The Contest
Applications for International Short Film Contest are now closed. The finalists will be revealed by the end of June.
Awards & Prizes
Technical Jury, made of independent judges, will award the absolute best short-film and the best short-film shot by authors born or resident in Sicily.
Other two prizes will be awarded by the Festival Organizing Committee and by spectators.
A special prize will be given to the best short which will promote the protection of the sea, its resources and the marine wildlife.
The Rules
All genres are admitted (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental). Your short film must have been shot after January 1st, 2020.
Each work must last for a maximum of 15 minutes and must have a Full HD streaming resolution.
Short films from all over the world are admitted only if provided with dialogues transcription.
If your short defames, discriminates, offends people, ethnic minorities, religions or violates privacy, will be excluded from the contest.
Applications must be sent by May 20th through FilmFreeway platform.
A participation fee of 6€ (early deadline) or 10€ (regular deadline) is required in order to submit the film. For environmental shorts, early deadline fee is null.