Organization
Linea d'Ombra Festival is an international film and audiovisual festival, conceived and promoted by the SalernoInFestival Association Ente del Terzo Settore (ETS), supported by the Ministry of Culture, the Campania Region, and the City of Salerno, and created with the contribution of other public and/or private entities, associations, foundations and sponsors. The Festival is a member of AFIC (Association of Italian Film Festivals) and CFCC (Coordination of Film Festivals of the Campania Region).
Date
The 30th edition takes place in Salerno from November 8 to 15, 2025.
Project
Linea d'Ombra Festival is an event that aims to publicize and promote the best international film and audiovisual productions, particularly European ones, to relate the different forms of youth creativity and promote awareness of them among the public, to develop projects that have an effective educational and productive spin-off, to encourage the creation of collective works by young artists from different experiences, and finally to enhance the cultural potential of the Campania Region territory on a national and international level.
Over the years the festival has been attended by international and national stars like Kenneth Branagh, Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach, Peter Cattaneo, the Dardenne Brothers, Paolo Sorrentino, Nanni Moretti, Marco Tullio Giordana and many more.
The Linea d'Ombra Festival prize for the best short film in the CortoEuropa_30 section is โฌ2,000. A jury of experts will award it. At least three experienced representatives from the world of cinema and audiovisuals will make up the jury. The artistic direction of the festival will select them. The prize money is gross of the withholding taxes provided for by Italian law. The Popular Jury (registered and present in the auditorium) will award the Linea d'Ombra Festival Prize Plaque for the best short film in the CortoEuropa_30 section. The Artistic Direction, having consulted the Jury of Experts, may award special mentions to films that demonstrate particular technical and creative qualities.
The Jury of Experts may, at its discretion, split the prize money in the event of an ex aequo situation. The winner(s) will be paid the prize money exclusively, as stated in the prize-giving report signed by the members of the Jury of Experts. Third parties, including legal entities such as production and distribution companies, are not eligible to receive prize money, even if they can be traced to the winners.