Welcome to the Hermetic International Film Festival!
- the Esoteric and Occult Film Festival in Italy -

We want to celebrate the visions: cinematography and Hermetica are both terrific imaginatively visionary cultures.

The 7th edition of the First Hermetic International Film Festival is now accepting your Feature film / Short movie / Documentary / Animation film / Experimental film / Music Video / Web project in the field of: Hermeticism / Alchemy / Esotericism / Cabala / Gnosticism / Magic / Occultism and occult philosophies / Rosicrucianism / Witchcraft / New Age / Theosophy / Anthroposophy / Freemasonry / Metaphysics / Spiritism / Mystery / Supernatural / Astrology / Science and Healing / Cults / Divination and any other occulture.

Contemporary esotericism is intimately, and increasingly, connected with popular culture and new media: for this reason, we want to support such a visual fascination, the storylines revolving around neglected knowledge and the frantic search for the divine upon hidden paths of spirituality.

We are looking forward to seeing your film. Submit your work today!

Best regards,
the FHIFF team

Official selected films can participate in the contest among the following IMDb listed categories:

Best Picture - Mercure Award
Best Feature Film - Caduceus Award
Best Short Film - Sulphur Award
Best Feature Documentary - Paracelsus Award
Best Documentary (Short) - Pelican Award
Best Foreign Documentary - Rosenkreuz Award
Best Animation Film - Apuleio Award
Best Web Serie - Black Lion Award
Best Experimental Film - Vitriol Award
Best Music Video - Kenneth Award
Best Director - Agrippa Award
Best Editing - Ficino Award
Best Cinematography - Fludd Award
Best Music - Atalanta Award
Best Storytelling - Cagliostro Award
Best Topic - Jodorowsky Award
Best Research - Eco Award
Best Sound Design - Theremin Award
Best Performance - Sabbath Award
Best Protagonist - Wormwood Star Award
Best Production Design - Ritual Room Award

1) By submitting your film to the festival you confirm that you own the full rights of your film and have the permission to submit it.

2) Submissions are only accepted via FilmFreeway. Entry fees are not refundable. Please do not send any DVDs. Online Screener is necessary.

3) Films that show extreme violence, hurt current or foreign laws, containing pornographic or disgusting content are not accepted.

4) We accept films in any language from all countries over the world. Non-English spoken films must be subtitled in English, except Italian spoken ones, that do not need any necessarily.

5) After submitting your film you will receive notifications about the judging status.

6) The decision of the jury is final.

7) If you do not want us to promote your film on our website and other channels in order to keep your premiere status please let us know.

8) By submitting your film you agree that we can use the submitted trailer, photos and description of your film on our website. We will never show or screen your film without your permission.

9) Award Winners can use our laurel for their marketing and promotion but are not allowed to sell or use the laurel for films that have not been part of the festival.

10) The jury has the right to nominate your submitted film for a different category as the one for it had been submitted.

11) By submitting your project you agree to this Rules & Terms and our Privacy Policy: www.hermeticfilmfestival.com/privacy

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  • Sharon Ann Rowland

    Very impressed with the accompanying media support for this festival - well run and enjoyable to be part of throughout the entire period.

    December 2023
  • Very few festivals deserve my respect as much. The selection of films is one of the best (if not the best) of all the festivals I've seen so far. And there have been many, many festivals. A festival with integrity that makes a point of choosing only the best films submitted. The exchange of information with the staff is clear and very polite. An example to follow. Congratulations to the festival and the team.

    December 2023
  • Douglas Beechwood

    Beyond any expectations! An amazing cinematic journey that has left me forever transformed.

    The diligence given by the Hermetic Film Festival to curation and adherence/variations on the theme of the “Hermetic and the Occult”
    gave the collection of films that presented amazing backbone, flesh, and features to reflect upon each other.

    From the sacred to the terrifying, and ripe with ecstatic folly, this was an incredibly rich offering of superb films. I am so honored to have been selected to participate in this global showcase of esoteric excellence.

    I have had the intuition for decades that the hermetic worldview which I hold dear is a global and cosmic evolution of perception, interceded by the divine and ceremonies of attenuation. 2023’s presentation of the Hermetic Film Festival was just such an initiation in a much greater abstract shared global expression.

    Like the prophetic archetype of the Phoenix, the festival was born to the light of the worldwide “web of Indra”, only to die a symbolic death via censorship from its digital distribution platforms. The rebirth and reemergence some 12 hours later and the recant of censorship from the original digital platform only strengthened its resolve and made a truly newsworthy story that any Artist would be proud to participate in. Indeed, I am grateful for it.

    High and divine Magick. An act of soulful devotion, sharpened intellects, and polished hearts. A true Hero’s Journey.

    Hats off and a deep bow to this collection! Nowhere else could I have seen, let one become an alumnus among such adepts and maestros. This is so important and so much bigger than the surface shows.

    Thank you Sara and Chris for endeavoring to persevere!

    December 2023
  • I thought Hermetic International Film Festival was a well-run and reliable film festival. I am honored that my film was selected and screened online.

    December 2022