SUBSCRIBE YOUR SHORT FILM TO THE 14TH EDITION!
REGISTRATIONS FOR THE XIIITH EDITION ARE OPEN!
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
1. Terms
the participation form must be completed and sent entro il 30 aprile 2026. Le Opere (corti, cortissimi, documentari) devono essere inviate no later than May 31, 2026..
2. Selection of the finalists
A first selection of the received works will be made to choose the 24 finalists by a Committee chosen by the Board of Directors whose decision is final.
3.Projection of the finalist films
The works selected as finalists will be screened in a cinema on two evenings at the end of September/beginning of October 2026. Each finalist will be awarded a plaque of recognition. On the third evening, the films judged to be the best will be awarded by a qualified jury, whose members will be announced on the website festivaldelcinemanuovo.it, which will award the prizes listed in the following point.
4.1 Prizes
Festival del Cinema Nuovo will award the following prizes:
Short films category
1st place: € 2.000,00
2nd place: € 1.500,00
3rd place: € 1.000,00
Super short films category / Videoclips
1st place: € 700,00
2nd place: € 600,00
3rd place: € 500,00
Documentary category
1st place: €500.00
It is very important that participants register in the category consistent with the content of the short film, as indicated in the Regulations.
4.2 Special Prizes
Allianz Foundation Award UMANA MENTE for the best Work focused on the theme of inclusive sport. The works must promote the irreplaceable social role of sport for the physical and cognitive development and for the subjective and relational well-being of every individual, both those with disabilities and those who live in difficult economic and social situations: € 1,000.00.
Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation Award for the best work coming from the world of school and featuring one or more people with disabilities: €1,000.00.
Special Award for Best Animated Work: € 500,00
The winners of the three categories and the special prizes will also be awarded a trophy.
4.3 Other Prizes
Plaques will also be awarded for:
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best editing
- Best screenplay
- Best director
- the best photography
- the best costumes
- Best music
THE RULES
1. Terms
All works created in communities, socio-educational centres, day or residential centres, institutions and structures for people with disabilities or specific projects for people with disabling pathologies can participate in the competition. Projects created by schools are also allowed, as long as they respect all the articles of the regulation. The Films must have how to interpret people with disabilities whose presence is fundamental and predominant in the film.
In the event that the Opera is not organized and directed by the same institutions, structures and other entities mentioned (but for example by independent directors or production companies), it is necessary to indicate in advance, at the time of registration, the center to which the prize will be donated.
2. Categories
The competition has three categories:
Short
Maximum duration allowed 15 minutes, including opening and closing credits.
Very short films/videoclips
Maximum duration allowed 5 minutes, including opening and closing credits.
Documentary
Free duration.
Shorts and Short Films are distinguished from documentaries in that they are short fictions that tell real or fictional stories, parodies of successful films or representations of historical novels.
It is also important that the presence of people with disabilities in videos is prevalent, and it is rewarding that they are numerous.
3. Registration form
To participate it is necessary to fill out the participation.
It is important to provide all the requested information in detail, attaching, if possible, at least two photographs of the film. Incomplete submissions will automatically preclude admission to the competition.
4. Consent to data processing
Sending data relating to the initiative in question and photos constitutes explicit authorization to the collection, processing and free disclosure of the data itself and to their use for the promotion of the Festival, in accordance with Legislative Decree d.lgs.101/2018 (GDPR – EU Reg 679/2016).
5. Methods and specifications for the delivery of the films
The works must be submitted by uploading them on the form on this page. Any other means of submission will automatically lead to exclusion from the competition. The works must be submitted in one of the most common video formats (mp4, MOV, Flv, Avi, Mkv, etc.) and must not exceed 3 Gigabytes. If a work should be selected among the finalists, we reserve the right to contact the authors to request a version of it at an optimal resolution for projections.
6. Acceptance of the Film
Simply sending the Work does not guarantee participation in the Festival, but must be explicitly selected by the organizers. The authors of the works selected as finalists will be contacted by the secretariat, which will communicate the date on which their film will be screened.
7. Archiving
Copies of the Works received for the competition will be retained and stored in the Festival archive. These copies will be made available after the closure of the Festival on the official website. In addition, the Works will be stored on the video servers of specific online services, such as YouTube or Vimeo, in a channel owned by the Festival del Cinema Nuovo.
8. Acceptance of the rules and the call for submissions
Participation in the competition implies full acceptance of these rules and the call for submissions.
participation
Send your Film
You have until May 31, 2026.
Utilizza il form qui di seguito. Sono accettati filmati nei formati mp4, mov, flv, avi, mkv, con una dimensione non superiore a 2.5Gb.
Wait for the upload to complete and then press SEND.
Should you encounter any problems in uploading the video file, we recommend that you send your short to iscrizioni@festivaldelcinemanuovo.it using a free service like TransferXL, Wetransfer or Swiss Transfer.
