International Short Film Competition
- The films are selected at the sole discretion of the Festival’s Artistic Direction.
- The section is reserved for short films not more than 20 minutes in length completed after January 1 2025, without limitation regarding style or genre. The date of the film’s first public screening is determinant.Each filmmaker may submit no more than two films.
- The Artistic Direction will nominate an International Jury composed of at least five personalities from the world of cinema, which will award the following prizes:
- Best Short film
- Best Performer
Film registration and deadline
Copyright holders of the films who intend to participate in the Festival (in any section) must send a streaming link or upload a file following the procedures indicated on the entry form, along with the plot of the film and the filmmaker’s bio-filmography, no later than September 1, 2026
Exclusively for the films invited to the Festival: the Programming Office will send a request for complete documentation and provide a list of required material.
General rules
- Foreign films will be screened in their original version with Italian subtitles. For films not in the English language, the producers are invited to provide an English subtitled print.
- The Festival Organizers will publish a general catalog of all the participating films.
- Shipping costs will be covered by the entrant, except when other agreements have been made with the Festival Organizers.
- The Festival Organizers reserve the right to make decisions on matters not specified herein.
- A Selection Committee, acting in an advisory capacity and composed of film experts, will assist the Artistic Direction in the scouting and selection of works for the Festival.
- The producers and distributors of all films selected undertake to make mention in their publicity and advertising materials (posters, press-kits, trailers, website, etc.) of the selection of the film for the Festival, by featuring the official logo which will be supplied by the Artistic Direction. The logo must not under any circumstances be modified or altered without the prior permission of the Festival.
