Video Festival Imperia is not only an independent film competition, but over the years it added the “Quality Television” section. During the awards ceremony of the Grand Gala, we lunch our traditional Red Carpet parede alongside the protagonists of the best TV shows drawn from the schedules of the national networks. We invite you to learn more about the Video Festival Imperia through the video content and photographs that we decided to publish on our websites and social media pages.

A great festival, a great showcase for the works of the professionals but also for amateurs, national and international. Our sections devoted to full-lenght movies, short films, documentaries, animation, video clip, the section dedicated to schools and Explorer category tourist and naturalistic await you!

The Video Film Festival takes place in the City of Imperia and is organized by the “Officine Digitali”, in collaboration with the Municipality of Imperia - Councillorship to the Culture and is dedicated to works carried out in no matter what format.

Awards & Prizes

PROFESSIONALS CATEGORY:

Fiction Films Section – 1st Prize: «Silver Frame» Trophy
Documentary Section – 1st Prize: «Silver Frame» Trophy
Animation & Graphic Section – 1st Prize: «Silver Frame» Trophy

AMATEURS CATEGORY :

Feature films Section – 1st Prize: «Silver Frame» Trophy.
Short films Section – 1st Prize: «Silver Frame»
Documentary films Section – 1st Prize: «Silver Frame» Trophy;
Animation and Graphics Section – 1st Prize: «Silver Frame»
Videoclip Section – 1st Prize: «Silver Frame» Trophy.
Schools Single Section – 1st Prize: «Silver Frame» Trophy.

INTERNATIONAL CATEGORY:

Fiction Films Section – 1st Prize: «Silver Frame» Trophy
Documentary Section – 1st Prize: «Silver Frame» Trophy
Animation & Graphic Section – 1st Prize: «Silver Frame» Trophy

EXPLORER CATEGORY:

Travel Documentary Section – 1st Prize: «Silver Frame» Trophy
Nature Documentary Section – 1st Prize: «Silver Frame» Trophy

Cash prices in total of $50,000 will be awarded to all winning films including all runner ups in all categories

Rules & Terms

In order to participate in the Festival, films must be submitted within the submission dates for both national and international competition. No extension will be given after the deadline

All foreign films must have English subtitles.

Every author is responsible for the contents of his own works.

The Art Direction of the Festival reserves the right to make a previous selection of the material received for the admission to the contest. The works received will not be given back and will remain at disposal of the Secretariat of the Festival which may disclose them by any means, partially or totally, exclusively for educational purposes. A general file of the works and the authors will be constituted.

The Festival will take place in August, at the Auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce in Imperia. The prize-giving will take place during the final evening. Prizes will be given directly to the winners or to their delegates. In case of absence of the winners, prizes will not be conferred. Home delivery is reserved only to international prizes.

The Jury who will award the prizes, is constituted by experts of the sector, appointed by the “Officine Digitali” and chaired by the Art Director. The judgment of the jury is inappellable.