography of Director and/or the Actors and the post-production
dialogue list;
f) Digital HD pictures to be used on the Official Catalogue, Press Office, website
and Festival promotional campaign;
The set of forms must be filled out in English and Italian languages. A not
readable, not understandable and/or incomplete documentation (lack of synopsis,
lack of stills or video in different requested format, etc.) will implicate the
EXCLUSION of the productions from the Festival.
The Entry fee is:
• € 60 (sixty euro) for all the productions;
• € 30 (thirty euro) film realized by a first-time director who has never directed,
either individually or jointly with another director, any feature film or which
has been distributed in cinemas.
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Considering that Italy is an "Olympic Country" for the four-year period 2023 -
2026, FICTS (recognized by the International Olympic Committee), as the Organizing
Committee of "SPORT MOVIES & TV" (within the "Cultural Olympiad Programme
2026"), establishes that, for the two-year period 2025-2026, the productions
submitted for the Festival cannot participate in other sports-themed Festivals on
Italian territory, unless explicitly authorized by FICTS. The works registered for
"SPORT MOVIES & TV 2025" will have the privilege of being included:
- In the official programming of the Festival during the Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 (5 February - 15 March);
- In the list of films participating in the 20 Festivals (in the 5 Continents) of the
International Circuit "World FICTS Challenge 2026" and subsequent years.
In case of registrations to other Festivals, the movies will be removed from the
FICTS website, from the social media, from the program and from the official
catalogue of “SPORT MOVIES & TV” of the year of participation and will be
excluded from the International Circuit "World FICTS Challenge 2025" and from
those of the following years.

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  • I was delighted to be part of this wonderful event, where we experienced the power of cinema to bring together different cultures and stories. I would like to thank the festival organizers, the jury members, and all the audience members for recognizing the value of my documentary and my hard work.

    June 2026
  • Dewa Pictures

    It was such a pleasure to join this festival for the first time. Support is amazing, and really honoured to win some award from this festival as well. Definitely joining again next year !

    October 2025
  • James Mellor

    It was a pleasure to attend this festival for our second time. We are delighted to have received an award for our latest documentary, 'KARATE DREAMS'. The awards ceremony was slick and we love the level of international participation, which adds to the Olympic values that this film festival brings. We hope to return in future years.

    October 2025
  • I'm truly thrilled to have met so many new friends and to have won another award. Our new film for next year is already complete, and I look forward to continuing this momentum. Zhang Xiquan

    October 2025
  • Фестиваль хороший, но мог быть и лучше - на показах зрителей почти нет, никакой рекламы в Милане, мероприятия часто пересекаются, не везде можно попасть, точки в разных частях города. для неместных и не знающих итальянского сложно разобраться. в целом, спасибо за приглашение на фестиваль!

    November 2024