Sicily Web Fest is a competition organized by Cinnamon Production. The idea of the festival is to appreciate and promote filmakers, both italian and foreign, that have the courage and the passion to express their cinematografic art through the web.
The Sicily Web Fest was founded by the commitment and creativity of Cinnamon Production and its artistic director, Riccardo Cannella, already known in the webseries world for having produced and directed the successful series Run Away, Web Horror Story and Hidden. Officially presented on April 3rd, 2015 at the Hilton University College of Los Angeles at the LA Web Fest and in Seoul for KwebFest, it has become in a short time a pillar of the festival circuit dedicated to the world of web series, considered by many as the future of cinema. The SWF is partner with the major world webfest: Web Fest Berlin, LA Webfest, Seoul Web Fest, Bilbao, Rio Web Seriesland, Melbourne Web fest, Miami Web Fest, Buenos Series, Vancouver Web Fest, Die Seriale, Realist Web Fest and NZ Web Fest.
The aim of the Sicily Web Fest is to promote the digital series format and art and also the sicilian territory and its culture.
The Sicily Web Fest reserves the right to communicate in a second moment whether the next edition will be entirely online or in presence.
LIST OF THE 2021 AWARDS:
• Best Web Series
• Best Italian Web Series
• Best Pilot*
• Best Pilot Directing
• Best Actor
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Directing
• Best Screenplay
• Best Cinematography
• Best Documentary
• Best Animation
• Best Visual Effects
• Best Editing
• Best Original Music score
• Best Sound Design
• Best Make-up
• Best Costume Design
• Best Production Design
• Best Idea *
• Selection from Festival Partners
• Distribution contracts
*Pilot can compete only in the technical categories (best makeup, best costume design, best production design), best idea and best pilot directing